Beloved TV Personality's Gaunt Appearance Worries Fans: 'Looks Terribly Ill'
A lot of the commenters on the article are voicing concerns about Osbourne's drastic weight loss, with one writing, "And people still think this is preferable to exercising and eating in moderation?"
Another added, "She looks terribly ill."
"She looks as if she has terminal cancer. I hope she is OK," wrote a third fan.
A fourth wondered if "something else must be going on."
"Poor lady, I hope she will be ok and that this is a warning to the rest of us!" wrote another fan.
And many comments were less than kind, with one commenter writing, "Very sad because she was looking fantastic a few years ago. Now she looks like a Corpse Bride cartoon."
Another wrote, "Melted candle," and a third chimed in with, "She destroyed her face."
But some fans were sticking up for Osbourne, with one writing, "She's in her 70s. I don't think we need to rake her over the coals for her appearance. She's not even in the public eye anymore."
Osbourne has been candid about her use of Ozempic, the weight loss drug typically prescribed for diabetics. On Howie Mandel's podcast in April 2024, she said that she worries she took things too far.
"I can't put on weight now, and I don't know what it's done to my metabolism, but I just can't seem to put any on, because I think I went too far," said Osbourne.
She also told The Guardian that she lost 42 pounds in four months and her husband, Ozzy Osbourne, told her she looked like the famously thin Nancy Reagan.
"I was injecting myself with Ozempic and I lost three stone in four months. Too much. I now weigh seven stone and can't put on weight. Ozzy says I look like Nancy Reagan.
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