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After worrying that she wouldn’t survive to be forty, Kelly Osbourne is “thankful” to be alive: “My baby saved” my life (exclusive)

Kelly Osbourne is experiencing her own emotions. In the most recent edition of Us Weekly, Osbourne, who turned 40 on Sunday, October 27, said,

“Not to brag or anything, but I don’t think I look my age.” She’s right: It’s hard to imagine that 22 years have passed since.

She and her renownedly crazy family first appeared in our living rooms on the ground-breaking MTV reality series The Osbournes. Despite looks,

She has undoubtedly experienced a great deal over the previous twenty-plus years, fighting against mental health disorders, addiction, and body shaming from both her inner voice and the media.

Reflection has been sparked by Osbourne’s milestone. She informs us that everything she has experienced has shaped who she is now.

“I am really thankful for all of my mistakes, lessons learnt, and everything else. I have such an amazing life. After having gastric bypass surgery two years before,

She said in 2020 that she has shed 85 pounds, and she had been clean since 2021. However, Osbourne claims that motherhood has altered her the most.

She adds of the birth of her son Sidney, who turns two on November 6, with her boyfriend, 47-year-old Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson, “I genuinely believe my baby saved me and made me a whole human.”

“Before having a baby, I don’t think I understood what love was.” In an interview with Us at the W Hotel in Hollywood, Osbourne discussed her greatest regrets,

The misunderstandings people have about having famous parents, and her exciting next chapter. She claims that “if you spent five minutes in my shoes, you couldn’t cut it.”

For me, it’s around a 50-50. While part of me is still acting like a teenager, the other half is eager and prepared for it. It is similar to saying,

“Whoa. What is happening? Now you really are a grownup. You have come a long way. I’ve gone a long way in my life.

What on earth could I be complaining about? I have an amazing spouse, a job, and a kid who has transformed me into someone else entirely.

How has the arrival of your son Sidney changed your life? Since everything has changed, I can’t recall my life before having the kid.

I was unaware of how strong the emotion of love would be after having a child. It’s the most … addicting sensation I’ve ever had.

In that instant, you come to the realization that “you’ve given me purpose like nothing has ever given me before.” I don’t believe I had a goal.

This kind of self-doubt and self-hatred that I used to have would just drain me as I moved from one thing to another. Do you think he arrived at the ideal moment?

I don’t think God would have given me a child when I wasn’t ready, either physically or psychologically. [At the time] I was still drinking and doing a lot of drugs.

I would not have been a good mother. I wasn’t sufficiently unselfish. I’m quite happy that it occurred when I was a bit older and more composed.

Do you think your perspective on life has changed since then? As I turn forty, I have the chance to embrace my true self and bid adieu to the past. I get to begin again.

The humiliation of being an addict used to follow me everywhere, and it was a terrible weight. When you’re in it, you feel like such a failure. I wanted to party, but I never used drugs.

I wanted to dull myself, so I took medications. I detested my identity. I felt unworthy of all that occurred to me and quite uneasy. Did you ever doubt that you would live to be forty?

Naturally. At one point, everyone in my immediate vicinity was ODing or dying of some terrible disease. Because I thought, “Well, why have they spared me?” I developed survivor’s guilt.

I didn’t sit back and realize that I needed to work on myself until I was about 33 years old. It will be me next, therefore I have to sort this out. When you are an addict, you only go to one of three places:

Prison, an institution, or death. I was quite fortunate to merely wind up in the institutions. Over the years, you have been candid about your body image issues. With that, where are you?

In the past, I was unable to gaze in the mirror. Because I didn’t want to see my body, I was the kind of girl who took showers with the lights off. I no longer feel that way.

People believe I’ve had f—ing cosmetic surgery, but I’m really happy with the way I appear! And you haven’t had any?

I’ve had Botox. I’ve always been really forthright about my past actions and inactions. I’ve never done filler, but I’ll do injections all day. “You’ve done too much to your face,”

Everyone says, and I respond, “Actually, I was all right looking underneath all that fat.” Losing weight impacted the contour of my face. As you age, would you be amenable to a little nip or tuck?

God, I’ve already arrived. I’ll have it cleaned up since I don’t want a flicky neck, for example. I feel like I’m beginning to develop jowls, which I don’t want. There is an elegant way to do things.

