Kelly Osbourne has opened up about how she found her “smile again” following the death of her father Ozzy.
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The Black Sabbath frontman and iconic soloist died in July, aged 76. It came just 17 days after he played his final-ever live shows at Sabbath’s ‘Back To The Beginning’ event in Birmingham.
Shortly after Ozzy’s passing, Kelly paid tribute to her father by referencing Sabbath’s classic ballad ‘Changes’ – which she and her dad covered in 2003 – before speaking more about her grief last month.
“Grief is a strange thing,” Kelly wrote at the time. “It sneaks up on you in waves. I will not be OK for a while, but knowing my family are not alone in our pain makes a difference. I’m holding on tight to the love, the light, and the legacy left behind.”
Sharing a post on Instagram Stories this week, Kelly wrote: “In all my sadness & grief I have found something that truly makes me happy!” The message captioned an image of her smiling with an owl perched on her gloved hand.
“I never thought I would find my smile again through falconry but I did,” she added. “I absolutely love being with the birds!” See a screenshot of the Story in the post below.
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As Billboard reports, an earlier clip on Kelly’s Stories showed another bird flying to her and landing on her arm. A separate video featured the owl landing on her hand before taking a piece of meat from her. A third upload showed Kelly admiring the bird as it flew back to her.
Kelly recently hit out at WWE wrestler Becky Lynch over a distasteful joke she made about her late father and his hometown of Birmingham. She called Lynch a “disrespectful dirtbag”, adding: “Birmingham would not piss on you if you were on fire.”
Meanwhile, Kelly’s brother Jack has shared a “personal note” about Ozzy in a video on his YouTube channel. He spoke about getting the news of his father’s death, and spending a “really amazing week” with him the following Black Sabbath’s final show.
“Ozzy Osbourne does not end because he passed away on July 22,” Jack told viewers. “He’s just exploding through the universe, and we’re all seeing it.” In a previous tribute to Ozzy, he said: “He lived and he lived his life fully. I love you dad.”
Jack recently hit back at negative comments about Ozzy made by Roger Waters, writing: “My father always thought you were a c*nt – thanks for proving him right.”
Kelly joined Jack, their sister Aimee and their mother Sharon for a public funeral procession in Birmingham on July 30. Ozzy was then laid to rest in the grounds of his UK mansion after a private ceremony.
Ozzy’s death certificate confirmed his cause of death to be a heart attack, while also mentioning that he was suffering from coronary heart disease and Parkinson’s. The document listed his occupation as “Songwriter, Performer and Rock Legend”.
In other news, Yungblud paid tribute to Ozzy while performing with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry at the MTV VMAs 2025 last weekend.
