GOSSIP!

Baby Osbourne
Dec-2002

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne are opening their hearts to Robert Marcato a.k.a. "Baby Osbourne" (friend of their daughters Kelly and Aimee) - who lost his mom to the same cancer Sharon is battling. Robert Marcato's mom, Regan, died last August at 36 of colon cancer.

Now Ozzy and Sharon will "adopt" Robert, pay for his college education and feature him in the upcoming season of "The Osbournes."

"He wants to go to drama school, and we're sending him to the best drama school we can find," Sharon Osbourne told The Post exclusively yesterday.

"Right now, he wants to stay home in L.A. because he's a bit insecure because he doesn't have any family.

"We want to get him secure here, then we're going to take our time to pick the best college for him. Robert will be a part of the show as ‘Baby Osbourne' - even though he's 18.

"We're moving him in as part of the family."

Marcato has already been featured in several episodes of MTV's hit show, "The Osbournes."

The show became the highest-rated series in MTV history, attracting as many as 10 million viewers per episode. The second season kicks off this fall - and will incorporate Sharon's chemotherapy treatments into the storyline and see more Robert Marcato - that mysterious handsome young man.