Sharon Osbourne kept Ozzy's illness secret before final concert

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Sharon Osbourne has revealed she did not tell her children or Black Sabbath bandmates how ill Ozzy was before his final performance.

Sharon Osbourne has revealed she kept secret how seriously ill Ozzy was before his final concert at Villa Park in Birmingham on 5 July 2025. The Black Sabbath frontman died aged 76 just over two weeks later, after a long battle with health issues including Parkinson's disease, emphysema and multiple surgeries following a fall.

Speaking at a screening of the concert film Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning, Sharon said the Black Sabbath bandmates did not know the extent of Ozzy's illness. She said: 'The guys in Black Sabbath didn't know how sick Ozzy was. Besides that, just being together again in Aston Villa – where it all began – their lives must have been flashing through their heads while they were on that stage.'

Sharon described Ozzy's health struggles leading up to the concert and his concerns about whether he could perform. She said: 'He was just praying that his lungs would work and he could sing. With everything else that was wrong with him, he had emphysema so for him to breathe was very hard. He could be great for two days and on the third day, he'd wake up and all you'd hear was wheezing and he couldn't breathe, it was tough.'

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• Sharon Osbourne reveals major secret she kept about Ozzy before his deathSharon Osbourne has revealed she never told her children or Black Sabbath bandmates how ill Ozzy was before his final concert.Worcester News · 22 Oct, 08:53
• Sharon Osbourne reveals major secret she kept about Ozzy before his deathSharon Osbourne has revealed she never told her children or Black Sabbath bandmates how ill Ozzy was before his final concert.Malvern Gazette · 22 Oct, 08:53

In this story: Ozzy Osbourne · Sharon Osbourne · Black Sabbath · Villa Park · Birmingham

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