Young Ozzy Osbourne. A restless family: the “king of darkness” Ozzy Osbourne and his incomparable Sharon. The beginning of Kelly Osbourne's career

It is difficult to argue with the statement that in order for a man and a woman to live together for many years and feel happy in this union, they must be ideally suited to each other, feel a kindred spirit, have similar interests and views on different aspects of life. Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are just such a couple. For more than 30 years of marriage, they went through many serious trials, but managed to save their marriage and remain the best and only for each other.

John Michael Osborne

John Osborne, the future world-famous rock musician, was born in Aston, a suburb of Birmingham on December 3, 1948 into a working-class family. John's post-war childhood was spent in an atmosphere of poverty, devastation and difficulties at school, after graduating from which at the age of 15 he tried himself in different areas of life.

John worked in a factory, a store, a construction site, and even a slaughterhouse. He had to spend six months in prison for petty theft. But Ozzy, as you know, found himself in a completely different area.

Ozzy was a big fan of The Beatles and dreamed of forming his own group, and then he gave an advertisement in the local newspaper with the following content: “Ozzy Zig needs gig” (English: “Ozzy wants to perform”).

The guy got the nickname Ozzy back in school because he loved to quote the work “The Wizard of Oz.” Future members of The Black Sabbath responded to the ad. In 1970, the musicians' debut album was released.

Sharon Arden

After changing several managers, in 1974 the tough and uncompromising Don Arden, father of Sharon Rachel Arden, took over the leadership of the group. Ozzy met Sharon during negotiations with Don. At that time she was 18 and worked as a secretary for her father. Ozzy walked into the office and sat down on the floor, a water tap hanging from his neck.

Sharon was shocked by this behavior. But the young people became interested in each other and for a long time they had friendly relations. Ozzy was then married to model Thelma Riley. They had two children together and Thelma's child. Their marriage lasted 12 years. Among the reasons for the breakup were Ozzy's problems with alcohol and his growing interest in Sharon.

Two boots

According to Ozzy himself, before meeting Sharon, he had never really been in love and did not know a girl with whom they were so similar.

In those days, Sharon also abused alcohol, and wherever she and Ozzy appeared, they were always the loudest and the drunkest.

Ozzy collaborated with Black Sabbath until 1977. Then he left the group for a year. In 1978, the musicians recorded the album "Never Say Die" with the original lineup with Ozzy as vocalist. But due to severe alcohol and drug addiction, the musician was fired from the band.

It was during this difficult period for Ozzy that he and Sharon began an affair. Having inherited from her father the ability to competently run a business and achieve her goals at any cost, Sharon becomes Ozzy’s manager and inspires him to start an incredibly successful career as a solo artist.

Pair

On July 4, 1982, a modest wedding ceremony between Ozzy and Sharon took place in Hawaii, on the way to a performance in Japan.

Ozzy spent his wedding night in the hotel hallway, passed out after drinking an impressive amount of alcohol.

Children

A year later, the couple had their first daughter, Aimee. Kelly was born in 1984. In 1985, Sharon gave birth to Ozzy's son Jack. Sharon skillfully combined caring for children with running a business. Ozzie did not help his wife, but cleverly took the place of the fourth child.

Difficulties

In 1989, Ozzy was one of the headliners at the Moscow rock festival. Having thoroughly tasted the strong Russian drink, the musician woke up in America.

Due to alcohol intoxication, he tried to strangle his wife. It came to the point of going to the police and subsequently banning Ozzy from any contact with Sharon and the children.

But this incident did not stop Sharon from forgiving Ozzy and still being together. The musician's song "Mama I'm coming home" (1992) is dedicated to Sharon. Ozzy pronounces these words every time he calls her before the end of his next tour.

"The Osborne Family"

At the beginning of the 21st century, everyone had the opportunity to observe with their own eyes the lives of the spouses and their children, Kelly and Jack. The Mtv television channel began broadcasting the first reality show in TV history, “The Osborne Family,” which broke all popularity records.

New challenges

And just a few months ago, shocking news appeared in the media that the Osborne couple, after 33 years of marriage, decided to divorce. The reason for this was Ozzy’s affair with a young stylist. I didn’t want to believe that such a strong and colorful couple would separate after so many trials and difficulties, ups and downs.

There was no rupture. Live on Sharon's TV show, Ozzy entered the studio with a gorgeous bouquet of flowers and the couple kissed, thereby proving that they still loved each other and no circumstances could separate them.

Recipe for success

According to Ozzy, people often ask how he and Sharon managed to maintain a relationship for such a long time, to which the musician replies: “Then and now my answer is: I never stopped telling my wife I loved her, I never stopped taking her out to dinner, I never stopped surprising her with little nice gifts.”.

