Kelly Osbourne facts for kids
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Kelly Osbourne
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Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne
27 October 1984 Westminster, London, England
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Years active | 1991–present |
Partner(s) | Sid Wilson (2022–present; engaged) |
Children | 1 |
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Associated acts | Ozzy Osbourne |
Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne (born 27 October 1984) is an English television personality, singer, actress, and fashion designer. She is the youngest daughter of famous musicians Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne.
Kelly became well-known when she appeared on the reality TV show The Osbournes from 2002 to 2005 with her family. The show won an Emmy Award in 2002 for being an outstanding reality program. She has also hosted shows like Project Catwalk and Fashion Police. Kelly competed on Dancing with the Stars and was a judge on Project Runway Junior and Australia's Got Talent. She also voiced Hildy Gloom in the animated series The 7D.
As a singer, Kelly Osbourne has released two studio albums: Shut Up (2002) and Sleeping in the Nothing (2005). In 2003, she sang a duet with her father, Ozzy, called "Changes". This song reached number one on the UK music charts.
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Early life and family
Kelly Osbourne was born in Westminster, London, England. She has an older sister named Aimee Osbourne and a younger brother named Jack Osbourne. She also has two half-siblings from her father's first marriage.
Kelly grew up traveling a lot because her father was often on tour with his band. She lived in many different homes in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Her maternal grandfather, Don Arden, was a well-known music manager.
Kelly attended private schools in England, including Pipers Corner School.
Career highlights
Starting with The Osbournes and music
Kelly Osbourne and her family (except Aimee) starred in the MTV reality show The Osbournes. This show aired from 2002 to 2005 and showed their daily lives. Kelly was seventeen when the show started and twenty when it ended. She mentioned that having cameras around all the time could be stressful.
After the show, Kelly became known for her unique and changing fashion style. In 2004, she started her own fashion line called Stiletto Killers. This line featured rock-inspired clothing like T-shirts and hoodies. It also had a more fancy collection called the SK Collection. Stiletto Killers closed in 2006.
Her first album, Shut Up, was released in 2002. It sold well in Europe. The first song from the album was a cover of Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach". In 2003, she recorded "Changes" with her father, which became a number one hit in the UK. Her second album, Sleeping in the Nothing, came out in 2005.
Kelly also started acting. In 2004, she had a role as Deborah Beatrice Tynan in the TV drama Life as We Know It. She later said she sometimes regrets not continuing her music career.
Hosting and dancing on TV
In 2006, Kelly Osbourne modeled for Heatherette in a fashion show. She also voiced a character named Sharon in the animated film Live Freaky Die Freaky. Later that year, she became the face of the fashion brand Accessorize.
Kelly co-hosted I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! in 2006. She was also a guest judge on Project Catwalk in 2006 and later hosted seasons two and three of the show. In 2007, Kelly performed as Mama Morton in the musical Chicago for seven weeks in London.
She also hosted a radio show called The Surgery on BBC Radio 1, where she discussed important topics. In 2008, she appeared in a short musical film called The Town that Boars Me. In 2009, she had a role in the British TV show Hotel Babylon.
In 2009, Kelly released her first book, Fierce. It shared stories from her life and offered advice. She also started writing a weekly column for the British magazine Closer.
In September 2009, Kelly Osbourne joined the cast of Dancing with the Stars. She competed with professional dancer Louis van Amstel. They trained and danced for 10 weeks and finished in third place in the competition.
Fashion, judging, and more TV
In 2010, Kelly started filming the comedy movie Should've Been Romeo. She also appeared with Miley Cyrus in the film So Undercover. In 2010, she modeled a dress for a charity fashion show to raise money for mothers in Haiti.
In 2011, Kelly became a fashion expert for the TV channel E!. She co-hosted the series Fashion Police with Joan Rivers. She also co-hosted the Miss USA pageant in Las Vegas.
In 2012, she was a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race. She also hosted the New Now Next Awards. In 2013, Kelly walked the runway for The Heart Truth Red Dress Fashion Show. She was a guest judge on Project Runway and is a regular judge on Project Runway: Junior.
In 2015, Kelly left Fashion Police. In October 2015, she became a judge on Australia's Got Talent. In 2018, Kelly joined her father and brother on their TV show Ozzy & Jack's World Detour, where they traveled around the world. In 2019, she competed as "Ladybug" on The Masked Singer.
