Kelly Osbourne responds to comments after the BRIT Awards: Mourning for Ozzy Osbourne was the reason for her weight loss – now she speaks plainly.
The BRIT Awards took place in Manchester on Saturday 28th February. Among many other artists, Ozzy Osbourne received the Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously. His wife Sharon Osbourne and his daughter Kelly Osbourne accepted the award on his behalf and gave a moving speech about him.
Reactions on social media
Kelly Osbourne’s appearance caused concern, but also a lot of gossip on social media – and not because of her speech, but because of her very slim appearance, especially due to narrower cheeks and more prominent contours. People on socials described her as “haggard” and “fragile” and urged her to get help.
Kelly Osbourne defends herself
On Sunday, March 1st, she defended herself against these allegations. “It’s especially cruel to hurt someone who’s obviously going through something. Kicking me when I’m down, doubting my pain, spreading my problems as gossip, and turning your back on me when I need support and love most – none of this shows strength, it just reveals a deep lack of compassion,” she wrote in an Instagram Story.
She clarified that her father’s death was the reason for her rapid weight loss. “I’m going through the hardest time of my life right now. I shouldn’t even have to defend myself. But I won’t stand by while I’m dehumanized in this way.”
Ozzy Osbourne died in July 2025 at the age of 76. Kelly had already spoken out at the time and wrote that she wouldn’t be okay for a while after her father’s death.
Not the first time
As early as December 2025, she shared a video in which she had to justify herself to her followers. The statement video, which has since been deleted, was directed against rumors that she was abusing the weight loss drug Ozempic. There she already turned against her haters and explained: “My father just died and I’m doing my best and the only thing worth living for right now is my family.” Her mother, Sharon Osbourne, also defended her daughter in interviews and said that she had problems eating after her father’s death.
Kelly Osbourne had long spoken about her approach to weight issues after having a stomach tuck in 2018. She emphasized again that only her mother had used Ozempic to lose weight and that she had previously lost weight through exercise and a healthy diet.
