Welcome to Ozzy’s house! Sharon Osbourne, 69, says she and former Black Sabbath frontman, 73, are set to move two Ukrainian refugee families into properties on their Buckinghamshire estate
- Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne hope to put up two Ukrainian families in their home
- Grade II-listed Welders House is situated in the Buckinghamshire countryside
- ‘We’re answering the call from those on the ground in Ukraine,’ said Sharon
- The pair are in the process of moving back to the UK after 25 years in the US
Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne are planning to offer up properties on their Buckinghamshire estate to two Ukrainian families fleeing Russian invasion.
The former Black Sabbath frontman, 73, and his rock manager wife, 69, are due to move back to their Grade II-listed mansion – called Welders House – in the village of Jordans, Buckinghamshire, in just a matter of weeks.
The couple are ending their 25-year stay in the USA after Sharon landed a job on TalkTV and Ozzy said he wanted to ‘come home’.
Former X Factor judge Sharon said in an interview with the Sunday Times that she and Ozzy were angry over Government red tape which was ‘bogging down’ the process of rehoming Ukrainian refugees in the UK.
Speaking about the bureaucracy involved, she said: ‘I think it’s heinous what Boris Johnson is doing.’
Asked if she would be rehoming any Ukrainian refugees, she said she was looking to move ‘two Ukrainian families into the unused properties’ on her country estate.
‘Ozzy’s very well known in Ukraine, I think they’d be happy,’ said.
The Osbournes are ending their 25-year stay in the USA after Sharon landed a job on TalkTV and Ozzy said he wanted to ‘come home’
The couple have applied for planning permission for a ‘rehabilitation’ wing at their historic Grade II listed home in Buckinghamshire
Ozzy – who famously bit the head off a bat during a live gig – previously called on his nearly 5m Instagram followers to show support for Ukraine after the Russian invasion.
He said: ‘We’re standing up for Ukraine.’
Sharon added: ‘What we’ve seen is heart-wrenching, and we’re answering the call from those on the ground in Ukraine.’
Addressing world leaders, she said: ‘We need them to stand up for refugees everywhere and contribute the billions needed for this crisis.’
Ozzy and Sharon bought the mansion in Buckinghamshire in 1993, with Sharon choosing it because it was ‘miles away’ from the nearest pub, ensuring Ozzy wasn’t tempted to nip out for a pint before he went sober.
Speaking in the latest edition of Classic Rock magazine, Ozzy said: ‘I’m coming back to England this year, I’ve had enough of living out here [in America] now.’
Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne pictured with their daughter Kelly, 37, are hoping to accommodate two Ukrainian families on their estate
The couple have applied to council planning chiefs to install a rehabilitation wing for Ozzy – who has Parkinson’s and spine damage – at the mansion, along with non-slip surfaces, handrails and a self-contained flat for a nurse.
Locals are bemused at the Osbournes’ return.
One man said: ‘Everyone loves Ozzy – he doesn’t have a bad bone in his body I don’t think, but he’s certainly going to liven things up around this sleepy little village, of that there can be no doubt.’
Jordans has a population of just over 700 and is a centre for Quakerism, known as the Religious Society of Friends, who profess to ‘see God in everyone’.
It is also home to the burial plot of William Penn, a prominent Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania in the USA in the 17th century.
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