Do You Recognize the Reality Star Escorting Sharon Osbourne?

Sharon Osbourne was escorted of a high-end London restaurant by a very familiar face as she made her first public appearance since Ozzy’s death on Wednesday.

The former X Factor judge, 73, stepped out with her daughter Kelly for an event at Aki London, a lavish Japanese restaurant in London. 

It was her first public outing since the death of her beloved husband Ozzy – who died of heart failure at his Buckinghamshire home on July 22, just two weeks after performing a farewell concert with his bandmates at Birmingham’s Villa Park. 

But as Sharon exited the venue late Wednesday evening, she was escorted out by an iconic reality TV star. 

He rose to fame back in the noughties during the peak days of Channel 4’s Big Brother – where he struck up a romance with another well-known co-star. 

But do YOU recognise the doorman?  

The doorman at Aki London was none other than Big Brother star Ziggy Litchman, 44. 

Ziggy was 26 years old when he appeared on the then-Channel 4 show – during which he famously entered into an on-off again relationship with co-star Chanelle Hayes. 

He has kept himself largely out of the spotlight in the years since, with it reported several years ago that he was working as a doorman for West End club Paper. 

Ziggy is also reportedly the owner and founder of The Shop NW10, a pan-Asian inspired restaurant and bar in Kensal Rise, where he has worked since 2018. 

Ziggy and Chanelle were fondly known as the ‘Posh and Becks’ of the Big Brother world but sadly ended up splitting acrimoniously following a series of blazing rows.

They formed an on/off relationship in the house in 2007 which culminated in Ziggy, aka Zachary, using the iconic line ‘it’s not you it’s me’ before she left the house voluntarily on Day 62.

The pair famously shared a steamy clinch in the shower on the show and later admitted they did have sex. 

Unlike Ziggy, Chanelle – who was just 18 when she entered the house – stayed in the public eye.

In 2018, they reunited on Loose Women to talk about their former romance.

‘I have no doubt we were in love,’ Ziggy said during their joint appearance. 

Chanelle said: ‘I don’t think even we knew if we were on or off. We had people in our ears pushing us together, plotting to split us up.’

Ziggy added: ‘I still love her to bits, absolutely.’ 

Chanelle is now a mother to two sons, Blakely, nine, with footballer Matthew Bates, and two-year-old son Frankie with ex boyfriend Ryan Oates. She is now single. 

As of 2020, Chanelle revealed Ziggy is the only housemate that she still speaks to. 

While their romance only lasted six months, she told The Sun: ‘Yeah, we’ll chat every now and again. I don’t talk to anybody else from the show really.’ 

In the years since, Ziggy has been linked to a number of high-profile stars, from Emily Atack to Mel Sykes. 

Sources claimed in late 2018 that Ziggy was missing Emily ‘like mad’ since she entered the I’m A Celebrity! jungle and was ‘really proud’ of her for getting on the show after reports they were dating. 

Emily, who insisted she was single before flying to Australia, had allegedly met Ziggy several times over the past few years but they truly hit it off this summer.

However Emily categorically denied the romance, with a spokesperson for Emily telling the Daily Mail: ‘Emily is categorically not in a relationship with Ziggy. This story is completely untrue. They are friends but nothing more.’ 

Meanwhile it was reported just months before that Ziggy and presenter Mel had allegedly been meeting up at her house, setting tongues wagging that there was something between them, reports the Sun.

The pair were believed to share similar passions including a mutual love of fitness which they have bonded over.