Ozzy Osbourne Opens Up About His Affair and Sharon’s Surprisingly Calm Reaction in His Posthumous Memoir: “I Broke My Wife’s Heart”
Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne’s marriage has long been one of rock music’s most talked-about relationships — a love story marked by chaos, passion, loyalty, and endurance. In his newly released posthumous memoir Last Rites, the late music legend reflected with painful honesty on one of the darkest chapters of their 43-year marriage: his infidelity.
The Black Sabbath frontman, who passed away earlier this year, didn’t shy away from admitting his mistakes. In the book, he wrote that his sex addiction spiraled out of control around the time of Black Sabbath’s final tour. What makes the story even more poignant is Sharon’s reaction — practical, controlled, and deeply human in its restraint. “She was calm,” Ozzy wrote. “Calmer than I deserved. But I could see the hurt in her eyes, and that broke me. I broke my wife’s heart.”
It was a rare moment of vulnerability from a man known for his unpredictable nature and larger-than-life persona. Ozzy and Sharon’s marriage had already survived years of heavy metal madness, public scrutiny, addiction battles, and health crises. But this moment, he admitted, was different — it wasn’t about fame or chaos. It was about betrayal.
Sharon, who has always been both his fiercest supporter and most honest critic, reportedly responded with what Ozzy described as a “practical grace.” “She told me the truth — that I’d shattered her trust and I’d have to earn it back,” he recalled. “There were no screaming matches. No throwing things. Just this quiet kind of pain that cuts you deeper than any words could.”
Their relationship, forged in the fires of the rock ’n’ roll world, has always been both raw and resilient. The pair met when Sharon was just 18, managing her father’s record label, and Ozzy was already a rising star. Together, they built a life that was anything but ordinary — filled with love, chaos, and an unspoken bond that somehow survived decades of public and private storms.
In Last Rites, Ozzy also reflects on how his struggle with addiction blurred his ability to understand loyalty and love. “It wasn’t that I didn’t love Sharon,” he wrote. “I loved her more than anyone on earth. But I was broken, and I broke everything around me too.” He described the guilt as something that stayed with him long after the headlines faded.
What makes Sharon’s reaction stand out in his story is not that she forgave easily, but that she chose understanding over rage. “She’s stronger than me,” Ozzy admitted. “Always has been.” That strength, fans know, became the foundation of their enduring partnership — one that outlasted rehab stints, separations, and health scares.
Their love story wasn’t perfect — but it was real. And in that truth lies the power of Ozzy’s confession. Even as he recounted his mistakes, there was a deep sense of reverence for Sharon, the woman who stood by him through everything. “She saw the best in me when I couldn’t see it myself,” he wrote. “And that’s love, isn’t it? Not the fairytale kind, but the kind that stays when everything else falls apart.”
As Last Rites hits shelves, fans are responding to this side of Ozzy — not the “Prince of Darkness,” but the man who could admit to breaking hearts, including his own. It’s an emotional final note from a rock legend who, even in death, is still teaching lessons about love, regret, and redemption.
