Yahoo News Kelly Osbourne urges fans to 'Stay Home For Ozzy' as she expresses concern over parents' welfare
Kelly Osbourne has urged her Instagram followers to stay inside amid the global coronavirus outbreak by starting up the hashtag ‘StayHomeForOzzy’.
The 35-year-old has expressed her concern over her parents and their health as the coronavirus continues to spread and wants to persuade people to think about her father and others with underlying health conditions.
She shared to her Instagram: "I wish there was something I could say to comfort you all. Some wisdom I could drop on you to relive you from the fear that surrounds us all right now. The truth is I am scared too.
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"Both of my parents are high risk especially my dad. If I would have known 3 weeks ago when I sent them off to panama that that was gonna be the last time I got to hug and kiss them for a while… I would have held on a little longer. However these are the sacrifices we must make.
"I stay home for my mum and dad. If you don't have anyone to stay home for I beg you #StayHomeForOzzy help put a smile on my dads face while he is in quarantine by posting a pic of your best Ozzy impersonation and #StayHomeForOzzy I love you all."
Encouraging others to dress up as her father, Kelly accompanied her message with a photo of herself imitating him in a long purple wig and circular framed sunglasses.
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In January, the Black Sabbath frontman revealed he was living with Parkinson's disease. It came after Ozzy suffered a horrific fall at his home last year which left him requiring surgery.
Earlier this year he also stated that he was in "unbelievable pain" due to the neck injury he sustained at the time.
Meanwhile, Sharon has had her own health struggles in the past after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2002.
Having survived the disease, the mother-of-three went on to have a preventable double mastectomy as a genetic mutation raised her chances of developing breast cancer.
