Ozzy Osbourne Reveals He Almost Died From A Manicure

Sharon! It sounds like your husband Ozzy Osbourne is lucky to be alive. The 69-year-old rockstar had to recently cancel a number of shows on his US tour (yes, he’s somehow still performing) after contracting a serious infection in his thumb. That infection decided to pester Ozzy by spreading throughout his right hand, which caused it to swell to “the size of a f–cking lightbulb.” At least according to Ozzy.

Ozzy and his former giant hand told the Daily Star, “I’m having the best time of my life — apart from that f—king thing with my thumb, and I didn’t realize that it was very dangerous.” “I was in hospital for a couple of days and had emergency surgery,” Ozzy continued, “and I remember waking up in the morning and Sharon [Osbourne] said: ‘What the f—k have you done to your hand?’”

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Doctors actually told Ozzy that had the infection gotten into his bloodstream, he could have died. “The funny thing is they reckon I got it from a manicure!” Ozzy said. “It won’t stop me from heading to the UK in February.”

Ozzy had surgery back in October but it’s only recently that we’re learning what the true cause of his injured thumb was. Ozzy, being a rock legend, probably wouldn’t have liked going out thanks to a manicure. Rockstars should go out in a crazier way. Like biting into a live bat. Something around those lines.

And it’s a good thing that Ozzy had his wife by his side to tend to his injured thumb. Sharon and Ozzy actually celebrated 35 years of marriage earlier this year, with Sharon sharing a throwback photo of the pair and captioning it, “Thank you Ozzy for 35 crazy & wonderful years. You carry my heart in yours, and it’s getting older and needs protecting. Happy Anniversary.”

Let’s wrap this up by giving Ozzy a thumbs up for beating yet another obstacle.