Kelly Osbourne shares health update on dad Ozzy ahead of rocker's final show
Ozzy Osbourne will bring the curtain down on his legendary career with the Back To The Beginning show at Birmingham's Villa Park on July 5.
Ozzy Osbourne's daughter Kelly has reassured Black Sabbath fans that he is "fine". The Prince of Darkness will close his legendary career with the Back To The Beginning show at Birmingham's Villa Park on July 5, when he will reunite with his original bandmates. However, the 76-year-old is currently battling Parkinson's after being diagnosed in 2019. The gig will mark the first time that Black Sabbath's original line-up will have played together for 20 years, but Ozzy insists that it will be the definitive end for the Paranoid rockers. It will also be particularly poignant for Ozzy as he grew up near Aston Villa's stadium and would often hang around the ground during matches.
However, his condition has affected his mobility, and he has previously admitted that he "can't walk". But, his wife Sharon has also insisted the singer's mobility problems don't affect his ability to perform because his voice is still as strong as ever.
His daughter, Kelly, reassured fans about her father’s health on Tuesday at the Serpentine Summer Party. She explained, “Oh don't worry, dad’s fine. I mean he's got Parkinson’s [disease] but he's fine.”
Ozzy has previously opened up about his health struggles publicly on live radio. Speaking to SiriusXM, he stated: “By hook or by crook, I am going to make this f**king gig if it is the last thing I do. Well, it will be.”
The Back To The Beginning show will feature a short solo set from Ozzy before he joins the rest of the group for what has been described as his "final bow".
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He said in a statement: “It’s my time to go 'Back to the Beginning'… time for me to give back to the place where I was born. How blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love. Birmingham is the true home of metal. Birmingham Forever.”
Sharon told The Sun newspaper: "He’s very happy to be coming back and very emotional about this [planned gig].
"Parkinson’s is a progressive disease. It’s not something you can stabilise. It affects different parts of the body and it’s affected his legs. But his voice is as good as it’s ever been."
