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Sharon Osbourne visits Ozzy-themed exhibition as Black Sabbath star counts down to final ever gig with all-star line up

Sharon Osbourne visits Ozzy-themed exhibition as Black Sabbath star counts down to final ever gig with all-star line up

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SHARON Osbourne stepped out in support of rocker husband Ozzy as she visited a Black Sabbath exhibition ahead of his band's final-ever gig.
The Celebrity Big Brother alum headed to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery for the huge showcase, taking time to pose alongside a huge poster of her other-half.
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Sharon Osbourne visited a special exhibition centred on her hubby Ozzy ahead of Black Sabbath's final ever gig
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She posed next to a huge poster of her rocker spouse
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Sharon looked smart in glasses and a cream suit jacket
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Ozzy's band will wrap their career in Birmingham on July 5
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Sharon, 72, pulled on a black top and cream suit jacket for the event, finishing off with a pair of glasses and silver pendant earrings.
She styled her signature red hair into a straight style sweeping her shoulders and kept make-up minimal for the free event, entitled Ozzy Osbourne Working Class Hero.
The former X Factor judge was seen taking time to look at an array of posters and memorabilia before addressing the crowds on a microphone.
Her appearance comes just days after it was revealed Paranoid hitmaker Ozzy was selling his DNA for £335 as part of a quirky project.
Ozzy told fans to "consume him" after teaming up with drinks brand Liquid Death to release 10 cans of iced tea that he drank from, which have since been resealed and now contain traces of his DNA.
The bizarre move comes after it was revealed Ozzy will take to the stage alongside his legendary band Black Sabbath one last time for the Back to the Beginning concert at Birmingham's Villa Park on July 5.
Ozzy previously confirmed he would play his final ever gig as he continues to battle a series of health woes.
Sharon has arranged the gig, which will also see the heavy metal band reunite for the first time in 20 years.
While Sharon was at the exhibition, her daughter Kelly cut an unrecognisable figure at the Serpentine Summer Party in London.
She opted for a classic LBD which showed off her recent weight loss, paired with strappy sandals.
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Her bleach blonde hair flowed over her shoulders as she posed for pictures at the swanky event, also attended by Lily Allen and Rebecca Vallance.
SHARON'S AXE
Yet the TV star has already made her mark on the tour - and claimed she has axed one support group from the line-up.
In an interview with Metal Hammer, Sharon claims she had the unnamed group removed from the jam-packed supporting line-up for the gig which includes bands such as Metallica and Slayer.
Sharon took aim at the unidentified music manager and told the publication: 'I had a huge, huge to-do with a manager over this celebration for Ozzy and Sabbath.
"And it was probably the worst way I've felt in years.
"I don't care what this person says about me, thinks about it, because he doesn't know me.
"He's now going around making up bulls*** lies because I threw his band off the bill.
"I don't care what people say. Because do you know what? I don't love them."
Sharon, who has been open about her use of weight loss jab Ozempic, then added: "I care about people who love me, what they say about me.
"You can't care what an industry says, because you don't love them, so how can it hurt you? It doesn't.'
Although Sharon did not names, some fans speculated that she could have been referring to rock band, Tool.
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Kelly attended The Serpentine Gallery Summer Party 2025 the night before
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She showed off her slender look in an LBD
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Ozzy is calling time on his rocker career due to ill health
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The band will take to the stage at Villa Park
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