Baywatch icon Carmen Electra shares fears for Sharon Osbourne after Ozzy's death

Carmen Electra broke down in tears upon learning of Ozzy Osbourne's death and said her "heart goes out" to his widow, Sharon Osbourne. The former Baywatch star recalls Ozzy - who died aged 76 on Tuesday - as the "sweetest, most fun person ever" and she confesses she's concerned about how Sharon, 72, will manage without the man she was wed to for 43 years.

Chatting to Extra's Terri Seymour at the Freakier Friday premiere, Carmen - who counts herself amongst the Osbourne family's friends - revealed: "I heard in the car and I just started bawling my eyes out because Ozzy, I mean, when you know Ozzy, he's so funny. He's such a flirt. Like, he's just Ozzy, you know? ... Outside of being, like, the scary legendary rock god he is, he truly is like just the sweetest, most fun person ever.

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"And I'm worried about [his wife] Sharon to be honest because they've been bonded together for so long and I'm really close with the family. My heart goes out to Sharon and the family and at least they were all there. They could all be there in London."

Carmen, 53, has yet to contact her mate Sharon directly but has passed on her sympathies via makeup artist Jude Alcalá.

She continued: "I haven't spoken to anyone yet. Yeah. It felt weird calling right now. I just decided to step back. So, Jude's been he's been doing Sharon and Ozzy for over 25 years.

"So, we were on the phone and I was just like, 'Please send them my love.'" Since news broke of Ozzy's passing, musicians from across the heavy metal community, celebrities, media outlets and devoted fans have demonstrated an overwhelming outpouring of affection and admiration for the Bark At The Moon legend.

The rock icon passed away merely 17 days following his performance at the Back To The Beginning farewell gig in his hometown of Birmingham, England, alongside his Black Sabbath colleagues.

The concert showcased a lineup featuring metal titans including Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Tool, Pantera and Slayer.

Ozzy had been battling Parkinson's disease for numerous years whilst dealing with additional health complications, and Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi suspects his longtime companion persevered specifically to deliver one last performance for his devoted followers.

Tony, 77, revealed to ITV News: "I think he really just held out to do that show. I really feel – and me and Geezer (Butler) were talking about it – that we think he held out to do it, and just after that, he's done it and said goodbye to the fans. And that was the end of it, really.

"I think he must have had something in his head that said, 'Well, this is gonna be it, the last thing I'm ever gonna do.' Whether he thought he was gonna die or what, I don't know. But he really wanted to do it, and he was determined to do it. And fair dues, he's done it."

Despite Ozzy's deteriorating condition, Tony confesses that his bandmate's death remained a "shock for us". He further stated: "When I heard, it couldn't sink in. I thought, 'It can't be.' I only had a text from him the day before. It just seemed unreal, surreal. And in the night, I started thinking about it, 'God, am I dreaming all this?' But as I said before, he's not looked well through the rehearsals."

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