Sharon Osbourne has described the Buckinghamshire estate she shared with Ozzy as their “little piece of heaven” in a new BBC One documentary filmed shortly before the rocker’s death.
The Black Sabbath frontman died of heart failure at Welders House on July 22, just two weeks after his farewell concert with the band at Birmingham’s Villa Park.
He has since been buried in the private grounds of the Grade II-listed property, which the couple purchased in 1993 before relocating to Los Angeles.
Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, which airs Thursday evening, charts the final three years of Ozzy’s life as the couple returned to England after decades in the United States.
Diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2003, the rock legend is seen preparing for the move back to his homeland.
“We're so used to running after the kids we don't know what it is like to be with ourselves and to be with each other. I can't wait until I am there,” Ozzy tells filmmakers.
Sharon admits she was happy to leave California behind for her husband’s sake, adding: “It is Ozzy's decision whether he wants to spend the rest of his life there or here. Home is where both of us are. As long as he is with me I am alright.”
In one scene, Sharon reflects on the property that would become her husband’s final resting place.
“It was just like I could breathe,” she says. “It’s our little piece of heaven. All you hear are birds, little bit of our dogs barking, Ozzy screaming.”
The programme also features the final love notes Ozzy left for Sharon as they settled back into English life.
Handwritten messages displayed around the home include “I Love You Forever,” “I Don’t Half Love You,” and “You Are The Love Of My Life.”
Sharon recalls how the couple had long planned to retreat from public life after Ozzy turned 70.
“I always, always told Ozzy, when you’re 70, we say goodbye,” she says in the film.
Despite his reputation as heavy metal’s ultimate hellraiser, Sharon insists their private life was far more ordinary.
“We’re quite normal. We’re quite boring, really, when it comes down to it,” she reflects.
In August, it was revealed that Ozzy died from coronary artery disease in addition to Parkinson’s, according to the certificate filed at a register office in London and obtained by the New York Times.
