Ozzy Osbourne is an English rocker who gained his initial fame as a member of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. The musician has been married to Sharon Arden for over 35 years. The couple raised three children, and Ozzy also has a son and a daughter from their first marriage. The rocker's family relationship has more than once found itself on the verge of breaking up due to his addictions. Sharon complained about her husband's assault, and in 2016 she wanted to divorce him, having learned about numerous betrayals.
People of difficult fate
Sharon and Ozzy met in the early 70s when the young eccentric musician joined the band Black Sabbath. The manager of the band was the famous producer Don Arden - Sharon's father. He was known as a tough and ruthless person, about which his daughter spoke more than once in interviews. Mrs. Osborne admitted that her father, trying to intimidate unwanted people, often used firearms. Once she herself became a victim of his hard temper. Don Arden strongly opposed the relationship between his daughter and the unlucky Ozzy. Upon learning of their connection, he immediately kicked the musician out of the group, and set dogs on the pregnant Sharon, as a result of which she lost her child. After this terrible incident, Osborne's wife did not communicate with her father for about 20 years and only reconciled in 2001.
The conditions in which the future "father of heavy metal" grew up were no less difficult. He was born into a poor large family with six children. Parents did little to educate their offspring, they constantly quarreled due to lack of money. All his childhood problems and difficulties Ozzy, who received the quite common name John at birth, is used to solving independently. For example, he never complained to anyone, having experienced sexual humiliation from schoolmates at the age of 11. As a result of dyslexia, Osborne was accompanied by constant problems with his studies, so at the age of 15 he decided to leave school.
The teenager tried to work as a cattle butcher, gravedigger, auto mechanic, painter, and then completely began to trade in petty theft. Soon he was caught and sentenced to several months in prison. When Osborne freed himself, he decided to make a living by music, and further in his life, finally, positive changes began.
Faithful companion
In 1971, Ozzy went down the aisle for the first time. He met Thelma Riley in a nightclub in Birmingham, where the girl earned a living. In this marriage, the elder children of the musician, Jessica and Louis, were born, and he also adopted his wife's child from a past relationship. However, his union with Thelma did not come close to the definition of "family life." Ozzy disappeared on tour, and the rest of the time he was constantly in an alcohol and drug intoxication. Loyalty to his wife was also out of the question. Remembering those times, Osborne shyly admitted that he did not even know the exact date of birth of his children. In the future, he almost did not participate in their upbringing and does not maintain close communication in adult life.
The affair with Sharon finally put an end to the rocker's first marriage. A year after the divorce, on July 4, 1982, he married a second time. The wedding took place in the Hawaiian Islands, and its date, which coincides with the celebration of US Independence Day, was not chosen by chance. So Osborne hoped that he would never forget the day of his second marriage.
Sharon became more than just a wife to him. She took over as Ozzy's manager and took up his solo career in earnest after being dropped from the group. Mrs. Osborne had a hand in the creation of the debut album of the musician Blizzard of Ozz, which turned out to be very successful. Over the years of their marriage, the British rocker sold millions of copies of his albums and singles, and also received a personalized star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In addition, Sharon revived her husband's former popularity when, together with her children, she took part in a sensational reality show about the life of the Osborne family. She also came up with the idea of creating the annual Ozzfest tour, where Ozzy performs along with other popular and emerging artists. This project has contributed to the promotion of artists such as Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, Limp Bizkit.
In his second marriage, Osborne fathered three more children. In 1983, the eldest daughter of the couple, Amy, was born. Unlike her younger sister and brother, she refused to participate in the family reality show, so very little is known about her to the public. In 1984, Sharon gave her husband a second daughter, Kelly, and a year later, her son Jack.
Quarrels and scandals
The marriage of Sharon and Ozzy can be described as a series of scandalous incidents and a showdown. Once, in a fit of a quarrel, a rocker knocked out his wife's front teeth. In 1989 he was arrested after trying to strangle his wife under the influence of drugs. However, she did not bring charges against the unlucky husband.
According to Sharon, they fought and sorted out the relationship even at concerts. During the long guitar solos, Ozzy ran backstage, where his belligerent wife was already waiting for him. And after another skirmish, he again returned to the stage to finish the song.
In 2002, the couple went through a difficult period associated with Sharon's cancer. The disease was in an advanced stage, the chances of recovery were only 30%. However, the courageous Mrs. Osborne managed to emerge victorious from this battle and since then has been actively involved in charitable projects related to research and the search for a cure for cancer.
Throughout the years of marriage, Ozzy's wife has been fighting an unequal struggle against his harmful addictions. Unfortunately, the legendary rocker still hasn't found the strength to completely change his lifestyle. In 2016, Sharon's limitless patience seemed to come to an end. Having found dubious correspondence in her husband's mail, she learned about his numerous infidelities. In particular, for more than 4 years, Osborne secretly met with stylist Michelle Pugh.
The deceived spouse filed for divorce, but the couple reconciled after Ozzy agreed to undergo sex addiction treatment. In 2017, they renewed their wedding vows at a ceremony in Las Vegas. The extravagant Osbournes once again decided to start their marriage from scratch. Given the past experience, the idyll is unlikely to last long, and soon the public will learn about new dramatic events in the life of the spouses.
