Sharon Osbourne's heartbreaking family insight just weeks before Ozzy Osbourne's death
Manager and media personality Sharon Osbourne provided a profound and heartbreaking insight into her family dynamic just over one month before husband Ozzy Osbourne died at the age of 76 on July 22. The interview was published ahead of Ozzy's final performance on stage in Birmingham alongside former members of his band, Black Sabbath.
In the candid chat, Sharon opened up about just how difficult it was to manage both her husband and raise their three children.
Sharon told Metal Hammer that while juggling her music management career, filming The Osbournes, and being a mother, things became so intense, the family had to hire nannies in order to cope. The former X Factor judge also revealed how she protected her loved ones by shielding them from the true impact of her cancer battle.
When asked by the publication if she'd ever considered walking away from management after having children Aimee, 41, Kelly, 40, and Jack, 39, she said: 'No, because we had to survive. And I had to work harder for my kids because we had to have nannies, unfortunately.
'That was my own making. I managed my husband and I had three children. Six pregnancies – I lost three and I had three. We built our own little family.
'People that have just been amazing, that have been with us for years that worked for us, but with us, you know?
"We still have the same team of people with us, which we're blessed for.'
Sharon also went into detail about her battle with colon cancer, which she was diagnosed with in the early-2000s before recovering. At the time, she and Ozzy featured alongside their children on their own reality TV show 'The Osbournes', but Sharon elected to continue filming despite the tough ordeal of treatment, in order to protect them.
On why she persevered with work, she heartbreakingly said: 'Because I didn't want my kids and my husband to know how sick I was. When you say 'cancer', everybody always thinks 'death'. And you've got to remember it was 23 years ago.
'At that point, cancer wasn't the same as it is now. So everybody always thought it was a death sentence and I didn't want my kids to have fear constantly surrounding them. I didn't want it.'
Just a few weeks after Sharon gave this interview, Ozzy died at the age of 76. Whilst no cause of death was given, the star had suffered several problems with ill health in recent years following a Parkinson's disease diagnosis.
In a statement, the Osbourne family said: 'It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning.
'He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.'
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