Sharon Osbourne Explains Why She Didn’t Carry Out Assisted Suicide Agreement After Ozzy’s Death

Sharon initially disclosed their agreement in her 2007 memoir, Survivor: My Story – The Next Chapter.

Years before Ozzy Osbourne’s death, Sharon Osbourne had publicly shared that the couple had made an agreement regarding assisted suicide. Now, she is explaining why she chose not to follow through after Ozzy passed away in July at the age of 76.

Speaking on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Wednesday, Dec. 10, the 73-year-old said her decision to keep living is rooted in her love for their three children — Aimee, Kelly and Jack.

“I would have gone with Ozzy, absolutely,” Sharon admitted. “I’ve done everything I ever wanted to do in life. But my kids have been incredible — truly extraordinary — all three of them.”

She then recalled a past experience that permanently changed how she viewed the idea of leaving her children behind.

“Years ago, when I was struggling mentally, I stayed in a treatment facility,” she explained. “There were two young women there whose mothers had both taken their own lives. They didn’t know each other, but seeing the emotional damage it had caused them made me realize I could never do that to my children.”

Sharon first discussed the assisted suicide agreement in her 2007 memoir, Survivor: My Story – The Next Chapter. In the book, she explained that she and Ozzy planned to seek physician-assisted death through the Swiss organization Dignitas if either of them developed dementia.

The idea was shaped by the death of Sharon’s father, Don Arden, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and died in 2007. That same year, Sharon told the Daily Mirror that she and Ozzy strongly believed in euthanasia and had even discussed their wishes openly with their children.

“If either of us were ever diagnosed with a brain-related illness like Alzheimer’s, we agreed that would be it,” she said at the time, adding that their children understood and supported their decision.

Ozzy later expanded on the agreement in a 2014 interview with the Daily Mirror, explaining that it applied to any condition that stripped him of independence or dignity. He said that if he were unable to care for himself or left severely incapacitated, he would not want to continue living. He also noted that his estate would ultimately go to Sharon and their children.

Elsewhere in her conversation with Morgan, Sharon reflected on life after her husband’s passing.

“Grief has become my companion,” she said. “When you love someone that deeply, grief is something you learn to live with. It’s strange, but I’ll adapt — I have to. Life keeps moving forward.”