Since Ozzy Osbourne’s passing in July, a lot of people have been contacting his family, some with better intentions than others.
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 28: Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne and Jack Osbourne attend the Pride of Britain awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel on September 28, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
The Black Sabbath rocker passed away at age 76, and his daughter Kelly Osbourne, 41, has told how “quite a few nutters” have contacted the family since her father’s death, including one woman who is “absolutely convinced” she is Ozzy’s daughter.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 25: (L-R) Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, and Sharon Osbourne attend the Pre-GRAMMY Gala and GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Sean “Diddy” Combs on January 25, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Speaking on The Osbourne’s podcast, she said, “We’ve had quite a few nutters coming out of the woodwork saying that they’re speaking to dad from the grave.”
Sharon replied, “We had one lady send us her toenails.” Kelly added, “It was a toenail, some blood, hair, because she’s absolutely convinced that she is Dad’s child.”
The Osbourne family backstage at TRL at the MTV Studios in New York City. (l to r) Ozzy, Kelly, Sharon, and Jack Osbourne. 3/19/02 Photo by Scott Gries/ImageDirect
Ozzy had three children with Sharon, Aimee, 42, Kelly, and Jack, 40, as well as three from his first marriage.
LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 22: (L-R) TV Personality Sharon Osbourne, musician Ozzy Osbourne, and Jack Osbourne attend the 23rd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party on February 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for EJAF)
He wed Thelma Riley in 1971, and they had two kids, Jessica and Louis, and Ozzy adopted her son Elliot from a previous relationship.
Ozzy went on to marry Sharon in 1982 and he remained with her until his death earlier this year.
BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM – JULY 30: The wife of Ozzy Osborne Sharon Osbourne mourns during the funeral ceremony of Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham on 30 July 2025. Ozzy Osbourne, the iconic front man of Black Sabbath and one of the most influential British figures in heavy metal music, has died at the age of 76. (Photo by Loannis Alexopoulos/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Also on the podcast, Sharon told how Ozzy suffered a “little fall” last December, and it turned out he had fractured his back.
She explained, “It was the first week of December and he wasn’t feeling great and he took a little fall and he kept saying my back hurts. We left on the 10th and said you can come with everyone, a little bit later he went to the hospital.”
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 28: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne attend the Billy Morrison – Aude Somnia Solo Exhibition at Elisabeth Weinstock on September 28, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images)
Jack added, “Backing up a bit, he wasn’t very good at handling pain… but being the gentleman he was, he didn’t tell anyone he took a fall and it turned out he had a fracture in his back, in his vertebrae.”
