Why Sharon Osbourne Fought So Hard To Bring Ozzy Back to England Before His Final Days
When Ozzy Osbourne passed away on July 22, many fans were surprised to learn that he was no longer living in Los Angeles. The Black Sabbath lead singer and his wife, Sharon Osbourne, relocated to England — a plan that was long in the works.
The couple spent their last year and a half together living in Buckinghamshire after spending most of their time in Southern California for over two decades. Their mansion will forever remain iconic, thanks to the MTV reality show, The Osbournes, but a return home to the U.K. was calling Sharon.
“Sharon had wanted to move back to England for years, especially as she got older. England was always home for them, but it became more than that,” an insider told People. “It was about creating peace and the best life possible together in their final chapter. The path back to England wasn’t easy. His health has been fragile for years. … It was a gift, because they got a year and a half together, at home.”
Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne
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In the end, it was the right decision for the tight-knit family ahead of the rocker’s passing. “Ozzy’s final days were spent in England, surrounded by family, music, and in the place he called home. He was in peace,” the source added.
The couple returned to England in February 2023, and Ozzy explained to The Guardian that they were no longer keen about the political strife that had been plaguing the U.S. over the last decade.
“Everything’s f—ing ridiculous there. I’m fed up with people getting killed every day,” he said to the media outlet in August 2022. “God knows how many people have been shot in school shootings. And there was that mass shooting in Vegas at that concert… It’s f—ng crazy.”
“And I don’t want to die in America. I don’t want to be buried in f—ing Forest Lawn,” Ozzy said of the famous Hollywood cemetery. “I’m English. I want to be back. But saying that, if my wife said we’ve got to go and live in Timbuktu, I’ll go.”
Being the ultimate businesswoman, though, Sharon brokered a deal for a 10-part BBC reality show, Home to Roost, which chronicles their move back to England — it hasn’t aired yet, but it might, according to Deadline. If the momager had her way, she would have returned to their home country sooner, but Ozzy’s chronic health problems, including his 20-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, kept them in the U.S.
“It just seems that every time we’re set to go, something happens with Ozzy’s health,” she said on The Osbournes Podcast in July 2024. “We’ll get there. We want to go back so bad, but we’ll get there. Won’t we, Ozzy?”
They made it home with the move becoming permanent in March 2025 after bouncing between two countries for a few years, just in time for Ozzy to enjoy the comforts of home with Sharon.
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