Jack Osbourne shares fond memory of late father Ozzy and reveals why professional chefs never lasted long in their family home as he returns to TV in Cooking With The Stars – three days after Black Sabbath legend’s funeral

 

Jack Osbourne returned to mainstream TV on Sunday evening, just days after his father Ozzy’s funeral service in Buckinghamshire.

 

The reality star was joined by his devastated family for the private service at Welders House, Ozzy and wife Sharon’s sprawling home in rural Jordans, on August 31.

Returning to TV with an appearance on ITV1 show Cooking With The Stars on Sunday evening, Jack shared a fond anecdote about his father while attempting to impress judges with his culinary skills.

 

In scenes filmed before Ozzy’s death, Jack, 39, recalled growing up in a household where professional chefs would occasionally be employed to prepare the family meals.

‘I grew up on potato waffles until we moved to America,’ he recalled. ‘We would get take out all the time a part from times when we had a chef.

‘We’d get through them all the time because we were a family of really picky eaters and my dad would think that he could cook it better.’

 

Jack Osbourne returned to mainstream TV on Sunday evening, just days after his father Ozzy’s funeral service in Buckinghamshire

Ozzy, nicknamed the Prince of Darkness, died on July 22 at the age of 76 just weeks after he took to the stage for his final show

During a 2005 episode of Gordon Ramsey’s reality series The F Word, Ozzy shared in an interview that he considers his wife Sharon the ‘worst cook on the face of the Earth.’

He joked that Sharon ‘couldn’t even make a piece of toast without burning it.’

In the episode, she admitted that she had to keep the instructions for her home oven ‘taped to the side of it’ because she used it so rarely.

She also joked that Ozzy would ‘hide his booze’ in the oven at the height of his struggles with substance use because he knew she was unlikely to ever open it.

Ramsey showed Sharon how to cook a tasty lamb chop with mint — a favourite of Ozzy’s — and when she asked for a solid side dish to accompany it he suggested mashed potatoes.

When the celebrity chef asked Sharon if she knew how to make the simple dish, she jokingly responded: ‘Yeah, you get powder and you pour boiling water in it.’

Ozzy, nicknamed the Prince of Darkness, died on July 22 at the age of 76 just weeks after he took to the stage for his final show with Black Sabbath, with his family confirming the devastating news.

His private funeral took place on Friday with the heavy metal icon being being buried in the grounds of his own mansion in Buckinghamshire – as he had said he desired.

The reality star was joined by his devastated family for the private service at Welders House, Ozzy and wife Sharon’s sprawling home in rural Jordans, on August 31

In scenes filmed before Ozzy’s death, Jack, 39, recalled growing up in a household where professional chefs would occasionally be employed to prepare the family meals

‘We’d get through chefs all the time because we were a family of really picky eaters and my dad would think that he could cook it better,’ he said

Ozzy’s private funeral took place on Friday with the heavy metal icon being being buried in the grounds of his own mansion in Buckinghamshire – as he had said he desired

It followed a funeral procession attended by thousands of fans through Birmingham city centre on Wednesday (Jack and his sister Kelly pictured on Wednesday)

Ozzy’s widow Sharon, 72, and their children were joined by heavy rock royalty at the family’s sprawling 250-acre estate near Gerrards Cross.

Guests also included Manson’s wife Lindsay Usich and Ozzy’s lead guitarist Zakk Wylde.

A huge floral tribute in the grounds of the mansion spells out an affectionate tribute to the heavy metal legend, with the words, ‘OZZY F***ING OSBOURNE’, on the banks of the Osbourne lake.

A version of a floral ‘Ozzy’ tribute that featured at the memorial procession was also placed atop a fountain.

It followed a funeral procession attended by thousands of fans through Birmingham city centre on Wednesday