Kelly Osbourne shares health update as she clarifies eating disorders claims
Kelly Osbourne claims she's gained almost 30 lbs since her controversial BRIT Awards appearance in February.
Speaking to The Sun this week, the 41-year-old looked back on her attendance to the music show, which prompted concern from fans at the time over her visibly daintier appearance.
"I didn’t know that I looked like that until I saw the pictures," Kelly claimed. "When I saw them, I couldn’t f*****g believe it.
"I was as shocked as everyone else."
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The reality TV star attended the BRITS in Manchester with her mother, Sharon Osbourne, less than a year following the death of her father, Black Sabbath rockstar Ozzy Osbourne.
The musician died the July prior of a heart attack, aged 76, after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2019 and suffering from a number of other serious health issues.
Kelly's appearance sparked widespread discussions at the time, with fans raising concern over her seemingly considerable weight loss.
In response, however, the mother-of-one hit out in a fiery Instagram statement, slamming conversations surrounding her appearance as criticism disguised as concern.
"There is a special kind of cruelty in harming someone who is clearly going through something," she wrote on social media at the time. "Kicking me while I’m down, doubting my pain, spreading my struggles as gossip, and turning your back when I need support and love most.
"None of it proves strength; it only reveals a profound absence of compassion and character."
Kelly added at the time: "I’m currently going through the hardest time in my life. I should not even have to defend myself. But I won’t sit here and allow myself to be dehumanised in such a way."
This week, however, she insisted 'wasn't' suffering from 'an eating disorder', telling The Sun: "I just couldn’t do anything for myself. Eating made me feel like I wanted to throw up."
Looking back on the loss of her father, Kelly described the last year as the 'worst' of her life.
"In so many ways, I can’t even explain to you," she continued. "But it’s also been really beautiful because I’ve learned that my grief is an honour, as I truly love someone that much."
"I know this sounds woo-woo, but I do candle magic a lot. My dad told me he would send me messages. It felt like everything inside me was dead, and I didn’t want my son to see me like this.
"I went to my dad’s grave with a white candle and I wrote a wish on it saying, 'Please help me'. The next day, my mom showed up in a black Mercedes with a man in a mustard-coloured jacket."
Rhianna Benson