Kelly Osbourne is standing up for herself after people criticized her appearance at the 2026 Brit Awards on Saturday night.
The reality TV star attended the ceremony, held in Manchester, England, to celebrate her father Ozzy Osbourne, who was posthumously honored with a lifetime achievement award. Her apparent weight loss caused concern online, igniting a public debate about her physical state.
“There is a special kind of cruelty in harming someone who is clearly going through something,” Kelly wrote on her Instagram Stories (via The Hollywood Reporter). “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 added, “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!”
Ozzy died last July at 76 years old. His wife Sharon Osbourne joined Kelly to accept the award on his behalf on Saturday night. “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,” Sharon told the crowd at the Brit Awards. “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.”
This is not the first time Kelly has been forced to fend off body-shaming remarks. In December, she shared a now-deleted video addressing the constant speculation.
“To the people who keep thinking they’re being funny and mean by writing comments like ‘Are you ill’ or ‘Get off Ozempic, you don’t look right,’” she said. “My dad just died, and I’m doing the best that I can, and the only thing I have to live for right now is my family. And I choose to share my content with you and share the happy side of my life not the miserable side of my life. So to all those people, fuck off.”
Sharon played the clip during an interview with Piers Morgan and defended her daughter. “She’s right,” Sharon told Morgan. “She’s lost her daddy. She can’t eat right now.”
Last August, Kelly admitted that she “will not be OK” for a while”” after the death of her father. “I’ve sat down to write this a hundred times and still don’t know if the words will ever feel like enough… but from the bottom of my heart, thank you,” Kelly wrote on social media. “The love, support, and beautiful messages I’ve received from so many of you have truly helped carry me through the hardest moment of my life. Every kind word, every shared memory, every bit of compassion has meant more than I can ever explain.”
She added, “Grief is a strange thing; it sneaks up on you in waves. I will not be ok for a while, but knowing my family [is] not alone in our pain makes a difference.”