Kelly Osbourne Now Fires Back After BRIT Awards Criticism

kelly osbourne now pushed back on social media after critics flagged her visible weight loss following her appearance at the BRIT Awards, writing that she is "currently going through the hardest time in my life. " The post came after she and her mother accepted a posthumous lifetime achievement award for her father, Ozzy Osbourne.

Kelly Osbourne Now addresses online cruelty

Taking to her Instagram story, Osbourne wrote: "There is a special kind of cruelty in harming someone who is clearly going through something. 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. " She followed that with: "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 dehumanized in such a way!"

At the BRIT Awards: accepting Ozzy’s lifetime honor

At Saturday night’s ceremony, Kelly and her mother Sharon accepted a lifetime achievement award on behalf of Ozzy Osbourne. Ozzy Osbourne died on July 22, 2025, at 76 years old. Sharon said, "If Ozzy was here tonight with us, he would be showing us that gorgeous smile that he had and I know he would be so proud to receive this from the country that he loved. So he may not be here, but he left us one amazing body of work that will never be forgotten by the country that made him, " and Kelly added, "Thank you for loving my father as much as we do. "

Earlier grief and reactions to comments about her appearance

Following her father’s death last year, Kelly described her grief on Instagram as a "strange thing" that "sneaks up on you in waves. " She wrote then: "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. " Her recent post noted that online responses to her visible weight loss had "sparked concern and criticism online, " with commenters writing things like "Are you ill" or "Get off Ozempic, you don't look right. "