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Nov 25
'09
The Dancing With The Stars winner is… (spoilers obviously)

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Donny Osmond and his partner Kym Kym Johnson won “Dancing with the Stars” last night, beating out singer Mya and reality personality Kelly Osbourne in the final. This was Kym’s first win on the show. I feel guilty when I cover TV shows I’ve hardly watched, so I asked my mom, a former DWTS fan, what she thinks of this season. She said she hardly watches it now because the results show is on at the same time as “So You Think You Can Dance.” In my mom’s opinion all the younger kids are watching SYTYCD, and she thinks Donny must have clinched the vote from the older ladies. There’s much more to his win, of course. Osmond was a good dancer with solid scores and he was also highly likable. While Mya was a much better dancer overall, many viewers complained that she was overconfident. She even bragged on Monday “that trophy is mine.” Compare her statement to Donny’s that “I want to win this mirrorball so badly,” and you can see why he earned more votes than cocky Mya.

Kelly Osbourne was also highly personable and improving greatly on the show, and many fans identified with her. She fell during the freestyle competition on Monday, though. Kelly seemed very grateful for the opportunity and said Monday that “every single dance we’ve done so far in this competition has been such a learning process and an adventure for me.”

Here’s part of a recap from The LA Times. The article is much longer, as the show lasted a full two hours and included two performances by Whitney Houston:

After overcoming long odds, ups and downs, fever dreams, a sparkly leprechaun green jacket, a fumbled tango routine and a dip to the dark side, lifelong showman and avowed professional Donny Osmond beat out fellow competitors Mya and Kelly Osbourne to emerge as Season 9’s “Dancing With the Stars” champion. And true to his Mr. Congeniality roots, the star wasn’t content to hoard the coveted Mirrorball trophy and tell his sister — the reason he came on as a competitor on this show in the first place — to stick it where the sun don’t shine. No, a win for Donny was a win for everybody, and he magnanimously brought up his wife, his large family and his sister Marie out on to the dance floor with him to celebrate.

What’s more, congratulations to Donny’s partner Kym Johnson as well! The pro has come so close to the “DWTS” crown herself as the runner up with Season 4’s Joey Fatone and Season 7’s Warren Sapp, so it’s nice to see the always-lovely Australian make the third time in the finals the charm and finally nab that title. Not only that, but she’s become an honorary Osmond in the process. (What’s another Osmond when you’ve already got so many in the bunch?) Win and win!

Well, as one is awarded a sparkly disco ball and showered with confetti, there are two others who go home empty-handed. And this season, the less-than-coveted title of also-ran was handed deigned to Mya and Kelly Osbourne. There was no talk about close contests like there was last season between Gilles Marini and Season 8 champ Shawn Johnson, so one can only imagine that Donny had this competition in the bag and tied up with a nice, glittery little bow from the get-go. Mya clearly had the technical precision and the musicality; could that slight fumble with the freestyle cost her the trophy? Though Mya was the best dancer of the bunch and Kelly the resounding studio audience favorite (can’t remember how many times the crowd erupted into cheers of “Kelly! Kelly! Kelly!”), both accepted their second- and third-place finishes graciously.

Or maybe at that point they just wanted it to be over and done with. Because after 10 weeks of competition and innumerable dances, those two excruciatingly long hours of results filler seemed to stretch into a small eternity.

[From the LA Times]

Congratulations to Donny and Kym! I would have loved to see Kelly win, but I think she’s happy enough just to have made it into the final. Mya was really talented from what I’ve seen, but you also need to win over the audience and Donny surely did.

Donny and Kym’s Freestyle

Mya and Dmitri’s Freestyle

Kelly and Louis’ Freestyle

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Nov 18
'09
Kelly Osbourne makes it to DWTS final, needs surgery on her foot (spoilers)

Fan favorite Kelly Osbourne is going to the finals on “Dancing with the Stars.” The famous daughter of Ozzy Osbourne battled some extreme nerves and stage fright during the show, which was obvious to everyone. However instead of working against her it ultimately worked in Kelly’s favor. Although she didn’t come up in the top three by the judges’ scores, she did with the fans, which is what ultimately counts. Everyone loves an underdog.

She’s battled crippling nerves, a painful foot injury, and the death of her pet dog to compete in Dancing With The Stars, but it seems that the hard work has paid off for Kelly Osbourne. The 25-year-old won a place in the final of the U.S. reality show last night, after proving a favourite with viewers. Her place had seemed doubtful after she finished third in judges points on the leader board following Monday’s performance.

