Lance Joseph Martinez

Kelly Osbourne Reveals Her Reaction to Seeing Herself in a Photograph: “I Didn’t Know I Looked Like This”

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<p>For several months, curiosity surrounding<strong>&nbsp;Kelly Osbourne&rsquo;s&nbsp;</strong>dramatic transformation has continued to grow, particularly following her appearances at the <strong>2026 Grammy Awards</strong> and <strong>BRIT Awards.</strong></p><p>At the latter event, Kelly joined her mother,<strong>&nbsp;Sharon Osbourn</strong><strong>e</strong>, to accept the<strong>&nbsp;Lifetime Achievement Award</strong> presented in honor of her late father, <strong>Ozzy Osbourne</strong>, the legendary <strong>Black Sabbath</strong> frontman who passed away in July 2025.</p><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width: 700px; display: block;" width="700"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1788752171024[image] - 9801619.jpg" style="width: 700px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="700"><span class="fr-inner">Photo from @kellyosbourne</span></span></span></div><div><br></div><p>Now, in an exclusive interview with the<strong></strong>&nbsp;Daily Mail<strong></strong>, the English television personality has opened up about the difficult period in her life, revealing that she herself was shocked when she saw how much her appearance had changed. She also shared how her friends and family had repeatedly expressed concern about her well-being.</p><p>Contrary to what many people had assumed, Kelly revealed that she had also become concerned about her dramatic weight loss. In fact, she wore a wig to this year&rsquo;s Grammys in what she described as a last-minute attempt to conceal how gaunt she had become.</p><p>According to the Daily Mail, the 41-year-old admitted that she had <strong>&ldquo;no idea&rdquo;</strong> what she looked like following her father&rsquo;s death until she saw a photograph taken during a dress fitting for the awards.</p><p>&ldquo;I looked like the f****** Crypt Keeper. I said, &lsquo;This is scary. I didn&rsquo;t know I looked like this.&rsquo; My spine&mdash;you could see every single bone,&rdquo; Kelly shared.</p><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width: 700px; display: block;" width="700"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1788751770239[image] - 1775351.jpg" style="width: 700px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="700"><span class="fr-inner">Photo from @kellyosbourne</span></span></span></div><div><br></div><p>The reality TV star, who rose to fame through the hit series <strong><em>The Osbournes,&nbsp;</em></strong>explained that her family and friends had repeatedly tried to draw her attention to the changes in her appearance. However, she struggled to fully understand their concerns as she was consumed by grief following her father&rsquo;s death.</p><p>Ozzy Osbourne, widely known as the <strong>&ldquo;Prince of Darkness,&rdquo;</strong> was a pioneering figure in heavy metal music. He co-founded Black Sabbath in 1968 and rose to prominence as the band&rsquo;s lead vocalist, performing on several of their landmark albums, including <strong>&quot;Black Sabbath,&quot; &quot;Paranoid,&quot;&nbsp;</strong>and<strong>&nbsp;&quot;Master of Reality.&quot;</strong></p><p>Ozzy died at his home in Buckinghamshire on July 22, 2025, at the age of 76, surrounded by his family. His death was attributed to acute myocardial infarction and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, with coronary artery disease and Parkinson&rsquo;s disease with autonomic dysfunction listed as contributing factors.</p><p>&ldquo;I couldn&rsquo;t see what other people saw because I was in so much pain. I just saw a broken person,&rdquo; Kelly added.</p><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width: 700px; display: block;" width="700"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1788751812180[image] - 5453327.jpg" style="width: 700px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="700"><span class="fr-inner">Kelly Osbourne with her mother, Sharon | Photo from @kellyosbourne</span></span></span></div><div><br></div><p>Reflecting on her appearance at the Grammys<strong></strong>, Kelly said she was afraid that the attention surrounding her transformation would overshadow her father&rsquo;s legacy. She therefore did what she could to conceal her weight loss, including wearing a wig to draw attention away from her face and cheekbones.</p><p>Her stylist also helped her choose clothing that would flatter her appearance while being mindful of what she was going through emotionally.</p><p>&ldquo;I was scared. I wanted to be there to support my mum and to pay tribute to my father&rsquo;s legacy. But in all honesty, when I reflect on it, I don&rsquo;t think I should have gone. I wasn&rsquo;t very well,&rdquo; she revealed.