It’s been more than a year since the tragic passing of Ozzy Osbourne, who died last July at the age of 76 days after performing a reunion show with Black Sabbath.
The late rocker’s widow, Sharon Osbourne, and son, Jack Osbourne, were on hand for the grand opening of the Ozzy-themed Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios in Hollywood, where they were accompanied by “Entertainment Tonight” correspondent Nischelle Turner.
‘A Different Life’
After taking a scary tour through the haunted house experience, the two spoke with Turner, who asked Sharon how she’d adapted to losing her husband of more than four decades.
“You just have to learn to live a different life,” she observed.
“It’s a totally different life from what I led for 46 years,” she added. “Its like suddenly, boom, just total change in everything and it’s just getting used to life now.”
The Silly Side of Ozzy
At one point in the conversation, Turner asked her about the little things that remind her of him.
“Ozzy used to sing the most stupid ads that he would see on TV, and it’s like, I see some of those ads, and I’m like, ‘Here he is. He’s singing along with this silly ad,'” she recalled.
Turner also asked her to share an aspect of her late husband’s personality that fans didn’t get to experience.
“Do you know what? People are going to go, ‘Oh yeah, sure.’ But he was so damn normal. He was. And I think that’s what people loved about him. When he was at home, he didn’t act like he was anything special. He was just a great guy. And he was so un-rockstar-ish, you know?”
As for her hopes about what fans would take away from the Universal Studios experience, she responded, “I hope they have a good Halloween with Ozzy.”
Halloween with the Prince of Darkness
NBCUniversalThis year’s Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights honors the late rocker by leaning into his love of the macabre.
“The haunted house transports fans to where it all began, in Birmingham, England, home to John Michael ‘Ozzy’ Osbourne,” the venue describes the 2026 iteration of the popular annual attraction.
“Starting with ‘Crazy Train,’ Ozzy Osbourne’s most famous song, guests will travel through time from his early childhood to the Osbourne Asylum, inspired by his iconic album ‘Diary of a Madman,'” the description continues. “As they weave through the decades, the unique iterations of Ozzy’s persona will come to life, from Madman Ozzy and Werewolf Ozzy to the Prince of Darkness, the moniker he earned in the 1970s.”
Sharon and Jack issued a statement, via Universal Studios. “Ozzy never stopped pushing boundaries, and he loved anything that gave fans a new way to experience his music and the worlds he created,” they said. “Halloween Horror Nights has done an incredible job bringing that spirit to life. Walking through these haunted houses, you’ll recognize so many moments inspired by his music and imagination. It’s a wonderful tribute to Ozzy, and we hope fans have as much fun experiencing it as he would have had seeing it come together.”
