This month, Sharon Osbourne and her children announced Ozzy Osbourne’s death. The Black Sabbath rocker was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2019 and recently played his last ever concert. Sharon, his wife of over 40 years, stepped out in public for the first time at his funeral. A body language expert said her grief came through clearly.

Ozzy Osbourne died this month

This month, Osbourne died five years after receiving a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. His family announced his death in a statement.

“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,” his family wrote in a statement. “He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.”

Sharon and four of Osbourne’s children, Jack, Kelly, Aimee, and Louis, signed the statement.

A body language expert said Sharon Osbourne’s grief at losing Ozzy Osbourne was clear

Sharon stepped out publicly for the first time since Osbourne’s death at his funeral. She and four of his children walked through the streets of Birmingham, England as thousands of his fans looked on. Sharon was in tears as she lay flowers on a memorial set up for him. A body language expert shared their observations from the funeral.

“Sharon Osbourne’s body language revealed a woman utterly heartbroken,” said body language expert Joanne Pearson from British Lie Detector Test UK. “Her gaze remained low, her lips tightly pressed — a classic sign of emotional containment. She leaned toward her children throughout, a subconscious need for grounding and comfort.”

Still, Pearson explained that Osbourne remained strong as she dealt with her grief in a very public setting. 

“Despite the deep grief etched across her face, she maintained a quiet dignity and strength,” she said. “Every movement was measured — this was a woman processing intense private sorrow in a very public space.”

Sharon Osbourne spoke about the difficulty of seeing Ozzy Osbourne deal with Parkinson’s

After Osbourne’s Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2019, Sharon said her entire life changed.

“Suddenly, your life just stops,” Sharon said in the documentary Paxman: Putting Up with Parkinson’s (via People). “Life as you knew it.”

She said Osbourne had always been energetic, which changed after his diagnosis. This was hard for her to watch.

“When I look at my husband, my heart breaks for him,” she said. “I’m sad for myself to see him that way, but what he goes through is worse. And sometimes when I look at him and he doesn’t know I’m looking at him, I’m like crying.”

Still, she could think of at least one silver lining. The family began to spend far more time together after his diagnosis.

“The positive thing is with the family we spend so much more time together and I just love my husband more than I did three years ago,” she said.

Ozzy and Sharon were married for 43 years.