But viewers votes gave her an unexpected entry into the final. Len Goodman said: ‘Kelly for me has taken dancing into her heart and in doing so has entered all of our hearts - she has been wonderful.’ Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne congratulated their daughter as did British singer Leona Lewis, who performed her hit single Happy on the results night. RnB singer Mya and her partner Dmitry Chaplin were the first of three couples to make it into the last week of the competition.

When Donny Osmond and partner Kym Johnson became the second pairing to make it through Kelly looked visibly dejected. But in a shock elimination viewers chose to send Derek Hough and Joanna Krupa home - despite the couple having much higher scores than Kelly and dance partner Louis van Amstel. ‘What Louis and I have achieved in this show is the impossible really,’ Kelly said. ‘Last night was the most fun I’ve ever had on the dance floor.’

[From the Daily Mail]

Good for Kelly. I don’t know why, but she’s one of those celebrities I’m always rooting for. Not just in competition, but in life in general. She can be annoying and spoiled, but it seems like she’s honest about everything and I find that really refreshing. Unfortunately, as a result of all her hard work on Dancing with the Stars, Kelly’s going to have to get foot surgery. Turns out she has flat feet and bunions, and while she’s always refused surgery for them in the past, all that dancing made her feet a lot worse and now it’s unavoidable. It sounds like she’s in a great deal of discomfort, with shooting pains up and down her legs. It’s pretty impressive that she’s done so well despite all the obstacles – and I’m guessing she’ll win.

Here’s Kelly out with mom Sharon in Los Angeles on Monday night. Images thanks to Fame Pictures .

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Aug 28
'09
Kelly Osbourne says she took 50 pills a day

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Kelly Osbourne just released her first book “Fierce” (how very Tyra Banks of her) about her family and her struggle with addiction. Kelly once told 20/20 that she took 100 pills a day, but in her book she says it was 50. I’m guessing that in her original statement, she meant that once she took a hundred pills a day, and in her book she means she took an average of 50. While there’s a huge difference between the two, both numbers are shocking and the point remains the same: the girl had a serious, serious problem. And Kelly’s admitted there’s a decent chance she’ll relapse, so I’m not sure if it’s appropriate to say it in the past tense.

Kelly, who’s been an addict since she was 16, gives some shocking details about her drug use, and it’s hard not to empathize with her.

But it was when she began clubbing at 16 that she developed a habit, after being offered pills of the drug [vicodin] by an acquaintance. ‘I was relaxed, tingly and happy. The next morning, I called the guy and bought two or three pills for about $20,’ she writes in her new book Fierce. Kelly’s addiction grew serious when her mother, former X Factor judge Sharon, was diagnosed with cancer in 2002. ‘I was trying to stay strong so I took Vicodin to hide the terrible sadness. But by this point, I was waking up and emptying six Vicodin into my hand. Soon I was taking 50 pills a day. Most people would overdose on ten.’

It was only when photographs of Kelly buying drugs were sent to the family home that her parents discovered her addiction. Sharon and Black Sabbath star Ozzy searched her room - discovering 500 pills scattered around. Kelly, now 24, was sent to rehab, for what would be the first of three stays. A year later Kelly was sent to a psychiatric ward, where she finally managed to control her addiction. But, despite saying the thought of relapsing makes her cry, she says there is a ’strong chance’ it could happen again.

[From The Daily Mail]

Kelly also details some funny and profoundly sad stories about her family. You’d think you’d heard every crazy Osbourne tale there could possibly be… but you’d be wrong. There was an incident – which doesn’t seem to be told with much humor from Kelly’s point of view – in which Sharon decided she needed to wax the 14-year-old’s upper lip. It didn’t go well, and Sharon laughed so hard she peed herself.

In her autobiography… Kelly also reveals what it was like growing up with famous parents. With older sister Aimee and brother Jack she had a far from normal childhood - their babysitters were heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. Her father fell asleep during parents evenings and entertained her school friends by drunkenly chasing them in his underwear. He occasionally went too far - once terrifying her young friends by dressing as a werewolf and locking them in the garden shed.

Another time he spotted Kelly was wearing a thong, and in front of her friends cut it off and pulled it from her jeans. ‘I died of embarrassment and burst into tears,’ she wrote.

In another incident her mother decided to wax 14-year-old Kelly’s top lip. She found her daughter’s protestations amusing, and the wax stuck solid while she was laughing. ‘She did eventually pull it off but half of my skin went with it. To make it worse, she was laughing so hard she weed on me.’

