He may have been known as the Prince of Darkness on stage, but Ozzy Osbourne seemed to radiate sunshine when he was with his grandchildren.
Lisa Stelly, the ex-wife of Osbourne’s son Jack, paid tribute to the late rocker, whom she knew as ‘papa,’ in a sweet set of photos shared to Instagram on Thursday following his death on Tuesday at 76.
Jack, who recently revealed what his father said to him following his final concert, shares three children with his ex Lisa: daughters Pearl, 13; Andy, 10; and Minnie, seven.
He also shares his three-year-old daughter Maple with his current wife Aree Gearhart, whom he tied the knot with in 2023.
Although Lisa’s marriage to Ozzy’s son didn’t work out, she didn’t seem to harbor any animosity toward the Black Sabbath frontman as she looked back on the monumental presence he had in her family’s life with adorable snaps of him beaming with delight as his grandkids.
‘The world got Ozzy. We got Papa,’ she wrote, calling him ‘One of one’ and ‘Larger than life.’
He may have been known as the Prince of Darkness on stage, but Ozzy Osbourne seemed to radiate sunshine when he was with his grandkids. His son Jack’s ex-wife Lisa Stelly shared adorable photos of him with their children on Thursday, two days after Ozzy’s death at 76
‘The world got Ozzy. We got Papa,’ Lisa wrote. ‘One of one. Larger than life. It hurts to say goodbye, but what a gift it was to have him. We will never stop missing you’
Jack Osbourne shares three children with his ex Lisa: daughters Pearl, 13; Andy, 10; and Minnie, seven. They married in 2012 and divorced in 2019; pictured in 2015 in LA
‘It hurts to say goodbye, but what a gift it was to have him,’ she added. ‘We will never stop missing you.’
Ozzy was best known for his over-the-top displays on stage, both with Black Sabbath and in his solo act, but he looked blissfully relaxed in the behind-the-scenes photos.
He showed off a soft smile while holding Pearl, who grinned ear-to-ear for the camera and gripped a flower in her hand.
The rocker reverted to his trickster persona in a fun snap with one of his younger granddaughters. He showed off a playfully fierce open-mouthed look while giving the little girl a ride on his shoulders.
He was the picture of domestic bliss in a group photo as he laid back and wrapped his arm around his two oldest granddaughters.
Ozzy displayed a hilariously side grin in one photo featuring his former daughter-in-law, who appeared to be holding her youngest daughter.
The heavy metal icon proved to be a good sport in another photo in which he let one of his baby granddaughters stick her fingers in his mouth.
In an older snap, he cooed at one of his grandkids while resting on a bed as she looked ready to plant a kiss on his face.
The rocker reverted to his trickster persona in a fun snap with one of his younger granddaughters. He showed off a playfully fierce open-mouthed look while giving the little girl a ride on his shoulders
Ozzy displayed a hilariously side grin in one photo featuring his former daughter-in-law, who appeared to be holding her youngest daughter
The heavy metal icon proved to be a good sport in another photo in which he let one of his baby granddaughters stick her fingers in his mouth
In an older snap, he cooed at one of his grandkids while resting on a bed as she looked ready to plant a kiss on his face
In addition to sharing Ozzy’s adorable moments with his grandkids, Lisa highlighted his strong relationship with animals, particularly cats.
In one short clip, her cute cat curled up comfortably on the singer’s chest as he joked, ‘She’s a good-looking vermin.’
That appreciation for animals let People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to pay tribute to Osbourne shortly after his death.
However, the animal welfare organization was inundated by mocking comments from fans who joked that ‘Bats would like a word,’ referencing an incident 43 years ago in which Osbourne bit the head off a bat on stage.
However, he has for decades expressed regret over the incident, which he said occurred after a fan through the flying rodent on stage.
According to Ozzy, he thought the bat was just a rubber toy, so he playfully bit down, only to realize that it was quite real.
In his later years he mused that the incident would never stop following him.
‘Whatever else I do, my epitaph will be: “Born December 3, 1948. Died, whenever. And he bit the head off a bat,”‘ he said, ruefully.
There wasn’t any hint of Ozzy’s dark stage person in the behind-the-scenes snaps with his granddaughters
One of the little girls played with her grandfather as he tried to paint in another photo
In addition to sharing Ozzy’s adorable moments with his grandkids, Lisa highlighted his strong relationship with animals. In one short clip her cat curled up on his chest as he joked, ‘She’s a good-looking vermin’
Fans mocked PETA after his death for saluting his love of animals because he bit the head off a bat 43 years earlier on stage. But Osbourne expressed regret for the incident over the years and claimed he thought a fan had handed him a rubber toy bat
Although Lisa devoted most of her post to showing Ozzy’s overwhelming affection for his grandchildren, she also included a photo of the herself bonding with the rocker
Lisa filed to divorce Jack in 2018, and it was finalized the following year. He went on to marry fashion designer Aree Gearhart in December 2021, and they welcomed their first child, daughter Maple, in July 2022; he’s pictured with his first three daughters
Although Lisa devoted most of her post to showing Ozzy’s overwhelming affection for his grandchildren, she also included a photo of the herself bonding with the rocker.
Ozzy looked exhausted as he let out a yawn while seated next to his former daughter-in-law outdoors after dinner at what looked like a tropical spot.
Lisa, an actress and model who now sells cake-decorating supplies, began dating Jack in 2011, and they welcomed their first daughter, Pearl, in April 2012, before tying the knot six months later.
The couple had announced they were expecting their second child, a son, in 2013, but later that year Lisa suffered a miscarriage.
Their daughter Andy was then born in June 2015, and Minnie followed in February of 2018.
But only three months later the couple jointly announced that they were divorcing.
However, sources told The Mirror at the time that Lisa had filed for divorce in the wake of long-simmering tensions in the marriage. Her divorce from the Osbournes star was finalized in March 2019.
Jack later got engaged to the fashion designer Aree Gearhart in December 2021, and they welcomed their first child, daughter Maple, in July 2022.
