Kelly Osbourne describes motherhood as ‘scary as hell’: ‘You don’t want to be wrong’
Kelly Osbourne is still adjusting to being a mother.
The 38-year-old — who welcomed her first child, a son named Sidney, in November — spoke candidly about this nerve-wracking yet rewarding new chapter in an interview with E! News Wednesday.
“I’m a mom now, I love it. It’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me,” Osbourne told the outlet, adding, “It’s really scary because you don’t want to make a mistake.”
“It’s all those little things and mistakes that you eventually make because you can’t learn unless you make a mistake,” she continued, referring to the first time she tried to cut her nails. of his son.
“It’s just a shame you have to do it with a baby.”
Even though Osbourne sometimes feels like a fish out of water, seeing his son reach milestones is worth it.
“He’s almost crawling, which is amazing,” she said. “It’s kind of like stepping back and going around in circles.”
“Now my favorite thing is that he’s obsessed with his mother, just where if he sees me he reaches out and I love it.”
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The former reality TV star was also able to lean on her parents Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne for advice.
When asked what her famous parents’ best parenting advice was, she told the outlet, “It’s not about you. Now your life revolves around your child.
Still, it seems Kelly took their advice a bit too seriously.
“My mom is trying to get me not to be too attached to the baby right now, because I’m not doing anything unless it has something to do with my baby, and she’s like, ‘You need to take time for yourself. .’ “, explained Kelly.
“But I try to, and the next thing I know I’m sneaking out the back door to come home and be with my baby.”
Since giving birth, Kelly has kept her son – whom she shares with Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson – out of the public eye, even going so far as to shade his mum for talking about the newborn on TV .
Still, the actress started living a much more private life even before the little one arrived.
Last month, Kelly admitted she had ‘hidden for nine months’ while pregnant because she feared people would make negative comments about her growing body.
When an Instagram user asked why they “never saw a pregnant picture of” the former reality star, Kelly explained that she never posted pregnant pictures because she ” didn’t want to get fat and be ashamed”.
Kelly has spoken candidly about her body image issues over the years after being constantly humiliated because of her weight when she was younger.
Then, in 2020, the actress admitted to having gastric sleeve surgery, which she said was “one of the best decisions.” [she] never done.”
