Sharon Osbourne is breaking her silence following the death of heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne in July.
The controversial TV host, 72, said on Instagram Friday that she’s “still having trouble finding the words to express how grateful” she is for the “overwhelming love and support” fans have shown in the wake of the Black Sabbath frontman’s passing.
She and Ozzy had been married since 1982.
“Your comments, posts and tributes have brought me more comfort than you know,” she captioned a video of herself and daughter Kelly bonding with birds at a falconry. “None of it has gone unnoticed, in fact, it’s carried me through many nights.”
Osbourne — who also shares daughter Amy and son Jack with Ozzy — said she’s “still finding [her] footing” after losing her longtime husband, but wanted to thank her supporters deeply “for the otherworldly amount of love” they continue to send her way.
The 76-year-old “Crazy Train” singer, who announced his Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2020, died of a heart attack on July 22, just weeks after playing his farewell show in his hometown of Birmingham, England. He died less than a month after he and Sharon celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary.
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Jack Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne arrive to view tributes to the late Ozzy Osbourne from fans as his funeral cortege travels through his home city of Birmingham on July 30, 2025. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Kelly, in early August, also thanked her supporters for “the love, support and beautiful messages” that she’d received. All that, she said, “truly helped carry me through the hardest moment of my life.”
Her brother, Jack, then captioned a collection of old photos of himself and Ozzy, noting that his “heart has hurt too much.”
“He was so many things to so many people, but I was so lucky and blessed to be a part of a very small group that got to call him ‘Dad,’” he continued. “My heart is full of so much sadness and sorrow, but also so much love and gratitude.”
Osbourne’s hometown funeral procession was livestreamed by tens of thousands of fans and attended in person by thousands more, who covered the streets in flowers, balloons, signs and other items of remembrance.
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