In July 2025, after her father's passing, their duet "Changes" re-entered the UK Singles Downloads Chart at number 8.
Personal life
In 2006, Kelly Osbourne dated musician Matty Derham. She later dated model Luke Worrall and they were engaged in 2009, but they separated in 2010. She then dated Rob Damiani in 2011.
In 2013, Kelly became engaged to chef Matthew Mosshart. They called off their engagement in 2014.
In 2018, she shared that she experiences misophonia, which means she has a strong dislike for certain sounds.
On 5 July 2025, Kelly Osbourne became engaged to her long-time partner, Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson. The proposal happened backstage at her father Ozzy Osbourne's final concert with Black Sabbath. Kelly and Sid started dating in early 2022 and welcomed their son later that same year.
Helping others
Kelly Osbourne is also involved in charity work. In 2010, she and her mother, Sharon Osbourne, joined Cyndi Lauper to launch a campaign called "care". This campaign aimed to raise awareness about discrimination against the LGBT community.
In December 2010, she appeared on the TV game show The Cube and won £20,000 for The Prince's Trust, a charity that helps young people.
After Hurricane Sandy in 2012, Kelly worked with the Salvation Army in New York to help with recovery efforts.
Music releases
Albums
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Shut Up |
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31 | 100 | 16 | 30 | 101 | — | ||
Sleeping in the Nothing |
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57 | — | — | — | 117 | 2 | ||
"—" means the album did not chart or was not released in that country. |
Songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
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"Papa Don't Preach" | 2002 | 3 | 3 | 24 | — | 31 | 19 | 65 | 74 |
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Shut Up |
"Shut Up" | 2003 | 12 | 34 | 52 | 15 | 44 | 19 | 81 | — | ||
"Changes" (with Ozzy Osbourne) |
1 | — | 15 | 15 | — | 26 | — | — |
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"One Word" | 2005 | 9 | 38 | 60 | — | — | 48 | — | — | Sleeping in the Nothing | |
"—" means the song did not chart or was not released in that country. |
Film and TV appearances
Television shows
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | The Joan Rivers Show | Herself | 1 episode |
1994–2004 | Howard Stern | 9 episodes | |
2002–2005 | The Osbournes | Main role | |
2003–2006 | The Sharon Osbourne Show | 4 episodes | |
Top of the Pops | 5 episodes | ||
2004 | Life as We Know It | Deborah Tynan | Main role |
2005 | The Muppets' Wizard of Oz | Dorothy Gale | Television film |
Bo' Selecta! | Herself | Episode: "A Bear's Tail" | |
2006 | Kelly Osbourne: Turning Japanese | Documentary | |
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! | Presenter (season 6) | ||
Making Your Mind Up | Judge (season 8) | ||
2006–2011 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | 5 episodes | |
2007–2008 | Project Catwalk | Host (season 2–3) | |
2009 | Osbournes Reloaded | Host | |
Hotel Babylon | Jo | 1 episode | |
Dancing with the Stars | Herself | Contestant (season 9) | |
2009–2010 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 4 episodes | |
2009–2011 | Fashion News Live | 7 episodes | |
2009–2021 | Chelsea Lately | 5 episodes | |
Entertainment Tonight | 11 episodes | ||
2010 | RuPaul's Drag U | Episode: "Super Sisters" | |
Piers Morgan's Life Stories | |||
The Spin Crowd | Episode: "Give and Take" | ||
2010–2015 | Fashion Police | Co-host / Panellist | |
The Talk | Herself | Guest; 6 episodes | |
2011 | Miss USA 2011 | Co-host | |
2012 | America's Next Top Model | Herself | Episode: "Kelly Osbourne" |
RuPaul's Drag Race | Episode: "Float Your Boat" | ||
Miss USA 2012 | Presenter | ||
RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars | Episode: "All Star Girl Groups" | ||
Jane by Design | Episode: "The Second Chance" | ||
