Sharon Osbourne Shares She Attempted Suicide After Learning of Husband Ozzy’s Affair

Sharon Osbourne talks about the moment she found out about her husband Ozzy Osbourne’s previous affair and the devastating consequences.

Speaking on stage at her show, Sharon Osbourne: Cut the Crap, in London on Sunday, the TV personality, 71, revealed she attempted suicide after learning of the 75-year-old’s infidelity.

“He always, always had groups and I was used to that,” Sharon said, according to the British newspaper Mirror. “But when he knows the person’s name, where he lives and where he works… it’s a completely different thing because you’re emotionally invested. I drank, I don’t know how many pills.”

The reality star, who has daughters Aimee, 40, Kelly, 39, and son Jack, 38, with Ozzy, explained how she feels her children will be able to “look after themselves” as they are “older”. ”

“So I overdosed and locked myself in the bedroom,” she said. “The maid tried to come in to clean the room and saw me.”

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Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne at the Pre-Grammy Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in January 2020.

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PEOPLE has confirmed Sharon’s comments with her rep.

Ozzy and the mother-of-three have been married since 1982. However, in May 2016 it was revealed they were separating after 33 years of marriage amid reports he had a four-year affair with a hairdresser.

Sharon Osbourne talks to Jane Moore during the London stop of her Cut The Crap tour.

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In August 2016, PEOPLE confirmed that the Black Sabbath frontman had entered rehab for sex addiction. The couple then reconciled the following month and renewed their wedding vows in Las Vegas on Mother’s Day 2017.

“For me, this was actually our real wedding day. This is what I will remember. Sharon and I have been through so much, and this honestly feels like a new beginning,” Ozzy said Hello! Magazine about an intimate ceremony.

“I made a big mistake,” he continued. “Without Sharon, I’m nothing. I love her I can honestly say that I have never loved anyone but my wife.”

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne at the 2020 Beverly Hilton Pre-Grammy Gala.

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Months after they renewed their vows, Sharon opened up about Ozzy’s previous infidelities and his affair in an interview with a British newspaper The Telegraph,

“There wasn’t just one woman; there were six,” she told the publication. “When I found out about the hairdresser, I couldn’t believe it. Because none of those women were show ponies; he was doing it to sort of fill the void.”

Ozzy also addressed his past infidelities and shared his regrets about cheating in a 2020 interview. British GQ.

“I’ve done some pretty outrageous things in my life. I regret cheating on my wife. I don’t do it anymore,” he said. “I got my reality check and I’m happy she didn’t leave me. I’m not proud of it. I was mad at myself. But I broke her heart.”

Two years later, Sharon and Ozzy celebrated 40 years of marriage with a “brilliant” stay at the Beverly Hills Hotel. “We never gave up on each other,” Sharon told PEOPLE at the time. “I mean, I wasn’t a saint. Ozzy wasn’t a saint. I gave him as good as he gave me. We were just meant to be.”

Ozzy added, “You have fights, you fall out, you get back on the horse and you keep going.”

If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Line by dialing 988, texting “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Line at 741741 or going to 988lifeline.org.

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