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Kelly Osbourne is looking back at the moments that followed her father’s passing.
More than a year after Ozzy Osbourne’s death, the Fashion Police alum—whom he shared with wife Sharon Osbourne—offered a glimpse into how their family honored the patriarch in the days following his passing.
“We didn’t put my dad in any sort of morgue,” Kelly told Hello! In an interview published Aug. 31. “He came straight home and we got to spend a few days with him and mourn with him and make sure that everything was the way we wanted it to be.”
But in the early stages of her family’s grief, it was the Black Sabbath alum’s fans who lifted them up in their time of need.
“It saved us,” Kelly, 41, explained. “Every note, every flower, every gift that was sent to us—we received, we read, we acknowledged, and the people we could find the time to write back to and thank, we did. It showed us that they loved him as much as we loved them. Because he really did.”
And the support they received on their home soil made Kelly—mom to 3-year-old son Sidney with ex-fiancé Sid Wilson—especially proud of her dad’s roots.
“I’m so proud that half of me is from a city like Birmingham,” she said. “They’re salt-of-the-earth, working-class heroes who say it as it is. They’re incredible people, and I don’t think Birmingham gets enough credit.”
But even with an entire city to lean on, the reality star admitted her mental and physical health took a toll after Ozzy’s death.
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“I didn’t navigate it—I wasn’t well,” she said. “How can you navigate something so cruel when you’re so sick? I’m getting a lot better. I’ve got all the help I need and I’m grateful for the support I have in my life.”
Ozzy—also dad to kids Elliot Kingsley, 60, Jessica Osbourne, 54, and Louis Osbourne, 51, with ex-wife Thelma Riley as well as Aimee Osbourne, 42, and Jack Osbourne, 39, with Sharon—died in July 2025 at age 76 from a fatal heart attack.
And more than a year later, Kelly is certain that his passing has fundamentally changed her.
“I’ll never be the person I was before my father died,” she said. “A part of me died, too. Everything is different. I’m different. Everything has changed, but it’s just taking it one day at a time and putting the pieces back together in a way that you think will work.”
But even as she navigates her grief, she’s committed to keeping her father’s legacy alive.
“[Ozzy] will always be that little boy from Aston,” she said. “You know, he never realized the icon that he truly will be forever. There was no one like him, and there never will be again.”
Keep reading for all the stars who paid tribute to Ozzy after his death…
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Metallica
The heavy metal band shared a throwback photo of Ozzy Osbourne with a simple broken heart emoji as the caption.
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Elton John
“He was a dear friend and a huge trailblazer who secured his place in the pantheon of rock gods - a true legend,” he wrote. “He was also one of the funniest people I’ve ever met. I will miss him dearly. To Sharon and the family, I send my condolences and love.”
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Questlove
“Love Live The Oz,” he wrote. “Rest In Melody.”
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Jason Momoa
“Love you @ozzyosbourne All my aloha @sharonosbourne and ohana,” he wrote alongside a picture with Ozzy and wife Sharon Osbourne. “So grateful. RIP.”
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Flavor Flav
“Man,,, real heart broken over the passing of OZZY OSBOURNE,” the rapper shared on X. “We go way back and it was a real honor to watch him get inducted into the @rockhall last year. Sending my love and prayers to Sharon and his kids and whole family. RIP.”
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Bret Michaels
“One of the greatest rock legends to ever live...” the Def Leppard member wrote, noting the band would dedicate their upcoming shows to Ozzy. “And to my friend @sharonosbourne and the entire Osbourne family, sending my deepest condolences. Ozzy, may you forever rest in peace and thank you for rocking our world.”
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Ice T
“RIP Ozzy,” he wrote on X. “Right after the recent huge Black Sabbath final concert. Sad.. In my opinion the Creators of Heavy Metal.”
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Paul Feig
“He was such a sweet guy and so up for having fun with his image,” the director recalled. “He was a true legend and the music world wouldn’t have been the same without him. RIP Ozzy.”
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Smashing Pumpkins
Alongside a video of Sharon and Billy Corgan, the band wrote, “We [heart] you too, Ozzy.”
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Mike McCready of Pearl Jam
Writing on behalf of the band, lead guitarist Mike McCready detailed when he first discovered Black Sabbath in high school.
“‘War Pigs’ was terrifying and mesmerizing at the same time,” he wrote. “It was Ozzy’s voice that took me away to a dark universe. A great escape. Then when The ‘Blizzard of Ozz’ record came out I was instantly a fan. Thanks for the music, Ozzy it makes our journey in life better.”
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Adam Sandler
Of his Little Nicky costar, the actor wrote, “Whether we were in our basements with our brothers, in the woods with our buddies, in the car, at a keg party, on a boat, at football practice, at a sleepover….Nobody was more badass to crank up on our speakers than the one and only prince of darkness - Ozzy Osborne! Loved him a lot like we all did!”
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Josh Brolin
“What a talent and what an impact on me,” the Goonies star wrote, “and so many others that found it him a thriving misfit with the voice of the grimy blood in our darkest vein. He was circus and theatre and love and loyalty and the everyman's talent.”
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Ronnie Wood
“I am so very sad to hear of the death of Ozzy Osbourne,” the Rolling Stones’ guitarist wrote. “What a lovely goodbye concert he had at Back To The Beginning in Birmingham.”
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