Jack Osbourne addresses 'grossly underweight' claims in explicit video statement
Topics: Celebrity, Social Media
Rhiannon Ingle
Featured Image Credit: Instagram/@jackosbourne
Topics: Celebrity, Social Media
Jack Osbourne has issued a 'public service announcement' responding to online trolls commenting on his 'weight loss' in a new social media video.
The 40-year-old British media personality, who is the youngest child of Sharon Osbourne and the late Ozzy Osbourne, took to Instagram earlier today (20 May) to share with his 1.5 million followers his reactions to being called 'grossly underweight'.
Osbourne started off by telling his fans: "Alright, I cannot believe I'm having to actually make this f*cking video.
"If I see one more article written about me saying how I'm sick, I'm grossly underweight, what's going on, health crisis, Jack - it's f*cking insane."
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He assured: "I have lost no weight since I got out of the jungle doing I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, what, six months ago? I've been the same f*cking weight.
"The only difference is, I shaved my beard and opted for a creepy moustache. That's the only f*cking difference, okay?"
The father-of-X continued: "Now, if we want to back up and we want to get real f*cking personal, I've been consistently but slowly losing weight for the last three and a half years.
"I shot up to about 220 pounds three and a half years ago and decided that I wanted to make some changes. So I did. What's the big f*cking deal?
"I'm five foot eight and a half and 155 pounds. It is perfectly healthy, okay?"
He then directly called out a journalist before concluding: "The fact that I even have to say this blows my mind.
"My entire life, I was just brutalised by the press about being overweight and the fact that I get down to a healthy weight. Now I'm criticised even more. Get fucked. This is why no one trusts the press."
He captioned the two-minute clip: "Public Service Announcement."
Fans have since rushed to the comments to shower Osbourne with praise for his statement.
"Don’t listen to the haters, dude. You look great," penned one Instagram user.
A second quipped: "Preach!!!!!!!! Love you."
"Love you, Jack. You tell 'em!!!" a third chimed in as a fourth echoed: "Tell them, Jack! You look amazing."
Another lamented: "It's mad that you have to explain yourself to anyone. You look great."
And a final fan added: "Sorry you even have to do this, Jack, there are more important things to 'report on' than taking shots at anyone's body!!!"