Kelly Osbourne has revealed that she wore a wig at the 2026 Grammy Awards to conceal her gaunt appearance after what she described as a 'scary' period of weight loss following the death of her father, Ozzy Osbourne. The singer, 41, admitted she 'wasn't very well' and had 'no idea' how much weight she had lost in the aftermath of the Black Sabbath frontman's death from a heart attack at age 76 in July 2025.
Family and friends raised the alarm
In an interview with The Mail on Sunday, Kelly said her friends and family became concerned about her appearance, but she was unable to see what they saw. 'I couldn't see what other people saw because I was in so much pain. I just saw a broken person,' she explained.
Kelly, who recently split from Slipknot star Sid Wilson, the father of her three-year-old son Sidney, said she now regrets attending the Grammy Awards, held in Los Angeles in February 2026. 'I looked like the f*****g Crypt Keeper,' she told the publication. 'I said, "This is scary. I didn't know I looked like this."'
Wig and stylists' efforts to hide weight loss
Kelly said she wore a wig to cover her face 'so you couldn't see how skinny my cheekbones really were.' Her stylists also tried to find clothes that would not make her look even thinner. 'They knew I was going through something. So, we were trying to find clothes to not make me look skinnier,' she said.
'I was scared. I wanted to be there to support my mum and to pay tribute to my father's legacy. But in all honesty, when I reflect on it, I don't think I should have gone. I wasn't very well,' she added.
Shielding her son from grief
The former reality star described how she tried to protect her young son from her pain. 'Whenever he walked in the room, something would come over me and I'd snap into Miss Fun Mum,' she explained. 'I didn't cry in front of him; I'd walk out of the room. I always made sure that he was not exposed to inappropriate sorrow.'
Kelly also revealed plans to create a three-part documentary series on grief and mental health, sharing her own experience. 'There's a lot that people don't know,' she said.
Earlier this year, Kelly said she felt 'dehumanised' by criticism of her appearance after the 2026 Brit Awards, where she honoured her father alongside her mother, Sharon. In an Instagram post, she 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.'
For anyone concerned about their own or someone else's health, the UK's eating disorder charity Beat can be contacted 365 days a year on 0808 801 0677 or via beateatingdisorders.org.uk.
