Kelly Osbourne shared her plans for what will be a bittersweet Father's Day this year, honoring her late father, Black Sabbath legend Ozzy Osbourne.
Special Tribute Plans
“My brother Louis and I are getting together on Sunday to do something special to honour him,” she told the Mirror at the Mind x The Ricky Hatton Foundation charity auction in London on Thursday.
Heavy metal legend Ozzy died at age 76 in July 2025, and as she prepares to mark the first anniversary of his death, she shared a poignant update on how she’s doing.
Coping with Loss
“I do feel I’m getting a little better, day by day. But it’s been the worst year of my life, without question. I’ll never be the same.”
The singer and TV star, 41, who shot to fame with her family in reality show The Osbournes, is also recovering from her shock split from Slipknot DJ fiance Sid Wilson in March, with whom she shares three-year-old son, Sidney.
It came just seven months after Wilson proposed to her in front of her dad at Ozzy’s final concert in Birmingham.
She told us, “I feel like I’ve made some decisions recently that put me in the right direction, especially for me and my baby.”
“And Sydney’s just thriving. He just brings me so much joy. He keeps me going. I mean, he’s my reason for everything. He'll be with his dad on Father’s Day, so he'll do what they do.”
Heartfelt Tributes
Osbourne stepped out recently in a daring bat-styled fascinator at the Ascot races, a sweet tribute to the Prince of Darkness, who famously bit the head off of a bat live on stage during a 1982 concert in Iowa.
She said of the sweet nod, “It’s just one of my ways of remembering him. But he’s with me, every day.”
Dealing with Cruelty
But a heartbreaking year for Osborne was compounded by cruel trolling, as fans criticised Kelly's visibly slimmer appearance since her dad’s death, which intensified following a joint appearance at the BRIT Awards in February with her mother, Sharon, with horrid online commentators comparing her to a ‘dead body’.
She has hit back with various scathing responses to the haters, but told the Mirror that now she just doesn’t pay them any attention.
“I will honestly say though, I’ve never experienced cruelty like it. And I don't think anyone deserves that kind of cruelty. You have to be very mentally unwell to say the things that people are saying about me. So I feel sorry for them.
“You never know what someone’s going through - that’s why I always make the point to smile at someone walking down the street, because that one smile can change everything for that person.”
Mental Health Advocacy
Her experiences have also made her treasure every moment with loved ones. “It's taught me that time is the most precious thing we have.”
Throwing her weight behind the work done by Mind at the event, which was also attended by rapper Pro Green and late boxing star Ricky Hatton’s manager Paul Speak, she said, “I think it’s particularly important, because it’s still so much harder for men to voice when they’re having an issue.
“It’s about being brave enough to take the taboo away and realise that if you need the help, it’s out there, you just have to know where to go.”