[From The Daily Mail]

While I thought the waxing story was hilarious, it was only one of those “it’s funny because it didn’t happen to me” sort of things. If my mother had done that no way would I have forgiven her – even now. And peeing on the carpet is just about the only thing that could make it worse. But the thing with Ozzie and the thong is totally out of line and not funny at all. If it were any other person I’d wonder what he was thinking, but because it’s Ozzie there’s obviously no point.

Kelly got out of rehab most recently this past spring. From her comment about relapsing, I don’t necessarily get the feeling that it’ll be her last time, though I hope so. Addiction is a nasty disease, and my general impression is that it plagues you for most of your life, even if you can keep it under control. Hopefully with each visit to rehab, Kelly at least gets a better handle on it, and gets closer to total sobriety.

Here’s Kelly attending a party for “Dancing With the Stars” held at Coco De Ville in West Hollywood on August 25th. The man photographed with Kelly isn’t identified in any of the pictures, but he’s not her fiance Luke Worrall. Images thanks to Fame Pictures .

Posted in Addictions, Kelly Osbourne

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Jul 7
'09
Kelly Osbourne calls Lady Gaga a ‘butterface’, then denies it

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A few days ago, The Mirror reported that Kelly Osbourne was talking some trash about Lady Gaga. Specifically, Kelly called Lady Gaga a “butterface” and said “She has everything but the face! She talks way too much and has too much attitude. I just wish she’d keep her mouth shut.” Personally, I think Kelly was accurately quoted. This wasn’t some situation where the Mirror reported that “a friend said Kelly said” or “an insider told us”. Kelly really said that - and as for the validity of the criticism, well… no comment. Maybe Lady Gaga has a good personality. Maybe Kelly does too. But I doubt it, in both of their cases.

Anyway, it seems that Kelly was very disturbed that she was most likely quoted accurately, and she’s now trying to roll it back. Kelly now claims to be a “huge fan” of Lady Gaga. Kelly went to Perez Hilton to make excuses (story via Starpulse):

The outspoken daughter of rocker Ozzy Osbourne allegedly lashed out at the “Just Dance” star, branding her a “butterface” and insisting she had “too much attitude.” But Osbourne is adamant she never made the comments - and insists she has no right to comment on other celebrities’ looks.

She tells PerezHilton.com, “I have a big mouth and that’s no secret. I often say things that get me into trouble but I always stand by them. But when words are being put into my mouth and things are being printed that I did not say, it really makes me really mad. I am a huge fan of Lady Gaga. If anything I’m slightly jealous of her wardrobe and I am definitely in no position to be calling anyone a butter face.”

[From Starpulse]

Here’s what I think happened: Kelly really called Lady Gaga a butterface, then realized how terrible it sounded, and tried to roll it back. Add to that the fact that people don’t really care about anything to do with Kelly Osbourne, and it just seems like a harmless little fight between a C-list celebrity and whatever Lady Gaga is. Enjoy your name in the press while you can, Kelly!

Here’s Kelly Osbourne leaving the Dorchester in London and Lady GaGa arriving at her London hotel on Sunday. Images thanks to WENN.com .

Posted in Kelly Osbourne, Lady Gaga

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Mar 26
'09
Jack Osbourne was suicidal before rehab; Kelly is out of rehab

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Jack Osbourne has spoken out about his troubled past, saying that following his mother Sharon’s diagnosis with cancer he felt suicidal. After admitting he had a problem, Jack and father Ozzy went to rehab together.

“I started getting suicidal,” Jack reveals in an exclusive interview with In Touch. “I was just doing loads of drugs and drinking. I was miserable.” Jack, 23, who started going down the wrong path when he was just 13, hit rock bottom on Easter in 2003. “I disappeared for the long weekend,” says the reality star. “When I came back, I knew I needed help. I was like, ‘Okay, I will do this.’”

Jack’s dad, rocker Ozzy Osbourne, an admitted alcoholic and addict for decades, also convinced him to get help. “He said, ‘If you go to treatment, I’ll go to treatment as well.’” Jack checked into Visions Adolescent Treatment Center in Malibu. “A year passed and then two and then three and now it’s nearly six,” says Jack, who has gotten into healthy activities like kickboxing. And he intends to stay clean. “I don’t have a plan,” he explains. “I’m just going to keep doing what I’ve been doing and hopefully not drink. I don’t ever want to come back to rehab again.”


