JACK AND OZZY WENT LOOKING FOR THE LOCH NESS MONSTER
Sharon Osbourne tells Kerri-Ann Roper why she may believe in UFOs a bit more, thanks to son Jack
SHARON, Jack and Ozzy Osbourne are discussing whether Bigfoot is reality or fiction.
Jack, son of musician Ozzy and Sharon, has just shown them footage he says is “considered some of the most authentic”, that shows what many have debated is or isn’t the folkloric creature shown on a grainy black and white screen moving across a landscape.
It is all part of their new Really TV series titled The Osbournes Want To Believe, which sees Jack trying to talk his famous parents into considering there may be some truth in supernatural activity.
The family is no stranger to being on TV together, having been one of the pioneers of reality TV with MTV series The Osbournes in 2002, which also featured daughter Kelly.
Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy, dubbed the Prince of Darkness throughout his stellar music career, is resolute when asked by Jack about if he believes in Bigfoot.
“No,” he says emphatically, during the first episode – filmed during lockdown – in which Jack shows his parents video of UFOs, poltergeists, haunted dolls, and more.
Does Jack think Ozzy, who spoke frankly about his Parkinson’s disease earlier this year, is the most sceptical of them all?
He says: “Oh absolutely, he’s superstitious, but a sceptic and a cynic when it comes to this kind of stuff”.
Former X Factor judge, Sharon, 68, says filming
the series was a “gift, because we were all so bored and wanting to see each other. It was so much fun”.
So has Jack, 34, managed to change her mind on anything?
She says perhaps. “Probably about UFOs. I’ve always been like ‘Nah, load of old rubbish, it’s cartoon books. But I definitely think there is more than something to it, now”.
Jack reckons: “You have
to almost re-gear your understanding of things to be totally open-minded to everything.”
“We’re all told from a young age ghosts aren’t real, aliens can’t exist, all this stuff, Bigfoot is not real, (the) Loch Ness Monster is fake. It’s almost like deprogramming that. What if it is something but not what we think it is.”
It’s something he’s been interested in from a young age, but refers to himself as an enthusiast, and not an expert, on the subject matter.
He explains: “I’ve always been into kind of UFO stuff and paranormal, it started as a kid when X-Files was the biggest show and I just geeked out on it.”
The series sees Sharon reference a family trip many years ago that saw them go looking for Scotland’s famous Loch Ness Monster, the mythical creature said to inhabit the loch on the Scottish Highlands.
“I think it was in 1996, and we went up to Inverness on a little random long weekend holiday and went on a Loch Ness Monster excursion,” says Jack.
Sharon adds: “Jack and Ozzy would go out to the loch at night and they had their torches, going ankle deep into the loch, looking for the monster.”
“But no luck,” quips Jack, “we never found Nessie”.
Despite living in the US, the family still has strong roots in the UK, and still owns property here.
“We miss it terribly,” Sharon says.“We still have our house there, it’s just that we haven’t been over for a while but we miss the UK terribly.
“And since you can’t go you want to go more. We were meant to be there all of August, and for Christmas and of course it didn’t pan out.”
The family is among millions staying put due to coronavirus travel restrictions. But luckily, after rigorous testing and putting strict safety measures in place, they were able to film the series, with a minimal crew.
“We were super cautious and tested everyone a day or two before we started filming and just cranked it out,” says Jack.
The Osbournes Want To Believe, is on Really, Monday at 9pm.