Sharon Osbourne 'driving Ozzy to death'

Sharon Osbourne is driving her husband Ozzy to death to fund her shopping habit, her brother has claimed.

David Arden said he fears the Black Sabbath star, 58, will die on stage like Tommy Cooper if Sharon keeps pushing him to continue performing to his current schedule.

He told The Sun: "I have known Ozzy since 1970. He is going to do 40 shows on the bounce starting in mid-October, and he's talking about a Black Sabbath tour after that. I think he's worn out. When the cameras are off he just sits there quietly.

"Sharon will keep Ozzy on the road until he dies on stage. [She] needs him to work because of her exorbitant spending - although, in fairness to her, Ozzy wouldn't know what to do if he ever retired."

Arden, 56, made the accusations after becoming angry at Sharon's comments about their childhood in her upcoming second autobiography.

The pair are thought to have become estranged after a row over the funeral of their father Don in July, which Sharon said she was too "traumatised" to attend.