Black Sabbath honour ‘means a lot’ to Ozzy Osbourne

In July 2023, a large mechanical bull named after Osbourne was unveiled in New Street Station.

Speaking about what Birmingham meant to her husband, Mrs Osbourne said: “It’s who Ozzy is, he’s never ever been one of these people who when you get fame you try and pretend to be something you’re not. He’s just Ozzy from Brum.

“That’s what he is and he’s never tried to be anything else.

“He owes so much to Birmingham, it’s his blood, that’s who he is.”

Despite the pair living in America for many years, Mrs Osbourne said that Ozzy still saw Birmingham as his home, and that people would be seeing him in the city at some point.

“He’s dying to come home,” she said. “And that’s what’s been a bit tough.

“Each time we make arrangements to come, something happens that he can’t do it, and he’s desperate to come home.”

Mrs Osbourne said the accolade came at a good time for Ozzy, after a “really tough” six years with his health.

“It seems like a dream sometimes,” she said. “It changes everything, your life changes in a second and what was has gone and you just have to live in the moment.”