Ozzy Osbourne's heartbreaking downturn in his final days as Sharon speaks out

The news of Ozzy Osbourne's death shocked the world on Tuesday as the Black Sabbath frontman died just weeks after his final performance in his hometown of Birmingham. Although the legendary rocker had been battling ill health for several years, Ozzy had appeared to be in good spirits in the days leading up to his death.

His daughter Kelly Osbourne, 40, even slammed rumours that her beloved father was dying earlier this month, telling fans "yes, he has Parkinson’s, and yes, his mobility is completely different than it used to be but he’s not dying."

The singer, who had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019, was "with his family and surrounded by love" during his final moments. Since his death was announced on Tuesday, more details about the battle to save the War Pigs rocker have emerged.

Ozzy 'knew his days were numbered'

Ozzy "knew his days were numbered" when he delivered his farewell performance - one of his rock star mates has disclosed in the wake of his death.

The remarkable fresh revelation comes from Megadeath founding member David Ellefson, who spent time with the late Birmingham legend and performed at the Villa Park concert and at numerous gigs with his mate Ozzy over the past two decades.

Ozzy was thrilled basking in the finale's triumph at the after party with stars, including Slash and Axl Rose, being able to "say goodbye to him.".

Ellefson, bassist and songwriter of Megadeth, noted that Ozzy displayed symptoms of nerve damage from the illness with his leg trembling, but remained fully "coherent" during his farewell. Ellefson, who had toured repeatedly with Ozzy, described the Birmingham icon as "the Elvis of heavy metal". He disclosed how the VIP after party of BTTB felt like a wake with Ozzy as the centre of attention.

He explained "It really felt like this was the celebration of life before this inevitable day that happened right? Because Ozzy knew it, right? We've seen the videos online. He knew his days were numbered. And God bless Sharon for just keeping it going and giving him something to look forward to.

"The fact that he got to say goodbye, the fact that we all got to say goodbye to him. In my opinion, not trying to be morbid. I'm being celebratory here. We got to have the celebration of life before he passed. I mean, what a beautiful thing.

"And I was just thinking, God bless Sharon and all those people that did this because for the world to get to say goodbye to Ozzy. Because we knew this day was coming. This isn't as shocking as it is - we knew it was coming.

"And so to just have had that moment, all of us together, whether we were on the stage, in the audience, watching it on TV or now, the social media posts, that is the shot around the world, man, that's taken over the world, that event. And so for all of us, I mean, what a great way to say goodbye. It just was a beautiful thing that will live with all of us forever."

Air ambulance

Air ambulance paramedics fought valiantly for hours to save the life of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne after he fell critically ill, the world learned yesterday.

It's reported that an air ambulance touched down in a field near Ozzy's UK residence around 10:30am on Tuesday, in a desperate attempt to revive the Black Sabbath frontman, but tragically, their efforts were in vain. A local resident described the community's concern upon seeing the helicopter descend near Ozzy and Sharon's home.

Speaking to MailOnline, they said: "All of us were talking about it and wondering what had happened. We immediately feared it may be for him as he was known to be in fragile health. When we heard later that night that he had died it confirmed our worst fears."

A representative for Thames Valley Air Ambulance confirmed their involvement, stating: "We can confirm that our helicopter was dispatched to provide advanced critical care at an incident near Chalfont St Giles yesterday."

The helicopter departed from RAF Benson in Oxfordshire, near to Ozzy's residence, which sits in Valfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire. It's understood that the medical team were airborne for merely 15 minutes before reaching Ozzy, and remained for approximately two hours trying to preserve his life.

Thames Valley Air Ambulance serves Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire and frequently arrives at the patient's location within just 15 minutes. The distinctive red aircraft is typically deployed for patients needing the most critical care, from cardiac episodes to strokes and road traffic collisions.

Final family video

Ozzy was captured spending precious moments with his family in footage shared just two days before his passing. The clip has drawn widespread attention this week following news of the rock legend's death last night.

His daughter Kelly, 40, posted the video on her Instagram Story on July 20, just two days before the Black Sabbath icon passed away. The footage revealed Ozzy using a tablet whilst seated at a table alongside his youngest daughter and her two year old son Sidney.

The trio were filmed enjoying breakfast together, with newspapers - including the Sunday Mirror - clearly visible on the table before them. Kelly opened the clip by greeting viewers with: "Good morning."

She then moved the camera to reveal her father. Kelly affectionately called Ozzy, who was wearing headphones, "dadda" during one moment in the footage. She subsequently encouraged him: "Say good morning!". When prompted to acknowledge viewers, Ozzy leaned forwards and cheerfully declared: "Good morning!".

Sharon speaks

Sharon Osbourne reacted to Gavin Rossdale's tribute to her late husband last night, her first public comment since the passing of the Black Sabbath icon at the age of 76 on Tuesday.

Gavin captioned a photo of himself and Ozzy: "RIP OZZY - a great man - a true legend. I met Ozzy through Jack just a few times but he was so warm and kind and funny and I love that memory. Sending much love to his family at this difficult time. Rest in power."

Replying to the Bush frontman's Instagram post in honour of the Paranoid rocker, Sharon responded: "Bless you." The former America's Got Talent judge had shared a family statement with her kids Aimee, 41, Kelly, 40, and Jack, 39, announcing the sad news of Ozzy's death.

It read: "It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time."

Ozzy's death comes just weeks after he played a farewell gig with Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Terence 'Geezer' Butler at Villa Park in his home city of Birmingham and the trio all shared tributes to the heavy metal pioneer.

Butler wrote on Instagram: "Thanks for all those years - we had some great fun. Four kids from Aston - who'd have thought, eh? So glad we got to do it one more time, back in Aston. Love you."

Guitarist Iommi added: "It's just such heartbreaking news that I can't really find the words, there won't be another like him. Geezer, Bill and myself have lost our brother."

Ward posted on social media: "Where will I find you now? In the memories, our unspoken embraces, our missed phone calls... no, you're forever in my heart."

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