Ozzy never stopped drinking and using drugs, so the wedding anniversary ceremony, which took place in Hawaii, ended the same way as on their wedding day.

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne prove by their example that the power of love can overcome any difficulties and adversity. You just need to believe in each other and fight for your happiness to the end.

BONUS

“You should never label someone based on your assumptions,” says Aimee

The dark and gloomy musical group ARO, led by Aimee Osbourne (daughter of vocalist Ozzy Osbourne), presented a new video for the single “Raining Gold”, which was officially released on March 5th. In the future, the musicians plan to release a mini-album and go on tour (concert dates will be announced later).

“Our video for “Raining Gold” naturally tries to highlight one of the messages that is embedded in the song. Namely, you should never label a person or situation based solely on your assumptions, comments Aimee Osborne in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine. – There is also the idea that this choice will allow someone to control you. I've been on both sides and I think most people have too. It's one of the loneliest things in the world."

“I wanted the song to touch on the theme of isolation and oppression of a person. It's important to get out of those labels and just believe in yourself, Aimee adds. - Nowadays, it is so valuable to always try to put yourself in the place of another person. I hope my song reminds people of that."

It is worth noting that at one time Aimee Osbourne refused to appear in the reality show “Keeping Up with the Osbournes.” Moreover, she left home and family to be away from the cameras. Aimee later said in an interview: “I want to be a singer. It seems to me that if I had stayed with “Family” then and become a participant in this show, then right now I would only be a ghost.”

On December 3, the great and terrible Ozzy Osbourne was born in Birmingham, UK. The permanent leader of the Black Sabbath group, a loving father and husband, a style icon for Satanists and a completely successful showman. This multifaceted personality celebrates his 68th birthday today. And half of his life - 34 years - Ozzy, whose real name is John Michael Osbourne, lived with his wife Sharon. Now, they say, this one of the longest marriages among celebrities is bursting at the seams, but this is not a reason on the birthday of such a man not to appreciate him as a family man.

Sharon and Ozzy with matching hairstyles in 1978.

Sharon met her future husband Ozzy at age 18 while working for her father Don Arden, who was Black Sabbath's manager at the time. When Ozzy was fired from the band in 1979, Sharon began dating him and took his music career into her own hands. Three years later, on July 4, 1982, Ozzy and Sharon married in Maui, Hawaii.

Ozzy and Sharon on Halloween in 1986.

The couple has three children: Amy (born 1983), Kelly (born 1984) and Jack (born 1985).

At home with their children - daughters Amy and Kelly and son Jack - in 1986.

Ah, this family life! 1989

“When we got married, our friends made a bet on how many weeks our marriage would last. And we surprised everyone!”

A surprisingly ordinary family portrait from the early 90s.

In his autobiography, I Am Ozzy, Osbourne writes candidly about his long-term struggle with alcoholism. According to the singer, he began abusing alcohol at about the age of eighteen, and by the age of forty he became a chronic alcoholic, drinking three to four bottles of strong alcohol (vodka or cognac) a day. He repeatedly tried to get rid of his addiction, going to various rehabilitation centers (including the Betty Ford Clinic), and was a member of Alcoholics Anonymous, but periods of sobriety were followed by binges. During treatment for alcoholism, he also became addicted to drugs (Vicodin, Valium, etc.). Osborne finally stopped drinking and abusing medications only in the mid-2000s.

The photo shows the whole family (not counting Amy). The Osbournes allowed cameramen to place cameras throughout the house since the hit TV show The Osbournes began in 2002.

On May 19, 2002, MTV in England and Ireland began showing the documentary television series The Osbournes about Ozzy Osbourne and his family.

In form, this film was a dramatized and real filming of the life of the characters in the “Osborne family,” filled with everyday troubles and joys. There was a carefully hidden scenario (in the last episode of the last season, you can see how they are holding signs with words). The Ozzy family appeared to be similar to the Simpson family. According to Ozzy himself, “one broadcast destroyed millions of fantasies,” because the “godfather of metal” appeared as a henpecked husband and unlucky dad, unable to cope with his offspring.

That same year, Sharon was diagnosed with cancer, but she insisted that filming of the show continue.

In July 2002, Osborne was diagnosed with colon cancer. She later admitted that the tumor had spread to the lymph nodes and became more dangerous than originally thought. However, she insisted on continuing filming the show Keeping Up with the Osbournes. She managed to beat the cancer, although her survival rate was less than 40%.

On The Jay Leno Show in 2002, while discussing Sharon's decision to launch her own TV show, The Sharon Osbourne Show.

