- Kelly Osbourne has acknowledged she had no idea how thin she had become following the death of her father, Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne.
- Having previously defended her gaunt appearance on social media, she now admits she “wasn’t very well” and should not have attended the Grammy Awards in January.
- The 41-year-old realised there was a problem after seeing a photograph of herself at a dress fitting, describing her appearance as “scary”.
- Osbourne attributed her weight loss to grief, revealing she had lived with anticipatory grief for a decade as her father's health deteriorated.
- She announced plans to produce a documentary series exploring grief and mental health to raise awareness about the issue.
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Kelly Osbourne addresses extreme weight loss after death of dad Ozzy: ‘I wasn’t very well’
