Sharon Osbourne says watching Ozzy’s farewell concert film is too painful

Sharon Osbourne has described the emotional difficulty of revisiting Ozzy Osbourne’s final concert in a new BBC interview ahead of the release of the Back to the Beginning concert film.

Speaking to BBC entertainment correspondent Mark Savage, Sharon reflected on the July 5, 2025, Birmingham performance that brought Ozzy together with his former Black Sabbath bandmates. She explained that watching the filmed farewell again is painful and that she does not expect to return to it casually.

It was just a very emotional day because everybody was there. There were no egos. It was like everybody was having a great time. And, of course, the fans were incredible. It was just overwhelming, the feeling that I got from everybody. I was like, ‘Whoa.’ I’ve said it a million times, but to ask people for their time — it’s hard. It was just overwhelming, the feeling of support.

Ozzy was overwhelmed because he was sat in his dressing room watching everybody on a screen performing, and so he was, like, ‘I just can’t believe this.’ And he was just in awe of everybody else. He was just, like, ‘I cannot believe they’re here.’ And it just made him feel like he was alive again.

When inquired whether there was a moment of contemplation regarding the cessation of their partnership, given that Ozzy was experiencing considerable distress following five significant surgeries and three additional minor procedures within a span of six and a half years, Sharon responded accordingly.

Listen, he was warned two weeks before, ‘Don’t do it,’ by the doctors, his team of doctors, and they said, ‘You can’t do this. We’re advising you not to do this. Your heart’s too weak. Don’t do it.’ He said, ‘I’m doing it.’ It’s amazing what support and love and determination can do for somebody, ’cause he was somebody that couldn’t breathe. Some days, just to even talk was an effort, let alone sing, and I don’t know how he did it, but he did it.

I mean, he delivered, and you saw in his eyes and his face, he just loved it. It was what he wanted, it’s what made him happy, and the days afterwards that he was with us, he was so happy. It was like, ‘Yes.’ I always think of us as such an unusual relationship anyway, ’cause we had such highs and such terrible lows. No mid-ground — it was either [great highs] or [great lows]. And it was just the perfect way for Ozzy to pass on.

In response to a question about how she is managing the sorrow associated with the loss of her spouse while simultaneously progressing in her life, Sharon articulated her thoughts on the matter.

Grief will be with me forever. It’s not anything that you can say, ‘Oh, it’ll go away in a couple of weeks. In a couple of years I’m gonna be fine.’ It’s with you. You’ve lost the love of your life, so you don’t just wake up and go, ‘Ah, I’m fine now. I’m cured.’ You never get over it, but you learn to live with it.

How did Sharon feel at the premiere, watching the concert movie?

When I saw it last week in a cinema, it was like going to a gig, ’cause the crowd was singing along. They had the lights on their phones, and everybody was up. Nobody was sat down, and it was just like being in a gig. It was great. It was joyous.

Will she ever watch the farewell sho again?

Probably not, no. You don’t wanna think of passing, and it’s tears, and everybody’s around you, and you’re just bed bound, ’cause that’s when Ozzy said to the doctors, ‘Well, how long have I got, then?’ And they go, ‘Well, months.’ And, like, ‘I’ve had such a great life. A few months? No, I wanna do what I wanna do.’ He said, ‘If I could do it all again, I wouldn’t change a thing. Nothing.’

Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning is due to reach cinemas on October 28, 2026. The film documents a concert that has taken on still greater significance since Ozzy’s death.

The BBC conversation offers a personal perspective on the film rather than a new announcement about the concert itself. Watch the original interview below.

Original source: BBC interview with Sharon Osbourne.