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After her father’s death, Kelly Osbourne says she hid behind wigs so people would not see her pain

From Hürriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Kelly Osbourne says grief after her father Ozzy Osbourne died in July 2025 left her severely underweight and struggling to recover.
  • She told The Mail on Sunday that she concealed her appearance with a wig and carefully chosen clothing at the 2026 Grammy Awards, where Ozzy received a tribute.
  • Osbourne said her pain had become so intense that she no longer felt hunger and later questioned whether she should have attended the ceremony.

Kelly Osbourne says the grief that followed her father Ozzy Osbourne’s death caused her to lose a shocking amount of weight, leaving her unable to recognize how thin she had become.

This is frightening. I didn’t know I looked like that. Every bone in my spine was visible. I was in so much pain that I couldn’t see what other people were seeing. I just saw a broken person.

· Kelly OsbourneShe described how grief distorted her perception of her severe weight loss before the 2026 Grammy Awards.

Ozzy Osbourne, one of rock music’s most famous figures, died in July 2025 after years of battling Parkinson’s disease and other health problems. His death devastated fans around the world, but his family suffered the loss most directly. Kelly said she found it extremely difficult to emerge from the depression that followed.

The 41-year-old singer drew concern at the 2026 Grammy Awards, where a tribute honored Ozzy. Speaking to The Mail on Sunday, she said she looked almost like a ghost and had not understood what others could see. “This is frightening. I didn’t know I looked like that. Every bone in my spine was visible. I was in so much pain that I couldn’t see what other people were seeing. I just saw a broken person.”

I put on a wig to cover my face, so you couldn’t see how thin my cheekbones were.

· Kelly OsbourneShe explained how she tried to conceal her appearance at the ceremony.

Kelly attended the ceremony to support her mother, Sharon Osbourne, and honor her father’s legacy. She said she used a wig to hide her face and make her cheekbones appear less thin: “I put on a wig to cover my face, so you couldn’t see how thin my cheekbones were.” Her team also searched for clothes that would not emphasize her weight loss.

I was scared. I wanted to be there to support my mom and honor my dad’s legacy, but I don’t think I should have gone. I wasn’t doing very well.

· Kelly OsbourneShe reflected on attending the Grammy tribute to her father despite her fragile condition.

Looking back, she said she may have pushed herself too far by attending. “I was scared. I wanted to be there to support my mom and honor my dad’s legacy, but I don’t think I should have gone. I wasn’t doing very well.” She described the cause of her weight loss this way: “You are filled with so much pain that you don’t even feel hunger.”

You are filled with so much pain that you don’t even feel hunger.

· Kelly OsbourneShe explained how grief affected her appetite and contributed to her weight loss.
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Originally published by Hürriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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