Kelly Osbourne Doubles Down On Appearance Critics With Poignant Grief Repost

Kelly Osbourne has another message for her detractors since her appearance at this year’s Brit Awards.

Over the weekend, Kelly joined her mum Sharon Osbourne at the Brits, where they delivered a speech in honour of Ozzy Osbourne’s posthumous Lifetime Achievement prize.

Shortly after the awards, the TV personality fired back at “cruel” and “dehumanising” comments about her appearance, accusing her critics of “kicking me while I’m down” when she is already “going through the hardest time in my life” following her father’s death last year.

On Monday, Kelly reposted another message from fellow rock star’s daughter Mia Tyler, which admonished those who would “dissect someone’s  appearance instead of honouring their courage” while they are grieving.

“Public grief is not public property,” the original post read. “Grief can change a person. That doesn’t make their body a topic for debate. Before you comment on someone’s body, consider the possibility that they’re carrying something heavier than your opinion.

“It takes real strength to stand in the public eye, accepting accolades for their late iconic father and hold themselves together in front of the world. The least we can do is show the same grace in return. Kindness costs nothing. Cruelty costs character.”

Mia’s post concluded: “It’s unsettling how quickly people will dissect someone’s appearance instead of honouring their courage. If you have the energy to comment, you have the energy to be kind. Choose accordingly.”

Kelly has been vocal about her past issues with body image throughout her time in the public eye, beginning with her time on the reality show The Osbournes when she was still a teenager.

Days before her on-stage appearance at the Brit Awards, Kelly made headlines when she reposted a number of “disgusting” disparaging comments about the way she looks, lamenting: “No one deserves this sort of abuse.”