</p><p>&ldquo;The distress of losing Ozzy left her feeling nauseous whenever she tried to eat: &lsquo;You&rsquo;re filled with so much pain that the feeling of hunger can&rsquo;t even pop up,&rsquo;&rdquo; she said.</p><p>Despite her own struggles, Kelly made an effort to shield her three-year-old son, <strong>Sidney</strong>, from the full weight of her grief. &ldquo;Whenever he walked in the room, something would come over me and I&rsquo;d snap into Miss-Fun-Mum. I didn&rsquo;t cry in front of him; I&rsquo;d walk out of the room. I always made sure that he was not exposed to inappropriate sorrow,&rdquo; she shared.</p><div><br></div><div><a href="https://metro.style/people/2026/3/6/kelly-osbourne-responds-to-comments-about-her-weight-going-through-the-hardest-time-in-my-life-2105"><strong>RELATED: Kelly Osbourne Responds to Comments About Her Weight: &ldquo;Going Through the Hardest Time in My Life&rdquo;</strong></a></div><div><br></div><div><strong>Kelly&rsquo;s previous statement on her weight transformation<br></strong></div><p>Kelly had already addressed the public&rsquo;s curiosity about her appearance in March, following her BRIT Awards appearance with Sharon.</p><p>After the event, she became a trending topic as social media users commented on her appearance, with some questioning her dramatic weight loss and others speculating that she had used <strong>Ozempic</strong>, a GLP-1 medication commonly associated with weight management.</p><p>Kelly responded to the criticism through her Instagram Story, calling out the lack of empathy directed toward her while she was grieving. &ldquo;There is a special kind of cruelty in harming someone who is clearly going through something&mdash;kicking me while I&rsquo;m down, doubting my pain, spreading my struggles as gossip, and turning your back when I need support and love most,&rdquo; she wrote.</p><p>&ldquo;None of it proves strength; it only reveals a profound absence of compassion and character,&rdquo; she added.</p><p>This was not the first time Kelly had spoken out against online comments about her appearance. In February, she also took to Instagram to call out abusive messages, sharing screenshots of comments directed at her alongside the caption: &ldquo;Literally can&rsquo;t believe how disgusting some human beings truly are! No one deserves this sort of abuse.&rdquo;</p><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width: 700px; display: block;" width="700"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17887518975631772690419814[image] - 9264498.jpeg" style="width: 700px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="700"><span class="fr-inner">Kelly and Sharon Osbourne during the BRIT Awards | Photo from @brits</span></span></span></div><div><br></div><div><strong>Kelly&rsquo;s upcoming documentary on &lsquo;grief and recovery&rsquo;<br></strong></div><p>Meanwhile, Kelly revealed to the Daily Mail that she is planning to document her experience with grief and recovery in a three-part television documentary focusing on bereavement and mental health.</p><p>The project will reportedly explore her experience of living with what she described as &ldquo;anticipatory grief&rdquo; for nearly a decade as her father&rsquo;s health deteriorated. She has yet to reveal the broadcaster behind the project.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to do a three-part documentary series on grief and mental health, and what I went through, and tell my story because there&rsquo;s a lot that people don&rsquo;t know,&rdquo; she said.</p><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width: 700px; display: block;" width="700"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1788751917844[image] - 1065421.jpg" style="width: 700px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="700"><span class="fr-inner">Photo from @kellyosbourne</span></span></span></div><div><br></div><p>Lead photos from <strong>@kellyosbourne</strong></p>

<p>Kelly Osbourne opens up about being shocked by her own transformation after her father’s passing and reveals plans to document her journey of “grief and recovery” in an upcoming three-part documentary.</p>

Kelly Osbourne opens up about being shocked by her own transformation after her father’s passing and reveals plans to document her journey of “grief and recovery” in an upcoming three-part documentary.

Kelly Osbourne Reacts to Her Photograph, Following Major Body Transformation: “I Didn’t Know I Looked Like This”

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Lance Joseph Martinez

Published September 07, 2026 12:55 PM PHT

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