Who Was Ozzy Osbourne’s First Wife? All About Thelma Riley

Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76, according to a July 22 TMZ report. The outlet reported just before noon that the rock legend had died “surrounded by love,” per a statement from his family. Ozzy’s cause of death is currently unknown.

That family includes his wife, 72-year-old Sharon Osbourne, to whom he was married from 1982 until his death. But who was he married to before that, and why did it end? Read on to learn all about Ozzy Osbourne’s first wife, Thelma Riley.

Who Has Ozzy Osbourne Been Married To?

Ozzy Osbourne has been married a total of two times. He first married Thelma Riley, whom he divorced in 1982. At the time of his death on July 22, 2025, the star was married to his longtime wife, Sharon Osbourne. People says the pair first met in 1970 through Sharon’s father, who was working as a manager for Ozzy’s band, Black Sabbath. After Ozzy left the band, the report says the pair became “more serious,” which led to a wedding in Hawaii after his divorce from Riley the same year.

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne share three children: Aimee, Kelly, and Jack. On Mother’s Day 2025, Sharon posted a sweet throwback of Ozzy posing with their children, and called being the kids’ mother “my honor.”

As of publishing, Sharon has not spoken out on social media about her husband’s death, but she did post a tribute on her Instagram Stories to Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who died two days before Ozzy, around noon. “Beautiful. Rest in peace,” Sharon captioned a video of Warner driving through Atlanta and reminding his followers, “no matter what’s going on, I guarantee you can find one reason to smile.”

The Little-Known Love Story of Ozzy Osbourne & Thelma Riley

Some fans might barely remember that almost a decade before his highly publicized marriage to Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy was married once before.

He and Thelma Riley tied the knot in 1971. Yen.com says Riley has worked as an English teacher. Since her 1982 divorce from Ozzy, she has stayed out of the limelight, according to the report.

The outlet says the British beauty met Ozzy at Rum Runner nightclub in Birmingham when the rocker was 22 year old. The pair struck up a relationship which moved fast, and they were married within a few months of meeting. Ozzy Osbourne and Thelma Riley share two children, Jessica and Louise, per a People report.

Jessica is a stage performer, and has shared snaps from her shows on her Instagram page.