Jack Osbourne opens up about dad Ozzy's final hours
While the Black Sabbath star had been unwell, his son said his death still came as a surprise
Jack Osbourne has revealed what his father's final hours looked like and described the lead up to his death as being a day like any other.
Music legend Ozzy Osbourne died on July 22 last year, shortly after he performed a farewell concert with his Black Sabbath bandmates in their home city of Birmingham, UK.
Announcing the news of his death, his heartbroken family said in a statement: "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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His famous family has since paid public tributes to him on several occasions, one of the most recent being at last weekend's BRIT Awards in Manchester where his wife, Sharon, and daughter, Kelly, accepted a lifetime achievement award on his behalf.
Since then, Ozzy's son Jack has featured on Jamie Kennedy’s podcast, Hate to Break It to Ya.
In the March 5 episode, Jack revealed what his late father's final hours looked like.
"It was a few days after I got back that he passed, and we were... Even the morning that he passed, it was like — it wasn’t anything dramatic at all," Jack said, adding: "He was up, he was doing his thing, had some breakfast, and that was it."
Though Ozzy had been unwell for sometime (he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2003), the family were still shocked when he died.
"Obviously everyone knew he was sick," said Jack. "He was really gearing up for the [Black Sabbath final] show, so he was exercising a lot and moving around. He was fired up."
The 40-year-old continued to share: "But yeah, we weren’t expecting it to be as quick as it was. I just think he was done... I do think we have a choice, to a degree."
At the beginning of the pod Jack was asked by Jamie how he was doing and he said was 'doing alright'. His sister Kelly, however, has been more vocal about her struggles following their dad's death last summer.
People have been making comments about her slimmer appearance of late which has sparked her to speak up on it all.
"There is a special kind of cruelty in harming someone who is clearly going through something," Kelly said following her appearance at the BRITs.
"Kicking me while I’m down, doubting my pain, spreading my struggles as gossip, and turning your back when I need support and love most."
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Topics: Ozzy Osbourne, Music, Celebrity, Podcast
Niamh Shackleton