Ozzy Osbourne is still ‘desperate’ to get home to the UK, Sharon says

He will visit Birmingham

Sharon Osbourne says Ozzy is still ‘desperate’ to return to Britain and visit his hometown of Birmingham.

Last week, Birmingham City Council announced that they are ready to award all four basic members of Black Sabbath – Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward – The freedom of the city of Birmingham.

Heavy Metal Torchbearers have previously been honored in their hometown with a star on the Broad Street Walk of Stars, individual stars in their own dish and a black sabbath bench on Broad Street.

Ozzy has also had a tram and a huge mechanical bull at Birmingham’s new street station named after him.

In a new one Interview with BBC West Midlands About Ozzy was made into a city of Freeman, his wife and manager Sharon Osbourne said, “He couldn’t be happier right now, it’s come at a good time for him.”

When asked what the city of Birmingham means to Ozzy, Sharon replied: “That’s who Ozzy is, he has never been one of those people as when you get fame you try to pretend to be something you are not .

“That’s what he is and he has never tried to be anything else. He owes so much to Birmingham, it’s his blood, it’s who he is.”

Sharon continued to say that Ozzy is still eager to return to living in England and visiting his hometown.

Ozzy previously told the observer in 2022 that he and Sharon are permanently moving back to Britain after more than two decades in Los Angeles.

The BBC even ordered a fly-on-the-Wall series about Osbournes’ return, but Ozzy’s ongoing health of the setback has stopped.

“He’s dying to come home,” Sharon told the BBC. “And that’s what has been a little tough.

“Every time we meet to come, something happens that he can’t do it, and he’s desperate after coming home.”

Sharon previously revealed during his spoken Word Show cut crap in January 2024 that Ozzy was hoping to play a farewell concert at Birmingham’s Villa Park as a “goodbye” to fans.

The planned performance, which was expected to contain a black Sabbath Geno Association, has not yet arrived.

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