In 2003, Sharon created her own talk show, The Sharon Osbourne Show, which aired on several US channels, as well as on the British Sky One channel. However, the show was not a ratings success, and Osbourne was heavily criticized for failing to perform the basic tasks required of a talk show. The show was canceled in early 2004 after airing one season.

By 2003, The Osbournes was earning the highest ratings on MTV in both the US and the UK. The show's final episode aired in the United States on March 21, 2005.

In 2005, Sharon Osbourne released an autobiographical book, co-authored by Penelope Dening. The book was called “Extreme, or My Autobiography,” and it told about Sharon’s difficult childhood, her ups, downs and personal life. The book became a worldwide bestseller and sold more than 621,000 copies in 15 weeks.

Ozzy with his overly serious teenage children, smiling wife and American Music Award.

The couple almost divorced after Sharon Osbourne found out on the eve of their 30th anniversary that her husband had repeatedly used drugs and alcohol, although he gave up these bad habits about seven years ago. The couple stopped communicating and separated, but weeks later they began to live together again on the condition that Ozzy join an Alcoholics Anonymous group and undergo a course of therapy. This and other stories of the star couple are presented in Osborne's book Unbreakable.

The daughter of the famous musician Ozzy Osbourne, Kelly, appeared on television very early thanks to a reality show and became famous. Having been born into such a famous family, she had no other way but to become a media personality, even if her path began with chronicling scandalous news.

Kelly Osbourne's childhood

Kelly Osbourne was born on October 27, 1984 in the family of famous British vocalist Ozzy Osbourne and Shanon Osbourne. In addition to her, the Osborne family included an older sister, Amy, and a younger brother, Jack. Kelly also has half-brothers Jessica Hobbs and Louis John Osbourne from Ozzy's first marriage.

Kelly's childhood years coincided with the peak of the career of rock singer Ozzy Osbourne, lead singer of Black Sabbath. The girl spent most of her childhood years in various British colleges and at the same time in hotels when her father toured with his concerts around the world.

Ozzy Osbourne's inappropriate behavior left its mark on the character and demeanor of the future star. Often the father was drunk or taking drugs; there were cases when he raised his hand against his wife.

By the age of 15, Kelly Osbourne and her family moved to Los Angeles, Beverly Hills. From that moment on, an entertaining life began for the girl with nightclubs, parties, etc. Shanon Osborne, in turn, diligently controlled her daughter, not even failing to hire a private detective to keep an eye on Kelly. “It was my mother,” the girl said in an interview, “and that’s exactly what she did.”

The beginning of Kelly Osbourne's career

Kelly Osbourne's career began in 2002, when the reality show "The Osbournes" first appeared on television. The show was a huge hit and the singer was at the heart of its success. The Osbornes' youngest daughter stood out with her striking appearance and bad character. This wayward behavior has repeatedly become the subject of discussion in many leading media and the Internet.

Scandalous Kelly Osbourne ran into Christina Aguilera

Riding the wave of success, Kelly began her music career in 2002, releasing a solo album called Shut Up! However, the album never gained much popularity. She recorded duets with her father, the rock band Pure Rubbish and some other British performers.

The second album, “Dream,” caused some excitement among fans and journalists, as Kelly looked significantly thinner on the album cover.

In 2004, Osborne made her debut as an actress, playing a duet with her father in the teen film Life as It Is.

Around this same period, Kelly became heavily addicted to alcohol and booze. In 2005, after the end of the family reality show, two events happened in the girl’s life at once - she went to a drug treatment center in Pasadena and released another album, “Sleeping in the Nothing.”

In 2006, she starred in several films at once, most notably the role of the warden of a women's prison in the acclaimed musical "Chicago". She also took part in many entertainment shows on the MTV channel.

In subsequent years, Osborne continued to actively act in various films and television projects.

In 2009, Kelly took part in the show “Dancing with the Stars,” in which she not only managed to take third place, but also managed to significantly lose weight. From that moment on, Osbourne stopped sticking to her constant scandalous image. The turning point in Kelly's career was the release of her autobiographical book, Furious.

In addition, the singer and actress wrote a column for a teenage newspaper for some time, released her own clothing line “Stiletto Killers” and was the face of the Accsessorize brand.

Kelly Osbourne - video for the song Papa Don't Preach

So far in her career, Kelly Osbourne has released three albums and starred in 10 films and TV series. She was nominated more than once and won many music awards.

Personal life of Kelly Osbourne

In September 2006, at the Electric Picnic festival in Ireland, Osbourne and her boyfriend, Matty Derham, held a wedding ceremony. Kelly later denied that the ceremony took place and considered the marriage invalid.

