Sharon Osbourne Breaks Her Silence on Ozzy Osbourne’s Relapse
Sharon Osbourne is finally ready to open up about her private life. Fittingly, she did so on her own terms during Tuesday’s episode of The Talk. Mrs. Osbourne took a break from her co-hosting duties to denounce rumors that she and husband Ozzy are getting a divorce.
Their 31-year marriage may not be over, but the couple is indeed facing a serious hardship. “[Ozzy’s] been using alcohol and prescription drugs for the past year and a half,” Sharon explained to her co-stars. The admission sheds more light on Ozzy’s recent Facebook post in which he takes responsibility for his relapse and apologizes to his family.
It’s no secret that the heavy metal legend has battled drug addiction off and on for many years, but not even his wife knew the severity of the problem. “I never knew he was using prescription drugs,” she confessed. “I knew he was drinking occasionally, but I didn’t realize the extent.” Yet in spite of it all, Mr. and Mrs. Osbourne will work it out together. “We’re not getting divorced,” the mother-of-three adamantly declared as the audience applauded.
But make no mistake about it, overcoming such a huge hurdle will not be easy for the Osbournes. “However, am I happy? No. Am I upset? Yes, I am. I’m devastated,” she said without hesitation. “It’s a disease that not only hurts the person who has the disease but it hurts the family.”
If their track record is any indication, then certainly the Osbournes will survive this latest setback. The original reality TV family— their show debuted on MTV years before the Kardashians were a household name—has endured everything from son Jack’s multiple sclerosis to Sharon’s double mastectomy. And they’ve remained intact through it all.
So Ozzy doesn’t have a choice but to succeed. “Otherwise,” Sharon added, “my husband will be taken to the hospital to get my foot removed from his (rear).”