In Touch

When I look at the Osbourne family, my first impression is often of compete chaos - Ozzy is clearly in a place we can’t see, and Sharon seems to be constantly involved in or dealing with the repercussions of a foul-mouthed fight. Despite this, they seem to be reasonable parents. Sure, two of their three kids have been in rehab, but at least they could get them to go to rehab. Jack Osbourne seems to have truly gotten his life on track, in recent years he has continued on the reality television track but moved onto more worthwhile causes. He went to Namibia and filmed the tensions between elephants and humans, and took a rally car from London to Mongolia for charity.

Kelly Osbourne has just left rehab, and contrary to reports that she is already married, her mother Sharon says she won’t be ready for marriage soon, but she still supports her relationship with model Luke Worrell.

Kelly Osbourne’s famous parents, Sharon and Ozzy, have banned her from marrying fiance Luke Worrall for another five years.

The 24-year-old recently completed her third spell in rehab, where she was treated for drug and alcohol addictions, and her mother insists she needs to grow up before she can even think about marriage.

Music manager Sharon tells People magazine, “Neither of them is ready for domestic bliss right now.”

And Kelly, who has been engaged to model Worrall since November, agrees: “I’d become one of those cracked out housewives with a vacuum cleaner, hopped up on Dexedrine.”


San Francisco Chronicle

Sharon Osbourne, who has been voted Celebrity Mother of the Year in 2006 in England, does seem to have raised children who grew into responsible adults. They might fall off the rails, but at least she’s there supporting them and helping them pick up the pieces. Plenty of parents write their children off when they misbehave. Two healthy, happy children wasn’t an outcome anyone expected when Sharon was busy brawling with Ozzy and her parents, exposing her children on reality television, and sending excrement to her enemies in Tiffany boxes.

Jack and Sharon Osbourne are shown at American Idols “Top 12 Party” on 3/5/09. Credit: Nikki Nelson/ WENN.com

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Mar 20
'09
Kelly Osbourne explains why she went to rehab

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Second-generation substance abuser Kelly Osbourne says she was heading down the same dangerous path as her dad, rocker Ozzy Osbourne, before she checked herself into rehab a few months ago. The newly-engaged reality star says she had two options to free herself of a long-standing addiction to painkillers: rehab or death.

Three weeks after completing a month-long stay in a rehabilitation center, Kelly Osbourne tells PEOPLE that she’s been addicted to painkillers since she was a teenager.

“I had my tonsils taken out [at age 13], and they gave me liquid Vicodin,” the TV personality recalls of her first use of painkillers. “I found, when I take this, people like me. I’m having fun, I’m not getting picked on. It became a confidence thing.”

Osbourne, 24, says that despite two trips to rehab in 2004 and 2005, she has never been clean until now.

The star, who reunites with her family for a March 31 FOX special called Osbournes Reloaded (their first collaboration since MTV’s The Osbournes), decided to seek help after suffering an intense relapse this year. Using downers to sleep through the days, she says, “I knew if I didn’t get help, I would die.”

“I’m getting a second chance [at my career],” she says, “and I want to be present for it.”

[From People]

I think the two younger Osbourne children are going to face substance abuse problems for their entire lives. And it’s no surprise, considering the role model they’ve had. Kelly’s brother, Jack Osbourne, has been in rehab as well for a drinking problem. It’s great that Kelly has enough self awareness to realize at an early age that she was heading into dangerous territory. But it’s never going to be easy for either of them to stay sober.

I think this new Osbournes variety show is going to tank - but what do I know? I still can’t understand why “Two and a Half Men” is on the air.

Here’s Kelly Osbourne and her boyfriend Luke Worrall arriving to watch Lady Gaga performing at the Wiltern theatre in Los Angeles on Monday. Images thanks to WENN.com.

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Jan 23
'09
Kelly Osbourne is in rehab again for the fourth time

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Kelly Osbourne is back in rehab – for the fourth time. She has had a long and sordid past with pill addictions, though mom Sharon Osbourne won’t say specifically what type of addiction Kelly is being treated for. Last week, Kelly was arrested for slapping gossip columnist Zoe Griffin - who called her fiancé Luke Worrall stupid.

The actual incident occurred at Punk nightclub in London in August, but Kelly was only arrested last week. A lot of celebs suddenly go into rehab after an arrest in an attempt to make it look like they’re taking responsibility for actions they couldn’t control at the time. But Kelly has struggled with addiction for years, and in her case it seems like the rehab is definitely legitimate and needed.

Kelly Osbourne has checked into rehab for the second time.

