Sharon Osbourne was seen publicly for the first time since the funeral of her husband, Ozzy Osbourne, after her daughter Kelly posted video of the pair trying falconry in Cornwall and said the activity had “put a smile back” on her mother's face.
Kelly Osbourne, 40, shared an Instagram video showing the 72-year-old Sharon Osbourne at Cornwall Falconry in Bugle near St Austell. In the clip, Kelly prompts her mother to “put her hand out” as an owl leaves its handler and lands on Sharon Osbourne's palm. Kelly wrote: “Today I introduced my mum to falconry and she loved it! @gerardsulter Thank you for putting a smile on my mum’s face too!”
Ozzy Osbourne, the former Black Sabbath frontman, died on July 22 at age 76. He was laid to rest on July 30 on the grounds of the family's estate near Gerrards Cross. In a statement announcing his death, the family said he died “surrounded by love.” Official documents later listed three causes of death: out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, acute myocardial infarction and coronary artery disease, with Parkinson's disease with autonomic dysfunction also noted. Ozzy Osbourne had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2019.
Since his death, Sharon Osbourne has largely remained silent on social media but has liked posts shared by the team now running Ozzy Osbourne's account. One recent post featured a photo of the singer performing and included the caption: “I don't wanna say goodbye. When I do, you'll be alright. After all, I did it all for you.”
News of Ozzy Osbourne's death prompted widespread tributes from fans and colleagues across music and entertainment. The funeral on the family's 250-acre estate was attended by family members and figures from the rock world, including Marilyn Manson and Ozzy's longtime guitarist Zakk Wylde.
Reports this month said the BBC pulled a documentary about Ozzy Osbourne from its schedules hours before it was due to air after the family raised concerns about the programme's speed of production and its tone. The one-off film, Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, had been billed as a moving account of the star's final years and was due to air on BBC iPlayer and BBC One on Aug. 18. The move came amid reports that multiple outlets, including Paramount+, were working on projects featuring footage filmed with the rocker in the last three years of his life. An insider told a national tabloid the family was concerned the BBC was rushing the film and that tone and theme were central to their objections.
Kelly Osbourne's post and the Cornwall visit underscore the family's private mourning and small, public steps toward life after Ozzy's death. Friends and fans have continued to pay tribute, while the family manages the bereavement and decisions about how the late singer's final years are presented on screen.