The Black Sabbath frontman, who recently died on July 22 at 76, briefly split from his wife of 33 years, Sharon Osbourne, in May 2016. The couple, who share three children, reconciled two months later — shortly before Pugh spoke to PEOPLE about the infidelity.

Ozzy Osbourne’s former mistress, Michelle Pugh, considered him the “greatest love” of her life after the years-long affair that ended in 2016. The 76-year-old rockstar passed away on July 22 with his wife of over four decades,

Michelle Pugh was Osbourne's hair colorist, with whom the star had a four-year-long affair between 2012 and 2016. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE magazine (published on August 3, 2016), Pugh revealed that Ozzy pursued her for a year after their first interaction in late 2011.