Kelly Osbourne spoke out ahead of Ozzy's death: 'I look at my parents as invincible'

Kelly Osbourne has spoken up about her family and their close relationship. Before Ozzy Osbourne's death was confirmed earlier this week, Kelly shared some words about her father and his Parkinson's disease, and how much it rattled her to find that her parents were not invincible. 

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In an interview with US Weekly, Kelly shared her thoughts about her family and her biggest fear of losing her parents. "Isn't it scary? I never thought... I always thought of my parents as being so invincible," she said in the interview. 

"And then all of a sudden, you realize that they're fragile and they're a little lost and now it's my job to show them the way." 

Kelly also touched upon the possibility of their death and her father's illness, and how difficult it is to cope with Parkinson's Disease. "My biggest fear is losing a member of my family. Because we are such a unit and we're so close that we're nothing without the other." 

"You know, Parkinson's is really tricky. We don't know good days from bad days until you're in it. You can plan and plan but you just don't know until you're actually in the timeframe of where you're supposed to be doing something." 

More details about Ozzy Osbourne's legacy

Ozzy Osbourne died on July 22nd, at the age of 76. His family confirmed the news on Tuesday morning.  “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,” reads the statement, signed by his wife Sharon, and his kids Jack, Kelly, Aimee, Jessica, and Louis. 

"He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family's privacy at this time.”

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Ozzy recently performed his last ever Black Sabbath concert alongside his original bandmates: Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward, marking their first concert together in 20 years. 

He was known for his charismatic and chaotic performances and his legendary songs while a part of his band and on his own. Through his life, he battled drug and alcohol addiction and escaped death many times. In the early aughts, he starred alongside his family on the reality TV show "The Osbournes." 

Ozzy was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2019, and had been struggling with his health over the past years. He retired from touring in 2023. 

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