Ozzy Osbourne's heartbroken sisters speak out as they reveal final chat with rock icon

Ozzy Osbourne's sisters, Jean Powell, 85, and Gillian Hemming, 80, have revealed details of their final call with the musician in a touching tribute online. The doting sisters, revealed that 'Our John' had hoped to make a return trip to Birmingham before his untimely death.

The news of the Black Sabbath star's passing has left them heartbroken with the pair explaining how they spent the entire night reminiscing about the heavy metal legend, who they described as "loving and funny". Gillian welcomed the Mirror into her home this morning (July 23), where both sisters expressed their immense pride for their "crazy" brother. Jean recalled: "We saw him in Birmingham the other week when he and the rest of the band were given the freedom of the city.

"It was upsetting because he could not stand up straight, but he was still our John, still cracking the jokes. To us he was our brother, not a celebrity, so it's crazy to see the outpouring of love since his death was announced."

The sisters are struggling to come to terms with the fact that they won't receive another phone call or text from him. They revealed how he would check in on them every week without fail, either by phone or text, to ask how they were all doing and what was going on.

Jean lamented: "Of the six siblings there's only three of us left now - me, Gillian and our brother Paul." The sisters received the devastating news about Ozzy's death in a phone call yesterday.

She revealed said: "He was frail but it still came as a shock. He still had plans and things he wanted to do. We don't know the details of his death, it's still too early. It's just so sad. I'm just thankful he died in England.

"We last saw him at the concert at Villa Park. I got a text off him as he drove down Lodge Road, where we used to live near the stadium. He said he couldn't believe all the crowds were walking down our old street to watch him perform. He was blown away.

"We had an executive box in the stadium, and when I saw the sea of people waiting to see our John I just broke down. We didn't really get a chance to chat much because it was such a chaotic visit.

"But in his last text to me he said he would be coming to Birmingham again. He said 'I can't wait to come back'. We were hoping to see him this week."

His sister Gillian went on to reveal that his sisters were as "proud as punch" about everything had had achieved as a musician, and even more so that the fame and fortune didn't go to his head.

The Black Sabbath rocker reunited with his former banmates for one last concert on July 5 at Birmingham's Villa Part at the Back to the Beginning 2025 gig, where he sang five of his solo tracks on a black throne.

That setlisted ended with two heartbreaking songs - Mama, I'm Coming Home and Crazy Train. Mama includes the heartbreaking lyrics: "I've seen your face a hundred times / Everyday we've been apart / And I don't care about the sunshine, yeah / 'Cause mama, mama, I'm coming home / I'm coming home."

The song is said to be inspired by Ozzy's wife Sharon - and the fact that he thought he would have died decades earlier if he hadn't gone sober. He explained: "'Mama, I'm coming home' was always something I'd say on the phone to my wife near the end of a tour."