Kelly Osbourne said on Paul C. Brunson’s We Need to Talk podcast that her father, Ozzy Osbourne, told her he loved her about three days before his death. Ozzy told 41-year-old Kelly that, no matter what happened in life, there was a man who truly loved every part of her, and that man was him. He also said he would not be around forever. Kelly said she cried upon hearing these words and asked her father not to talk that way.
The Black Sabbath frontman died of a heart attack at the Welders estate in Buckinghamshire on July 22, 2025, at the age of 76, following long-term health issues including Parkinson’s disease and neck and back injuries. His wife of 43 years, Sharon Osbourne, and their children Aimee, Jack and Kelly were by his side.
Kelly said that after the loss, she could not speak or eat, started drinking again and hit rock bottom. She said she lost many friends during the grieving process and that people expected her to move past her pain. Saying she would never get over her father’s death, Kelly responded to concerns about her weight loss by saying that all she saw was “a broken person.”
Why it matters
This account shows that the public focus on Kelly Osbourne’s appearance and recovery time following Ozzy Osbourne’s death may overshadow the physical and psychological effects of grief. Kelly’s disclosure that she started drinking again, was unable to meet her basic needs and lost support from her social circle makes the impact of the loss on daily life more visible. Her remarks offer a personal example of how the expectation that a bereaved person should recover quickly can coincide with a decline in the support they need. Details about their final conversations also help explain why the father-daughter relationship is central to Kelly’s account of grief. However, the report is based solely on Kelly’s testimony on the podcast and does not include an independent assessment of her health or grieving process.