Quick Facts of Thelma Riley
- Full NameThelma Riley
- Net Worth$600,000
- NicknameThelma
- Marital Status
Divorced - BirthplaceBirmingham
- Ethnicity
Caucasian - Religion
Christian - ProfessionTeacher
- Nationality
British - Hair colour
Blonde - SpouseOzzy Osbourne (m-1971-1982-d)
- Children2
Thelma Riley is an English School teacher who gained fame after marrying rock Icon Ozzy Osbourne. He is an English singer, songwriter, actor and television personality. Ozzy was one of the leading members of the popular band Black Sabbath which sold albums of over 100 million.
Thelma was not a familiar face in the media until she separated from the Uk hall of fame singer Osbourne. So what is Thelma up to now? Did she remarry? To find out, continue reading the article below:
The ex-wife of Ozzy Osbourne
Thelma Riley married English singer Ozzy Osbourne in 1971, the same year they met. The ex-couple met at a nightclub called Rum runner, where she worked, which is also her hometown in Birmingham. After meeting for the first time, they started dating for a couple of months and married soon after. Thelma shared a good relationship with Ozzy for a couple of years. Still, things started to turn into havoc after the former Black Sabbath singer began using drugs and even cheated on Thelma several times.
Nevertheless, their marriage started to fall after a couple of years. Moreover, her children also admitted her father to be abusive towards her mother. Ultimately when things started to cross the lines, she decided to part ways with the singer. The ex-couple separated in 1982. It was at that time that Thelma started getting public attention. Besides, her husband soon married his manager Sharon Arden right after the divorce.
Eventually, Thelma started getting sympathy from the public after her husband admitted to having made the wrong decision to marry the teacher in the documentary film ‘God Bless Ozzy Osbourne’ released in 2011. As of now, Thelma is out of the spotlight and lives with her kids. Alongside, she has one more kid from her previous marriage.
Three Kids
Thelma is blessed with three kids from her two marriages. She has a son named Elliot Kingsley from her first marriage to an unknown guy. He was born in 1966 and held an American nationality. Later, Riley welcomed her first child with Ozzy, a daughter named Jessica Osbourne, on January 20, 1972. Jessica is currently married to Ben Hobbs and shares three children making Thelma a grandmother.
Likewise, Thelma gave birth to another child, a boy named Louis Osbournes, in 1975. He is famous for appearing in a reality show about his family. He is married to Louise Osbourne and has two children.
Grandmother of five
Although Thelma didn’t have a satisfying marital life, she was fortunate to have a blessed life when it came to children. She is a grandmother of five children from her marriage to Ozzy Osbourne. Her children, Jessica and Louis, gave birth to four children from their marriage to Ben Hobbs and Louise Osbourne, respectively.
Thelma is a grandmother to five grandchildren: Harry Hobbs and two daughters, Isabelle Hobbs and Kitty Hobbs. Elijah Osbourne and Maia Osbourne were born to Louis and his wife, Louise.
Net worth-$600 thousand
Thelma has a net worth of a total of $600,000 from her profession as a teacher. Although her exact salary information is not revealed, she could be earning around $40,000 annually. Since the British teacher earns approximately £31,644 per year, as stated in the Glass Door, it reports that a teacher gets $21,000 as a low salary and $47,000 as a higher. As of now, she lives a normal life with her family.
Additionally, her ex-husband Ozzy holds a fortune of $220 million from his career as a singer and musician. His major source of income comes from tours and sales of the album. Ozzy earned around $150 million from record sales of 100 million singles and an album between 1868 and 2014. Moreover, in his initial career, he made $20 thousand per episode from MTV for his family show ”The Osbournes’, which later reached $5 million per episode. Ozzy accumulated $50 million from the show, which lasted four seasons.
Previously, he lived in a $10 million worth house which he sold after marrying his current wife, Sharon. As of now, he lives with Sharon in the Los Angeles hills home worth millions. Furthermore, if you want to know more about Thelma’s ex-husband, you can see a Netflix biography film on Ozzy’s life, The Dirt, played by Anthony Cavalero.