Sharon Osbourne told Daily Mail how being a grandparent was ‘the whole reason to keep going’ following beloved husband Ozzy’s tragic death.
The former X Factor judge, 73, spoke ahead of the late rocker’s posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award honour at Saturday’s BRIT Awards in Manchester.
As son Jack prepares to welcome his fifth child, second with wife Aree Gearhart, Sharon said of being a grandmother: ‘Oh it’s the best, its the whole reason to keep going, to put a smile on your face’.
She was joined at the awards show by daughter Kelly, 41, who is mum to three-year-old Sidney, with both wearing sweet tributes to the late rocker on their black outfits.
Sharon showed off a bat shaped broach on her lapel saying: ‘It’s a pin [he] always wore’ while Kelly wore a crucifix which was also owned by Ozzy.
Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy died in July last year aged 76 just two weeks after performing a farewell concert with his bandmates at Villa Park stadium in Birmingham.
Sharon Osbourne told Daily Mail how being a grandparent was ‘the whole reason to keep going’ following beloved husband Ozzy’s tragic death
She was joined at the awards show by daughter Kelly, 41, with both wearing sweet tributes to the late rocker on their black outfits
Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy died in July last year aged 76 just two weeks after performing a farewell concert with his bandmates at Villa Park stadium in Birmingham
The 46th edition of the BRIT Awards launch at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena for the first time tonight.
Since removing gendered categories, such as Best Male and Best Female, the ceremony has faced backlash for the low number of female artists nominated, particularly in 2023 when the Artist Of The Year shortlist was entirely male.
But 2026 will ring in the changes, with 70 percent of this year’s nominations being female or non-binary.
Lola Young and Olivia Dean lead the nominations with five each, closely followed by comeback queen Lily Allen, who has been recognised in three categories for her critically acclaimed fifth album, West End Girl.
The singer, 40, used the album to chronicle the collapse of her marriage to Stranger Things star David Harbour and his alleged infidelities while they were together.
She will go up against both Young and Dean for Artist Of The Year at the ceremony, while also competing for Album Of The Year and Pop Act.
Lola, 24, is also up for Breakthrough Artist and Alternative/Rock Act, but it is unknown if she will attend the ceremony.
Following the announcement, she said: ‘Five BRIT nominations, how is this even possible? I’ve had this dream a thousand times, so I’m slightly convinced that my alarm clock is about to wake me up.
Sharon said of being a grandmother: ‘Oh it’s the best, its the whole reason to keep going, to put a smile on your face’
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Sharon showed off a bat shaped broach on her lapel saying: ‘It’s a pin [he] always wore’ while Kelly wore a crucifix which was also owned by Ozzy
Kelly pictured with her son and Sharon’s grandson Sidney
‘Seriously, this means so much to me. I am so grateful for this moment and to be nominated alongside the incredible other nominees.’
Olivia, 26, became the first woman to claim the UK’s No 1 single and album in the same week since Adele in 2021, with her song Man I Need and album The Art Of Loving, both released in 2025.
She has been nominated in five categories and will be performing at the Award ceremony.
‘To go from being a student of The BRIT School in the crowd to being a performer 10 years later is really crazy, and I’m so excited to see everyone in Manchester,’ the singer shared in January.
Elsewhere, British rapper Dave has been recognised in three categories: Artist Of The Year, Album Of The Year, and Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act.
The 27-year-old released his third studio album, The Boy Who Played The Harp, in 2025 and has since become the first British rap artist to debut three albums at number one in the UK’s official chart.
Raye has been recognised in just one category this year, after scooping a record-breaking six awards last year.
