Carmen Electra has shared an emotional tribute to her late friend Ozzy Osbourne, admitting she broke down in tears when she heard the news of his passing. The Baywatch star, who has been close with the Osbourne family for years, said she’s especially concerned about how Sharon Osbourne will cope after losing her husband of 43 years.
Ozzy Osbourne died on Tuesday, July 22, at the age of 76 — just 17 days after performing his farewell Back to the Beginning concert in Birmingham, England, alongside his Black Sabbath bandmates.
Speaking at the Freakier Friday premiere, Carmen told Extra’s Terri Seymour, “I heard in the car and I just started bawling my eyes out because Ozzy, I mean, when you know Ozzy, he’s so funny. He’s such a flirt. Like, he’s just Ozzy, you know? Outside of being the scary, legendary rock god he is, he truly is the sweetest, most fun person ever.”
She continued, “And I’m worried about Sharon, to be honest, because they’ve been bonded together for so long. I’m really close with the family. My heart goes out to Sharon and the family. At least they could all be there in London.”
Carmen, 53, revealed she hasn’t yet spoken to Sharon directly but passed on her condolences through celebrity makeup artist Jude Alcalá. “It felt weird calling right now. I just decided to step back,” she explained. “So Jude — he’s been doing Sharon and Ozzy for over 25 years — we were on the phone and I was just like, ‘Please send them my love.’”
Since Ozzy’s passing, tributes have poured in from across the world of rock and beyond. The Bark at the Moon singer, who had been battling Parkinson’s disease and other health issues for several years, still managed to perform one last time for his fans in a star-studded concert featuring Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, Tool, Pantera, and Slayer.
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, 77, believes Ozzy pushed himself to the limit just to give fans that one final show. “I think he really just held out to do that show,” he told ITV News. “Me and Geezer [Butler] were talking about it — we think he held out to do it, and just after that, he’s done it and said goodbye. That was the end of it, really.”
Tony also shared that Ozzy texted him the day before he died, making the loss even more surreal. “It couldn’t sink in. I thought, ‘It can’t be.’ It just seemed unreal. In the night, I started thinking about it — ‘God, am I dreaming all this?’”
He recalled their final conversation backstage at Villa Park: “He came around before he was leaving — on a wheelchair — to say goodbye and have a little chat for a bit, and he seemed alright. He enjoyed it. And he said, ‘Oh, it went all right, didn’t it?’ I said, ‘Yeah, it did.’”
Ozzy Osbourne’s death marks the end of an era in heavy metal, and those who knew him best — like Carmen and Tony — are left with heartfelt memories of a rock legend whose spirit, humor, and voice touched millions.