Her distraught mother Sharon confirmed she is receiving treatment at an unspecified facility in LA, where she is expected to remain for 30 days.

In a tearful interview, the wife of Black Sabbath star Ozzy Osbourne said: ‘Yeah, Kelly’s in rehab.’

‘What else can we say? She knew that it was the right thing to do at this point and we’re proud that she did it. The family is all standing behind her. Kelly knew that she needed help and she’s getting it.’

‘This is one of the absolute worst things that a parent can face, for their child to go through rehab. And not once, but twice.

‘We just pray that everything’s going to be okay.’

Sharon would not discuss the nature of Kelly’s problem.

‘Kelly will tell you herself when she gets out,’ Sharon told Radar Online.

[From the Daily Mail]

The Mail is wrong when they say Kelly’s going to rehab for the second time – it’s actually her fourth stint. This past March she and brother Jack went on ABC’s 20/20 and talked about their addiction issues. And unlike what you might expect, they didn’t come across as whiney or self-indulgent at all. They both seemed really honest, though it was apparent even at that time that Kelly was still struggling with her addictions.

The following was transcribed by Celebitchy from the 20/20 interview:

Kelly’s early start: Vicodin at 13
Kelly said that she first experimented with drugs at 13 and took Vicodin. She said it silenced all the self conscious thoughts in her head telling her she wasn’t good enough. All the negative coverage of her weight in the media fueled her drug use, she said.

Kelly was usually high on “The Osbournes”
Kelly said that a lot of the screaming and fights you saw on “The Osbournes” were due to all the drugs she was on at the time and that they really heightened her emotions. She said it made her bratty and selfish.

Kelly took 100 pills a day; threw up blood
Kelly admitted that her parents did find a bag of pills that she had with 500 pills in it before she went to rehab, and explained that, “my mom would come into my room every single night and I was throwing up blood, because the Tylenol in the Vicodin was wearing away at my stomach lining.”

Kelly’s low point
She said her low point was waking up to her mom pounding on her back trying to resuscitate her because she had stopped breathing. She had peed the bed and said “At 20 years old, to wake up, by your mother trying to resuscitate you in a bed of your own piss. That is mortifying.”

Rehab worked for Jack, didn’t work at first for Kelly
Jack went into rehab after his suicide attempt at 17 and it’s safe to say it worked for him as he says he hasn’t had a drink since.

Kelly said that after she went into Promises rehab for the first time in 2004 she got high the day she got out and that it didn’t help her. “All I did there was buy 30 days of time and learn tricks from other addicts. And get a massage, lay by a pool… I was out of there… that night I was high.”

The narrator explains that Kelly’s third stint in rehab worked for her, and she said “It just clicked. You have to have that realization that you’re never going to win.”

[From Celebitchy]

It’s good Kelly’s back in rehab, whatever her issue may be. By now I’m guessing she knows what she has to do to keep herself on the straight and narrow once she gets clean. Hopefully she can figure out what her triggers are and avoid them in the future. It really seemed like she was doing a lot better, and she certainly has the potential to do a lot with her fame once she cleans up.

Here’s Kelly running errands with her older sister Amy in Beverly Hills on Images thanks to Fame.

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Nov 17
'08
Kelly Osbourne’s engagement announced on fiance’s Facebook


Kelly Osbourne, 23, has been dating 18-year old model Luke Worrell since May of this year. They’ve been inseparable and sparked rumors about the seriousness of their relationship when Kelly was seen with a diamond on her left hand. The couple kept mum on what exactly the ring meant. This last weekend, however, Worrell officially announced his engagement to the rock-n-roll princess the best way an 18-year old knows how: on his Facebook page.

According to a Sunday newspaper, Luke yesterday changed his online relationship status to ‘engaged to Kelly Osbourne’.

His profile page has been inundated with congratulatory messages from friends and family, according to The People newspaper.

Relative Nicola Worrall wrote: ‘I’m pleased for you both xx’, while former babysitter Claire Merchant added: ‘Wow, you’ve come a long way from the little boy I used to love babysitting for’.

Luke is thought to have had the stamp of approval from Sharon Osbourne at a lunch meeting in July, but it is unclear what her reaction is to news of an engagement.

[From The Daily Mail]

Kelly and Luke were friends for a year before they became a couple, although for half of that year Worrell wasn’t even 18 yet and Kelly was over 21. But the point is they were friends for a reasonable amount of time before becoming romantically involved. They haven’t been dating long, and they’re both young, especially Worrell. Some would say they’re not the most mature couple, but maybe they’ll have a long engagement.

