{"id":511687,"date":"2025-10-19T10:26:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T10:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/511687\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T10:26:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T10:26:11","slug":"kelly-osbourne-thanks-fans-in-birmingham-after-accepting-award-on-behalf-of-ozzy-osbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/511687\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Osbourne thanks fans in Birmingham after accepting award on behalf of Ozzy Osbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/kelly-osbourne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kelly Osbourne<\/a> has thanked fans in Birmingham for their support while accepting a lifetime achievement award on behalf of her late father <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ozzy-osbourne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ozzy Osbourne<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/music-features\/ozzy-osbourne-obituary-black-sabbath-heavy-metal-the-osbournes-3880443\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ozzy Osbourne, 1948-2025: culture-smashing revolutionary that redefined rock and reality TV<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On Friday (October 17), Kelly accepted a prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of the metal pioneer at the Birmingham Awards, and later reflected on what the city meant to him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast night I had the honor of accepting my father\u2019s life time achievement award on his behalf at the @birminghamawards,\u201d she later wrote in an Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t thank everyone enough for their love and support. I know that my dad was shining down on us from heaven with pride because being a #Brummy meant more to him than anything,\u201d she continued. \u201cHe loved the city and he loved the people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis honor would have meant the world to him. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. #birminghamforever.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DP8zo_eCBva\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The award comes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ozzy-osbourne-dies-at-the-age-of-76-3879970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the wake of his passing in July, aged 76<\/a>, just 17 days after he played one last show as the frontman of the metal band at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-ozzy-osbourne-give-final-solo-performance-before-farewell-black-sabbath-gig-3876257\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Back To The Beginning\u2019 concert<\/a>\u00a0in Birmingham. It was Osbourne\u2019s first full gig since 2018, having\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ozzy-osbourne-opens-up-about-slow-recovery-after-final-spinal-surgery-3568962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">undergone multiple surgeries in the following years.<\/a>\u00a0He also experienced other health problems,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/ozzy-osbourne-doc-reveal-devastating-setbacks-rockers-parkinsons-spinal-surgeries-3841247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">including Parkinson\u2019s disease<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly\u2019s brother, Jack, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/black-sabbaths-final-show-became-living-wake-for-ozzy-osbourne-says-son-jack-3897757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently said the final Black Sabbath show became a \u201cliving wake\u201d for his late father Ozzy Osbourne.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A5Us8aOgyk4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Good Morning America<\/a>,\u00a0he shared his memories of being present for the final show. \u201cBefore he went on stage, I ran back into the dressing room and I just gave him a big hug and I just kissed him and I just said, \u2018Crush it, you\u2019re going to do so good\u2019,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in the crowd and I was with my brother and we both were just crying \u2013 it wasn\u2019t because of feeling sorry for him, it wasn\u2019t because we were sad for him, I think it was because we knew it was the last time\u2026In hindsight, it kind of was a living wake, if you think about it. He got to say goodbye to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The final stage of Osbourne\u2019s life has been captured in the new BBC documentary\u00a0Sharon &amp; Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, which is available to watch on the BBC iPlayer for UK viewers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episode\/m002hgzz\/sharon-ozzy-osbourne-coming-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In poignant scenes at the end of the doc,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ozzy-osbourne-reflected-on-emotional-yet-terribly-frustrating-final-show-for-new-bbc-doc-3896980\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ozzy reflects on the experience of playing in front of 44,000 people for one final time<\/a>. \u201cThe only thing I really got\u2026 what was terribly frustrating for me, I had to sit there instead of running across the stage,\u201d he said. \u201cThat was fucking torture, because I wanted to get off that [chair] so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cIt was very humbling, to sit in that chair for nine songs. What a great way to go out, that gig was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another new documentary,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/paramount-reveals-emotional-trailer-for-ozzy-osbourne-doc-detailing-final-six-years-no-escape-from-now-3893319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Ozzy: No Escape From Now, details the Prince Of Darkness\u2019 final six years<\/a>\u00a0is available to stream on Paramount+ now. Osbourne\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ozzy-osbournes-final-memoir-last-rites-to-be-posthumously-released-this-year-3880237\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">memoir\u00a0<\/a>Last Rites\u00a0was also published last week (October 7) and included Ozzy\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ozzy-osbourne-wrote-about-heart-problem-for-new-memoir-just-days-before-he-died-3897518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">speaking about a heart problem days before his passing<\/a>\u00a0and how the late\u00a0Friends\u00a0actor Matthew Perry\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/matthew-perry-attended-aa-meetings-at-ozzy-osbournes-house-the-funniest-most-talented-bloke-3897919\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">once attended AA meetings at the Osbourne\u2019s house.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/sharon-osbourne-thanks-fans-for-otherworldly-amount-of-love-after-ozzys-death-3892386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sharon thanked fans for their \u201coverwhelming love and support\u201d<\/a>\u00a0and said she was \u201cstill finding my footing\u201d following her husband\u2019s passing.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/jack-osbourne-shares-personal-note-video-on-the-loss-of-father-ozzy-and-the-moment-he-found-out-hed-died-3890212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jack had previously shared a \u201cpersonal note\u201d about his father in a video<\/a>\u00a0on his YouTube channel, while\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/kelly-osbourne-on-how-she-found-her-smile-again-while-dealing-of-grief-of-father-ozzy-3891496\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kelly explained how she had found her \u201csmile again\u201d amid the \u201csadness and grief\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kelly Osbourne has thanked fans in Birmingham for their support while accepting a lifetime achievement award on behalf&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":511688,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,393,4884,3981,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-511687","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-metal","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115400355612871348","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=511687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511687\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/511688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=511687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=511687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=511687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}