The Osbournes premiered 20 years ago! Image Source: NME
The Osbournes premiered 20 years ago! (Yep. We're old)
Sharon Osbourne took to her social media to share a video clip of the premiere episode of The Osbournes with a caption that stated that 20 years ago, the Osbournes welcomed everyone into their home and thanked everyone for being the perfect house guests.
Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne’s daughter, Kelly, also took to her social media to share with the fans and followers that it was 20 years ago when The Osbournes’ first episode premiered and joked that she is now old.
The Osbournes premiered in 2002 and followed the lives of Black Sabbath frontman, or ‘The Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne and his family, which included wife Sharon and kids Jack and Kelly. As soon as the first season premiere, The Osbournes became America’s favorite dysfunctional family. The final episode was premiered in 2005, and by the end of the show, the Osbournes were loved across the world.
Sharon Osbourne, back in 2019, shared with Jess Cagle that, saying yes to the show was a huge risk for Ozzy Osbourne because he had been in the public eye more than anyone on the show. She thinks that Ozzy took a lot of risks compared to her and the kids, and she thinks that his risks paid off well because the audience loved him and witnessed him as the hysterical teddy bear that he is.
Kelly Osbourne shared with People TV’s Reality Check recently that the first season for the family was like a magical time since none of them had a clear idea of what they were doing. She added that none of them ever expected the show to be this successful or the fact that people would enjoy watching them.
During the filming of the reality show, Ozzy Osbourne went through a lot of highs and lows in his career and personal life, which were filmed for the audience to witness. The show also filmed Sharon Osbourne’s battle with cancer, the aftermath of Ozzy Osbourne’s ATV accident that nearly killed him, the singer’s affair that led to the couple’s brief separation, Ozzy's treatment for sex addiction, and the couple’s getting back together and renewing their vows on Mother’s Day in 2017.
The legendary singer, Ozzy Osbourne revealed in 2020 that he is currently dealing with a mild form of Parkinson’s disease and had to cancel his tour to seek medical treatment. Their son, Jack who was just 16-years-old when the first episode premiered is now a grown-up man who opened up about his struggle with alcohol and drugs and in 2019 celebrated his 16 years of sobriety.
As for Kelly, she has been described as a jack of all trades who has been vocal and honest about her battle with weight, alcohol, and drugs. The couple’s other daughter, Aimee Osbourne, had refused to be a part of the show, and very little is known about her. She denied to be on the show as she believed that appearing on a reality TV show would typecast her and could affect her music career, so she decided to stay away.
Ozzy and Sharon recently shared that after living in Beverly Hill for 20 years, they will be moving back to the United Kingdom and the reason for their move is termed "tax." The couple shared that if the government ever did taxes better in Los Angeles, they might come back, but they have decided to move for now and are extremely sad because they love living here.
Sharon Osbourne revealed that they will be popping in and going back because their kids and grandkids are going to be here and it’s not fair for them to move along. Ozzy also revealed that he’s going to keep making music in the United Kingdom and his band would come over.
It was revealed a few months ago that Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne would be working on making their real-life love story into a real-life love story and they have partnered up with Sony Pictures and Polygram to make it happen.
