Ozzy Osbourne was a true rock and roll wild man, and with that came a womanizing lifestyle, much to the heartbreak of wife Sharon Osbourne, RadarOnline.com revealed.
Ozzy, who died at age 76 on Tuesday, July 22, even went to rehab for a sex addiction after his four-year affair with a hairstylist was exposed.
In 2024, Sharon spilled about how there were always other women around Ozzy, but it wasn’t until he fell for mistress Michelle Pugh in 2012 that she was left completely broken following their four-year affair.
“He always, always had groupies and I was so used to that. But when he knows the name of the person, where they live and where they work … it is a whole different thing as you are emotionally invested,” she revealed.
The discovery was so painful, Sharon attempted suicide in 2016 after finding out about the affair.
“I took, I don’t know how many pills. I just thought, my kids are older, they are fine and can take care of themselves.’ So I took an overdose and locked myself in the bedroom. The maid tried to come in to clean the room and saw me,” she added.
Sharon met Ozzy in 1970 when she was just 18 years old, as her father was the manager of his band, Black Sabbath. When the group kicked him out in 1979 due to his drug issues, Sharon began managing the hard-partier, and the two began their longtime romance.
The duo wed in 1982, but he would stray from their marriage numerous times.
Ozzy met Pugh in 2011 when she did his hair, and they began a torrid affair that lasted until 2016.
After Sharon discovered their romance, she kicked the War Pigs singer out of the house and contemplated divorcing him.
Matters were made worse when a urfaced on the heels of the affair revelation that Ozzy had hooked up with two different women in 2015. He met one of his lovers in Alcoholics Anonymous, and the other was a member of his tour staff.
“I’m 63 years of age, and I can’t keep living like this,” Sharon said on a May 2016 episode of The Talk when addressing Ozzy’s affair for the first time.
She added about their split, “I don’t know where I’m going, who I’m going with, and I just need time to think about myself … about what do I really want for the rest of my life.”
Credit: RadarOnline
