Kelly Osbourne reflects on grief a year after Ozzy’s death
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Kelly Osbourne marked the first anniversary of her father Ozzy Osbourne's death with an Instagram post describing the "endless ache" of grief, writing that she mourns not only the father she lost but "the soul I was before death taught my heart its own name". The rock legend died on 22 July 2025, aged 76, just 17 days after his final live performance with Black Sabbath at Birmingham's Villa Park, with his death certificate citing a heart attack alongside coronary heart disease and Parkinson's disease. Her reflections coincided with the first-ever official "Ozzy Day" in Birmingham, underlining the enduring public and family impact of his death a year on.
In the post, titled "What I've come to know about grief in the last year!", Kelly wrote that grief "divides your life into two people" and leaves survivors "living as ghosts of the people we used to be". Birmingham marked the anniversary with a free city-centre programme of music, memories and tributes celebrating Ozzy's life and local roots, while his son Jack encouraged fans to share their own Ozzy stories throughout the day. Over the preceding year, the family had navigated grief publicly in stages, from Kelly's initial admission she would "not be OK for a while" to later finding her "smile again", and jointly accepting Ozzy's posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award with mother Sharon at the BRITs 2026.
- Kelly Osbourne shared an emotional grief post one year after Ozzy's death.
- Birmingham held its first official "Ozzy Day" tribute event.
- Family has publicly marked milestones, including a posthumous BRITs award.
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Ozzy Osbourne was a British singer best known as the frontman of the rock band Black Sabbath and later for his own solo music career and reality television appearances. He died on 22 July 2025 at the age of 76, shortly after performing what turned out to be his final live show with Black Sabbath in his home city of Birmingham. His death certificate listed a heart attack, coronary heart disease and Parkinson's disease, a condition he had lived with for some years.
Kelly Osbourne is one of his children and has often spoken publicly about her family life, including her father's health and legacy. Birmingham holds particular significance because of Ozzy's roots there and his farewell concert, and the city has since introduced official ways of marking his memory, including a dedicated "Ozzy Day".
The wider Osbourne family, including Kelly's brother Jack, has continued to take part in tributes and public events marking milestones since his death, such as posthumous awards and anniversary commemorations, reflecting his lasting standing in British music and popular culture.
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Originally published by NME as “Kelly Osbourne opens up about “endless ache” of grief – one year on from Ozzy’s death”.