I have no desire to alter my appearance. I want to finish my t-ts. They seem sagging and drooping, but I’m too afraid. What if it doesn’t work out? I’m already hurting.

Do you find it annoying when others criticize your appearance? I ignore the commotion. Everybody has the right to their own opinions.

I must look nice if people believe I’ve undergone cosmetic surgery! But when someone labels you overweight or when everyone says, “She’s on Ozempic,” the three-letter insults get to you.

I haven’t participated in Ozempic! Get the narrative right—I had my stomach stapled. What makes folks assume you’ve taken it?

People find it really difficult to look at someone who knows how difficult it is to lose weight, and when they do, they tend to say, “Well f–k her.” Now, who does she believe herself to be?

How do you feel about Ozempic? It’s amazing to see the medical advantages of someone with a weight issue. However, I do believe that it may be quite harmful in the wrong hands.

How are you keeping the weight off? Do you exercise? I’m not thinking about my weight at the moment. I walk, but I don’t work out.

It all comes down to choosing the healthiest option available at the time, and sometimes I fail to do so. However, I can quickly hop back on if I fall off. You wanted to reduce weight, but why?

I didn’t like my appearance. I wanted to be a jeans and T-shirt girl because I was sick of being a little overweight. All it takes to look decent is a pair of jeans and a T-shirt.

It’s fantastic that I got to be that girl. I adore it. I’m rather pleased with where I’ve come in my weight reduction journey. It’s not simple. I regret not having the procedure done sooner. How is your diet?

People would say, “Oh my God, she’s insane,” if they seen my genuine eating habits. [Giggles] There are days when I just eat cookies and chocolate. Food is a constant source of hardship for me.

I suffer from all of the -isms, including those related to food, drugs, alcohol, and mental health. Do you feel more at peace with yourself now?

My feeling of self is so strong today. Being the most attractive female in the room, the smartest, the funniest, or the loudest is not what I desire.

Learning to embrace my strange self was a f—ing journey that led me to the edge of hell and back, but all I want is to be myself. How did you end up in your current position?

It was a lot of therapy, to be honest. I was unaware that I had a psychiatric diagnosis; I was unaware of the extent to which my OCD was controlling.

My life and the role that worry and sadness were playing. You and your parents, Ozzy and Sharon, were raised like movie stars. What were the negative aspects of that?

The drawback is that you have access to everything, which is inappropriate for a toddler. My parents tried their best to protect us and teach us about drugs and proper sexual behavior.

They went into great detail to instruct us not to do this. You will die from this. With whom do you maintain contact from your early days of fame?

Paris [Hilton] is the person I spend the most time with. She is the greatest. She is a unicorn. She is unlike anybody who has ever been or will ever be like her.

Another person who appears to have been misinterpreted is Paris. It is [because] the living is incomprehensible to outsiders.

“Why do you have that when you haven’t done anything?” they ask themselves. Do you find it bothersome that people have certain assumptions about you?

when people believe that I have had an easy life. Because of my parents’ personalities, they see me as being pampered and as having everything given to me.

And I won’t lie, that did occur in some instances. However, I had to battle hard in most of them since I wasn’t the slender, attractive ingénue. It’s not for everyone.

I was the fat, ungainly anarchist. I still need to demonstrate my abilities in the workplace before I can get a position. Is that still true?

It has become simpler. I don’t take offense when others don’t like what I’ve done. “What would you like to see?” is all I want to know. We can proceed when you demonstrate how I can improve on it.

After all these years, how does it feel to see The Osbournes? I only recently saw [it] for the first time. Additionally, I believe I’ve only finished season 2. How come it took so long?

Seeing oneself on TV is awful. What others say doesn’t matter to me. “Oh my God, I have a double chin there,” you say.

You’ll discover that everything about you is flawed. Even more difficult was the fact that, in addition to my dad’s active addictions and my mom’s cancer diagnosis,

I was also experiencing a lot of identity issues. Even though it was very challenging, after seeing the video again, I thought,

“I f–king wish I realized just how cool everything was and I didn’t think I was worthless again.” Given how amazing the experience was, that is really a regret. Is the show a boon or a bane in your opinion?

A boon. I like it when someone approaches me and seems to know me well enough to say certain things. It indicates that you can connect to them.