Kelly Osbourne mourns Ozzy: ‘I won’t have any energy for a while’
Kelly Osbourne, the daughter of the late Ozzy Osbourne, has admitted that she is “not going to be okay for a while” following the metal icon’s recent death.
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Kelly Osbourne’s appearance at Saturday’s BRIT Awards sparked a buzz on social media, but her reaction served as a reminder of the harm that can come from commenting on other people’s bodies.
“There’s a special kind of cruelty when you hurt someone who is clearly going through something,” Osbourne, 41, wrote on her Instagram Story. “Kicking me when I was down, doubting my pain, spreading gossip about my struggles, turning away when I needed support and love the most.”
Osbourne was attending an event honoring her father, Ozzy Osbourne, who was posthumously awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award.
“None of this is a demonstration of strength and only reveals a serious lack of compassion and decency,” she continued. “I’m going through the most difficult time of my life right now. I shouldn’t even have to protect myself. But I’m not going to sit here and allow myself to be dehumanized like that!”
The problem with commenting on someone’s appearance is that you don’t know exactly what that person is going through, experts previously told USA TODAY. The Mayo Clinic lists a myriad of potential causes of weight loss, including physical illness as well as mental health.
Additionally, commenting on a person’s weight reinforces the belief that appearance is most important to that person, Dr. Elizabeth Wassenaar, regional medical director for Eating Recovery Centers, previously told USA TODAY.
“These comments about whether your body is acceptable or not are a reminder that you are not worth more than your body…and that you have to present yourself a certain way for the world to find you acceptable,” she said. “It just reinforces that kind of superficial, body-focused thinking that we know is very painful and harmful to each of us, because we are more than this vessel that carries us.”
Wassenaar added that comments about someone’s body don’t just affect them. They affect “everyone living inside the body.”
Ozzy Osbourne passed away in July 2025 at the age of 76, and in the months since, Kelly has opened up about how she was struggling with the loss.
“This is the hardest thing I’ve ever gone through in my life,” she said at the Grammy Awards in February, adding that “things aren’t going very well.”
This isn’t the first time Osbourne has addressed comments about her body.
She previously hit back at cruel comments about her weight in December, saying in a video she shared on Instagram: “By writing comments like ‘Are you sick’ and ‘Get off Ozempiku’ you make it look like you’re not right to the people who continue to think you’re crazy and mean.” My father just passed away, I’m doing the best I can, and now all I have to live for is my family. ”
If you or someone you know is struggling with body image or eating issues, the National Eating Disorders Association’s toll-free and confidential helpline is available by phone or text (1-800-931-2237) or click-to-chat message. Nationaleatingdisorders.org/Helpline. For 24/7 crisis information, text “NEDA” to 741-741.
Contributors: Brendan Morrow and Rachel Hale, USA TODAY
