Ozzy Osbourne says he’s ‘deeply nervous’ about reality TV return after MTV show sent family ‘crazy’
The Black Sabbath rocker, 74, spoke about the BBC commissioning a series documenting his “new life in the UK”, the birth of Kelly’s baby and Sharon’s 70th birthday, 17 years after The Osbournes will finish.
Ozzy says the show, which ushered in reality shows as we know them, saw his “kids get entangled” and turn to drugs as a way to deal with fame.
Concerns: Ozzy Osbourne is ‘deeply nervous’ about filming a reality TV return after the family’s hit MTV show sent the family crazy
speaking in his SiriusXM channel, Ozzy said: “I don’t know how the Kardashians have done it for so long.” He drove us crazy at the end.
I don’t regret doing it, but after three or four years I was like, “You know what? We’re going to lose someone because they’re getting too crazy.”
“There’s the rock and roll fame, which is pretty intense, but that level of Osbourne was just unbelievable. The children paid for it. They all ended up taking drugs. Jack got clean and sober on that show, Kelly messed up on that show, I was messed up, and Sharon got cancer.
Concerned: Ozzy says the show, which ushered in reality shows as we know them, saw his ‘kids get entangled’ and turn to drugs as a way of coping with fame
The reality show first aired on MTV in March 2002 and followed the eccentric home life of Black Sabbath singer Ozzy and his family; his eldest daughter, Aimee, opted out of the show.
During his talk on the radio, Ozzy revealed that the show further catapulted his fame and compared it to Beatlemania, where entire restaurants full of people would yell at him if he got to eat.
On the new BBC prospect, the musician admitted he is very undecided, but his wife Sharon, 70, is the boss.
On the new perspective with the BBC, the musician admitted that he is very undecided, but his wife Sharon, 70, is the boss.
Putting her foot in this: Sharon was pictured leaving Claridges Hotel on Friday night, after revealing Kelly’s son’s name on live TV, which her daughter didn’t like.
Wow: Kelly issued a furious statement about sharing information she wasn’t ready to reveal yet after her mother Sharon told the world her grandson’s name was Sydney
He said: “My wife told me that the BBC is bringing The Osbournes back to England.” I said, “We won’t have all that again.” But she said it’s just for a while.
It gave Sharon a new career. She has become the TV person in our family.
The Osbournes was the first show of its kind and covered major events throughout the family’s life, such as Sharon’s battle with cancer, Ozzy’s near-death accident, and when Kelly’s friend, Robert, he came to live with them after his mother died.
Story: The Osbournes covered important events throughout the family’s life, including Sharon’s battle with cancer, Ozzy’s accident, and when Kelly’s friend Robert came to live with them.
The series became known for its wild events like Ozzy’s call of ‘Sharon!’ it became a household catchphrase and his confusion over a ringing phone became iconic.
After filming a total of four seasons and 52 episodes, the show won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program in 2002.
His move to a quaint Buckinghamshire town comes as Ozzy asserted that “everything is fucking ridiculous” in America and highlighted the country’s history of school shootings.
He said the observer: ‘I’m sick of people dying every day. God knows how many people have been shot in school shootings. And there was this mass shooting in Las Vegas at that concert… It’s crazy.”
Even though California’s Forest Lawn Cemetery is a favorite burial ground for celebrities like Paul Walker, Brittany Murphy and Bette Davis, Ozzy made it clear that he doesn’t want to do the same.
He continued: ‘I am English. I want to be back. But, having said that, if my wife says we have to go live in Timbuktu, I’ll go. But no, it’s time for me to come home.
Happy: Jack got engaged to Aree Gearhart last year, after his divorce from Lisa Stelly was finalized in 2019