Yungblud has revealed the devastating way he learned of Ozzy Osbourne’s death as he opened up about their close friendship.
The English singer-songwriter, 28, had a very strong relationship with Ozzy, who he first met in 2022, and it appeared that their relationship grew into an almost father-son type bond.
He also performed at the Black Sabbath star’s farewell gig at Birmingham’s Villa Park in June, where he performed Changes and vowed to play it for Ozzy going forward.
Completely shocked to hear of his death, Yungblud said he was texting Ozzy just before the rocker’s son Jack Osbourne messaged him to say ‘he’s gone’.
He told The Sun: ‘The past couple of weeks have been very weird to connect with. You get to know someone personally, who you love. And then they leave.
‘I was texting him, then his son Jack text me and sad “He’s gone”. I’m like, “What?”‘
Yungblud, 28, has revealed the devastating way he learned of Ozzy Osbourne’s death as he opened up about their close friendship (pictured together two weeks before he passed)
Yungblud, whose real name is Dominic Harrison, reportedly gave a touching reading at The Black Sabbath frontman’s funeral, after his death aged 76 on July 22.
Speaking about the emotional but warm service, Yungblud said he was overwhelmed with the amount of ‘authentic love’ in the room.
He added: ‘Being around the family and being at the funeral, the amount of love there. That family are real as f***. The dream is to have kids and a family like that. There’s no gimmicks. It’s authentic.’
Earlier this month, Yungblud shared a picture of the gift the rocker gave him before he died, hours after he gave a reading at the funeral at his home in Buckinghamshire.
He took to Instagram to share a close-up snap of the cross necklace Ozzy gifted him in 2022, during the filming of his The Funeral music video.
Yungblud later returned the favour by gifting Ozzy a custom-made cross necklace before Black Sabbath’s final show.
He wrote in the caption: ‘goodnight oz. your light will forever shine. I love you,’ with fans noting in the caption that Ozzy has ‘passed the torch of darkness on’ to Yungblud.
Yungblud previously revealed that the gift from Ozzy was the ‘most precious thing’ as he paid a ‘truly heartbroken’ tribute to the rocker.
The English singer-songwriter had a very strong relationship with Ozzy, who he first met in 2022, and it appeared that their relationship grew into an almost father-son type bond
The singer performed Changes at Black Sabbath’s final concert and has vowed to play it for Ozzy going forward
Elsewhere in the interview, Yungblud spoke about his on-off romance with girlfriend Jesse Jo Stark (pictured together in 2021)
Elsewhere in the interview, Yungblud spoke about his on-off romance with girlfriend Jesse Jo Stark.
In his upcoming movie YUNGBLUD. ARE YOU READY, BOY?, which features Jesse, Yungblud shared details of their relationship.
He said: ‘Sacrificing Jesse Jo and the love bit, it’s a very strange thing. I’ve never been in a real relationship in rock music — genuinely loving someone… Genuinely, we really love each other. It’s so hard to navigate in rock music.’
The singer and his girlfriend Jesse celebrated his 28th birthday this week with a trip to the Amalfi Coast, Italy.
He settled into a long-term relationship with Los Angeles-based Jesse, 34, – who is Cher’s god-daughter – but broke off their relationship following a period of intense ‘insecurity.’
The couple are now very much back on, with Yungblud insisting she’s ‘the love of his life’ and put on a loved-up display while relaxing in the sun.
