Ozzy to stop swearing for Children In Need

Ozzy Osbourne has vowed to stop swearing for charity. The Prince of Darkness has had his mouth taped shut for the fundraising stunt, in which he hopes to "raise a fortune" by cutting out bad language for 24 hours.

Ozzy can be seen gagged with black tape on a TV commercial for UK charity Children In Need in the run up to the 25-year-old BBC fundraising show in November.

His wife, Sharon, also appears in the advert, saying: "Ozzy is going to raise a fortune by not using swear words for 24 hours."

But the 55-year-old rips off his tape and shouts: "No swear f***ing words? You've got to be f***ing joking! I'm the Prince of Darkness - they expect me to f***ing swear."

Meanwhile, Sharon and Ozzy are desperate for Hollywood star Johnny Depp to play the eccentric rocker in a film of his life.

Sharon, 50, is eager to make the movie and believes Depp would be perfect for the role.

Sharon said: "We're talking to Johnny but it's not 100 per cent yet."

They are currently in talks with ITV to host a style chat show and have already agreed to appear in An Audience With The Osbournes this autumn.