In March 2009, Kelly was engaged to Luke Worell, and a year later, in July 2010, she broke up with him. The motivation for breaking the engagement was Louis's infidelity with model Elle Scheider.

Kelly Osbourne doesn't talk much about her personal life. According to rumors, she also dated Robert Damiani. The star's latest passion is vegan cuisine specialist Matthew Mosshart, whom they met at the wedding of the famous model Kate Moss.

Kelly Osbourne is engaged

In early 2013, the couple secretly got engaged. According to Kelly herself, the love between them is truly mutual - “he just wants to love me, and I just want to be loved by him,” the girl noted in an interview.

But at the beginning of 2014, the couple announced their separation, saying that they would remain friends. According to rumors, the reason for the breakup was Matthew: the young man turned out to be unfaithful.

Charity Kelly Osbourne

Kelly Osbourne is quite active in charity work. So in 2007, she took part in the “Salon” project, which described in detail what happens to a person after a positive test result for HIV infection. An example was her cousin Terry Logden.

In April 2010, together with her mother Shanon Osborne, she took part in a campaign prohibiting infringement of the rights of people of non-traditional sexual orientation. Also participating in the company were such stars as Elton John, Whoopi Goldberg, Kim Kardashian, Cynthia Nixon and others.

As part of the Salvation Army, she helped those affected by Hurricane Sandy on Staten Island in November 2012.

Kelly Osbourne now

At the moment, Kelly Osbourne is actively leading a social life. At the same time, the singer constantly attracts the attention of the paparazzi by radically changing her appearance. She has lost significant weight and leads an exceptionally healthy lifestyle.

To the journalist’s remark that she might be like millions of other skinny stars, Kelly replied: “If you want a disaster chick, watch the next Hollywood starlet. I want to become a worthy adult. And it will be me too. I just changed."

In the summer of 2014, Kelly Osbor once again attracted attention with an extravagant trick: she got a tattoo on her head in the form of the inscription “Stories...”, dedicated to her new collection of clothes for girls up to size 60.

In October 2014, the star accepted the offer of the producers of the show “Australia's Next Top Model”, where she acted as a judge.

One of the three children of the great and terrible Ozzy Osbourne for a long time remained in the shadow of her star family. It’s hard to imagine, but despite the fact that the life of the rock musician and his family is seemingly turned inside out, few people know about Aimee Osborne. The eldest daughter flatly refuses the popularity that Jack and However, the public's interest in her person does not subside. In this article we will tell you everything you didn’t know about the daughter of the father of heavy metal.

short biography

Aimee Rachel Osbourne was born into the family of musician Ozzy Osbourne and music producer Sharon Osbourne. This joyful event happened a year after their wedding, namely on September 2, 1983.

In her early childhood, around the early 90s, Aimee appeared in documentaries and several videos related to her father's career. In 2014, she worked on the voice acting for the animated film Postman Pat. Very little is known about Aimee Osborne’s biography, since the girl leads a private lifestyle.

The Osbournes Show on MTV

In 2002, the Osbourne family took part in the documentary reality show Keeping Up with the Osbournes. The essence of the program was to show the viewer the real life of the family of a popular musician. In it, the Osbornes did not mince words, made fun of each other, smoked and drank alcohol. In general, they lived their usual lives, but under the gaze of television cameras.

An interesting fact was that the eldest daughter of Sharon and Ozzy, Aimee Osbourne, categorically refused to take part in the filming of the program. In addition, she tried with all her might to dissuade her family from this idea, but it was all in vain, and “Keeping Up with the Osbournes” finally went on air.

An attentive viewer might have noticed that during the show of the Osbourne family nest, in all the general photographs, Aimee's face was either erased or completely absent. There was also no mention of her in the show.

Aimee herself, agreeing to very rare interviews, shared that her refusal to participate in the filming was justified by the fact that she did not want to air out the dirty laundry of her already scandalous family. She also said that she was very worried about her parents and brother and sister, imagining what kind of fame this show would bring them.

A little later, she stood up for her and told reporters that her eldest daughter is very protective of her personal space and personal life, for which no one has the right to judge her.

It is also known that Aimee Osborne does not communicate with her brother and sister because she does not accept their lifestyle, which includes drugs and alcohol.

Music career

Since 2010, Aimee became interested in music. Apparently, no matter how much I wanted to leave the world of show business, genes took their toll. In 2015, a video by the group ARO appeared on YouTube, which in just a couple of weeks gained 2 million views and a lot of positive reviews. But not everyone initially knew who the main participant in this action was. When the public learned that the girl performing the song was the daughter of that same Ozzy Osbourne, many respected her even more.