How Kelly Osbourne Has Found Her ‘Smile Again’ Amid Grief

The TV personality has been grief-stricken since she lost her father, the iconic “Black Sabbath” singer Ozzy Osbourne, in July. However, she is now finding comfort in an unexpected hobby, falconry. 

Ozzy passed away at Harefield Hospital at the age of 76 after suffering a cardiac arrest in July.

On Monday, September 8, Kelly shared an Instagram Stories update telling her followers that she has found happiness in birds. 

In the post, she was captured smiling and holding out her arm while an owl perched on it. She wrote in the caption:

“In all my sadness and grief, I have found something that truly makes me happy! I never thought I would find my smile again through falconry, but I did,” she wrote.

“I absolutely love being with the birds!” She added. The 40-year-old TV personality also shared a video of a falcon gracefully gliding through the air and landing on top of her hand. 

Kelly’s post comes after she opened up about feeling incredibly saddened by her loss. In early August, she took to her Instagram story to thank her fans for all the support and “beautiful messages” they shared with her during her time of grief.

She also admitted that grief often reared its ugly head in her life now and then. “Grief is a strange thing; it sneaks up on you in waves,” she wrote. 

Kelly shared that although she knows she won’t be “ok in a while,” she’s comforted by the knowledge that her family is not alone in their grief. 

“From the bottom of my heart, thank you. The love, support, and 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 ever explain,” she wrote. 

“I’m holding on tight to the love, light, and the legacy left behind,” she added, per The Blast.

Kelly got engaged to Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson on July 5, and her father was there to witness the happy moment. 

Wilson proposed to Kelly backstage during Ozzy’s farewell concert in Birmingham. The Blast reported that when Kelly shared the happy moment on Instagram, her father playfully commented, “F-ck off, you’re not marrying my daughter.” 

However, Ozzy died shortly after, throwing Kelly into mourning and leaving her no time to bask in the euphoria of her engagement.

The fashion designer took to Instagram to share her feelings about the unfortunate situation. She wrote that she was “unhappy” and “sad,” adding, “I lost the best friend I ever had.” 

Last year, Kelly spoke about Ozzy’s struggles with Parkinson’s disease during a candid interview. 

The TV personality said that it was heartbreaking to watch her father’s health deteriorate, noting that she didn’t know “good days from bad days.” She admitted that she received a shocking realization when it became clear that her parents were “fragile” and not as “invisible” as she thought.