I don’t know anything about Worrell’s family, but I never missed an episode of The Osbournes and if anyone has seen how to make a marriage work through the most extreme of dysfunction, it’s Kelly Osbourne. I just hope Luke watched the show, too, so he’s got some idea of what he’s about to step into for life, however long that works out to be in celebrity land.

Kelly Osbourne is shown out with Luke Worrell on 10/11/08. She is also shown at LAX with her engagement ring on 11/14/08. Credit: WENN

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Oct 1
'08
Kelly Osbourne had a pregnancy scare at 13


Kelly Osbourne is out and about promoting World Contraception Day, talking about how she has a sexual health check up several times a year, and revealing that she had a pregnancy scare at 13.

Kelly said: “I convinced myself I was pregnant when I was 13 and I hadn’t even got my period.

“There are so many rumours and also so much wrong information being passed around, so it is a really important message the World Contraception Day is trying to give out.”

Kelly - an ambassador for World Contraception Day - also revealed she gets tested for sexually transmitted infections every three months.

The 23-year-old admitted having unprotected sex in the past and has the tests for her own peace of mind

Kelly, who is currently dating model Luke Worrall, said: “I am not the kind of person who talks about my sex life, but I am not afraid to talk about contraception.

“I go three, maybe four times a year to get tested for sexually transmitted infections and most of the time I don’t even need to. I just go for peace of mind.”

[New magazine via The Sun]

Kelly was sexually active at 13? Is there any way for me to lock up my children until they’re 25, I am absolutely not ready to parent adolescents!

Kelly made the comments when out promoting World Contraception Day, and this story suggests to me that maybe her parents weren’t ready to raise children and possibly would have been good candidates for said contraceptives. Kelly seems to have worked herself out now, but shouldn’t she have a parent working out that she was sexually active before she even started puberty, and sitting down for a chat about the birds and the bees?

Admittedly, if you had Ozzy Osbourne explain anything to you, you’re likely to walk away more confused than when you started. And I shudder to think of the vulgarities Sharon would have used to explain the process, which alone might have worked as a contraceptive.

Kelly Osbourne is shown wearing a pink wig leaving Kate Moss’s daughter, Lila Grace’s birthday party on 9/26/08. Credit: WENN

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Sep 22
'08
Kelly Osbourne gets a book deal to write memoir


As if we possibly needed more reasons to be jealous of young celebrities, 23-year-old Kelly Osbourne has inked a book deal to writer her memoirs. Yes, at 23. Normally it kind of grates on my nerves when someone writes a memoir before the age of 40. But Kelly has lived quite an unusual life, and I have no doubt she’s got enough experiences – and opinions – to fill up a book or two.

Virgin editorial director Louisa Joyner has signed up a first book from Kelly Osbourne, daughter of rock legend Ozzy and his wife Sharon.

The book is described as a memoir based on Osbourne’s experiences of growing up, from the period before she was famous to her sudden exposure to the media glare following the hit reality TV show “The Osbournes”.

She “will draw upon her own extraordinary experiences to help other young women as they negotiate the minefield that is growing up,” said Virgin.

Joyner said she was “hugely excited” to be publishing the book, describing Osbourne as holding “a unique place in popular culture, hugely famous and yet totally accessible, a perfect fit for the Virgin list.”

M.d. John Sadler said: “We can’t wait for Kelly to take the book trade by storm in the way her mother did just two years ago.” The as yet untitled debut will be published in May 2009.

[From The Bookseller]

Considering all the celeb books I wouldn’t read, I have to admit that for some reason I would be fairly interested to read Kelly’s. From her family’s TV show we know she’s probably got some pretty good stories. They are, if nothing else, an animated bunch. I’m sure they found shocking ways to torture each other long before it was routinely caught on television. She’ll probably also include some of the traditional feuds and squabbles with other celebs - that’s a great way to make sure it sells.

Kelly’s also had some long battles with drugs and alcohol and her weight. Frankly her weight has never been that bad, it’s just not in line with celebrity standards of slim. But she has lost quite a bit lately and seems to have gained some confidence with that. Kelly’s mother Sharon also struggled with her weight before finally having a gastric band put in.

Brother Jack is also documenting the family’s history, though in a slightly broader context than Kelly. He’s making a documentary/film memoir of Ozzy’s life, along with his former Black Sabbath bandmates.

Kelly Osbourne is shown at fashion week on 9/8/08. Credit: Fame

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