Kelly Osbourne, daughter of the late Birmingham icon Ozzy Osbourne, has revealed she will honour her father this Father's Day in her own heartfelt way — the first since his passing.
"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 passed away aged 76 in July 2025, and as she approaches the first anniversary of his death, Kelly offered a touching update on how she is coping.
Coping with grief and personal upheaval
"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," she said.
The singer and TV personality, 41, who rose to prominence alongside her family in reality series The Osbournes, is also navigating her unexpected separation from Slipknot DJ and former fiancé Sid Wilson in March, with whom she has a three-year-old son, Sidney.
The split came just seven months after Wilson got down on one knee before her father at Ozzy's landmark farewell concert in Birmingham.
Finding strength in her son
She told the Mirror: "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."
Osbourne appeared recently sporting a bold bat-inspired fascinator at the Ascot races, a touching homage to the Prince of Darkness, who infamously bit the head off a bat during a live performance in Iowa back in 1982.
Speaking about the poignant gesture, she remarked: "It's just one of my ways of remembering him. But he's with me, every day."
Facing online abuse
However, a devastating year for Osbourne was made worse by vicious online abuse, as fans criticised Kelly's noticeably slimmer frame since her father's passing, which escalated after a joint appearance at the BRIT Awards in February alongside her mother, Sharon, with cruel social media users comparing her to a 'dead body'.
She has responded with several sharp retorts to her detractors, but revealed to the Mirror that she now simply ignores them.
"I will honestly say though, I've never experienced cruelty like it. And I don't think anyone deserves that kind of cruelty," she said. "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."
Lessons learned and mental health advocacy
Her ordeals have also taught her to cherish every moment with those closest to her. "It's taught me that time is the most precious thing we have," Kelly added.
Supporting the efforts of Mind at the gathering, which also welcomed rapper Professor Green and Paul Speak, manager of late boxing legend Ricky Hatton, she remarked: "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."