Are We There Yet? | Megan Jackson | 5 episodes | |
Drop Dead Diva | Joyce Keck | Episode: "Jane's Getting Married" | |
2013 | Phineas and Ferb | Herself | Episode: "Phineas and Ferb's Musical Cliptastic Countdown Hosted by Kelly Osbourne" |
Sweat the Small Stuff | 2 episodes | ||
2014 | Global Threads | Television special | |
2014–2016 | The 7D | Hildy Gloom (voice) | Main role |
2015 | Australia's Next Top Model | Herself | 1 episode |
2015–2019 | Celebrity Juice | 5 episodes | |
2015–present | Project Runway: Junior | Judge | |
2016 | Australia's Got Talent | Judge (season 8) | |
CSI: Cyber | Stella Kaine | Episode: "The Walking Dead" | |
The Eric Andre Show | Herself | Episod4: "Warren G; Kelly Osbourne" | |
2017 | Snoop Dogg presents the Joker's Wild | 3 episodes | |
Home & Family | 1 episode | ||
Battle of the Network Stars | Contestant | ||
2018 | Ozzy & Jack's World Detour | Herself | Main role (season 3) |
Loose Women | 2 episodes | ||
2019 | The Masked Singer | Contestant (season 2) | |
The $100,000 Pyramid | 1 episode | ||
2020 | The Masked Singer UK | ||
Legendary | Episode: "Remember the Times" | ||
Celebrity Ghost Stories | Episode: "Tom Arnold, Dee Snider, Carnie Wilson and Nia Long" | ||
Celebrity Watch Party | Episode: "The Celebrity Watch Party Has Begun" | ||
Celebrity Call Center | |||
The Osbournes: Night of Terror | |||
2020, 2022 | I Can See Your Voice | 2 episodes | |
2022 | Name That Tune | Episode: "TV Royalty and Gridiron Champs" | |
The Very VERY Best of the 80s | Host | 3 episodes | |
2023 | Beat Shazam | Guest DJ |
Movies
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll | Herself | Documentary |
2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | ||
2006 | Live Freaky! Die Freaky! | Sharon (voice) | Direct-to-video film |
2007 | Punk's Not Dead | Herself | Documentary |
2008 | The Town That Boars Me | Model Citizen Judge 1 | Short film |
2011 | The Muppets | Herself | |
2012 | The Tents | Documentary | |
Should've Been Romeo | Nicole | ||
2013 | So Undercover | Becky Slotsky | |
2014 | Sharknado 2: The Second One | Flight Attendant |
Music videos
Year | Music video | Role | Artist |
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1991 | "No More Tears" | Little Girl on TV | Ozzy Osbourne |
2003 | "Fall Back Down" | Girl Playing Dominoes | Rancid |
2013 | "Happy" | Girl in Street | Pharrell Williams |
2014 | "L.A. Love (La La)" | Partygoer | Fergie |
Awards and recognition
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2002 | VH1 Big in 2002 Awards | You Kiss Your Mother with That Mouth? | Herself | Nominated |
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party | Best Rock Act | Nominated | ||
Teen Choice Awards | Choice Breakout Star Female | The Osbournes | Won | |
2003 | Favorite TV Personality | Nominated | ||
Choice TV Reality/Variety Star – Female | Won | |||
Choice Reality Babe | Nominated | |||
Choice Fashion Icon: Female | Herself | Nominated | ||
MTV Video Music Brasil | Best Video International | "Papa Don't Preach" | Nominated | |
NME Awards | Worst Dressed | Herself | Nominated | |
Worst Hair | Nominated | |||
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party | Flop Pop Mop | Won | ||
2005 | Worst Dressed Star | Nominated | ||
Billboard Music Awards | Top Hot Dance Singles Sales Artist | Nominated | ||
Top Hot Dance Single Sales Track | "One Word" | Nominated | ||
Top Hot Dance Airplay Track | Nominated | |||
2007 | Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards | Best Takeover in a Role | Chicago | Nominated |
2008 | Sony Radio Academy Awards | Rising Star Award | Herself | Nominated |
LK Today High Street Fashion Awards | Best Dressed Celebrity in High Street Fashion | Won | ||
Glamour | Theatre Actress of the Year | Chicago | Won | |
2013 | Young Hollywood Awards | Style Icon | Herself | Won |
See also
In Spanish: Kelly Osbourne para niños
- List of artists who reached number one on the US dance chart
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)