THE spotlight was firmly back on the Osbournes at the weekend – but one person notably absent from the celebrations was their “forgotten daughter”; Aimee.
It was a monumental weekend for the famous family as Ozzy – who is battling Parkinson’s disease – with his bandmates Black Sabbath at Birmingham’s Villa Park.
Meanwhile, their daughter , 40, was over the moon to get , who popped the question backstage in front of her parents and younger brother , 39.
But seemingly missing from the special occasion was 41-year-old – though sources tell The Sun “she was definitely invited”; to the gig.
Her absence may not be a surprise though given she has always shunned the limelight, choosing from a young age to
‘Chaos of family life’
In 2002, at the age of 16, Aimee refused to take part in the family’s and left home as a result.
At the time she said she didn’t want the “chaos of family life”; being shown on camera – Ozzy was in rehab and Sharon was battling colon cancer.
And while she had her own reasons for stepping away from the opportunity, she later admitted it was also for the sake of her family.
“I wanted to protect myself, my parents, my siblings, too,”; Aimee said in 2015. “They were very young, very impressionable.”;
However, despite her decision, the family went ahead with the show, and in 2002, The Osbournes hit our screens.
“It didn’t matter what I thought, ultimately,”; she said. “This was their path, their decision, and they were of course at liberty to take the opportunity. Which they did.”;
The show became a huge hit with viewers – it was MTV’s most watched series at that time and, as the first of its kind, paved the way for more family reality shows, like the Kardashians.
The series even won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program and at its peak, Ozzy, Sharon, Kelly and Jack were earning $5million each per season.
But according to our source, Aimee was never motivated by money – or using her father’s name to get ahead in life.
“She was always an old head on young shoulders too, because she witnessed quite a lot of wild stuff during the time the family were on the road,”; the source said.
‘Different life’
“She wanted to be regarded as an artist for her drama talent or poetry, not just be famous as ‘the daughter of Sharon and Ozzy’.
“While she was a natural performer both as an actress and musically, Ozzy’s image felt a little outdated by the time she was a teenager.
“It was not that she had issues with her father, but rather wanted to have a very different life to the type of life he had.
“Another aspect was she liked the idea of making her way alone rather than being seen as a nepo baby back then.
“Aimee maintained a stance of being her own person and getting a career based on her own merit and talent – not getting a leg up through a reality show.”;
Instead she carved out her own career, and pursued her passion for music and song writing.
– who doesn’t use her famous surname but records under her initials ARO – released her first single, Raining Gold, in 2015, and her latest offering was single Siren with Fjora music which she released in November last year. However, her Instagram page has been dormant since then.
“Aimee has always had a really, really tricky relationship with fame,”; our source said.
“She has insecurities about being at the centre of attention, but obviously you have to deal with that in the creative space.
It was tough at times, because she [Aimee] just wanted to fit in and live like a normal teen
“She prides herself on being very calm, introverted and enjoys being anonymous.
“Aimee is seen as a recluse because compared to the rest of the family she is not out in the limelight as much as any of them.
“Over time she has almost become the forgotten Ozzy kid... to the point where she doesn’t get invited to showbiz parties like them, but it’s unlikely she would attend anyway.
“Aimee openly often joked: ‘I am boring’, because she never had addiction issues or that love of partying like her dad or siblings.
“Instead she likes to be at home with a book or listening to music in her own apartment.”;
Aimee was last pictured with her mother Sharon, 72, in May during a shopping trip in Los Angeles, but she hasn’t been seen with her siblings for some time.
Despite a close 13-month age gap between Aimee and Kelly, the two sisters felt their upbringings were different.
Naturally, it meant that as they grew up they drifted apart, and in a 2021 interview
“We’re just really different,”; she explained. “She doesn’t understand me and I don’t understand her.”;
So it’s no surprise that in an interview the following year that Kelly confirmed that Jack was the sibling she was the closest to.
“He’s actually my biggest confidant,”; she said. “My first phone call every single day.”;
However, while they don’t socialise, our source insisted the sisters are “not enemies. But sadly they are not close.”;
They explained, “They have just found that life has taken them in different directions, because they are very different.
“Kelly is an extrovert and enjoys life in the limelight and enjoyed high profile roles, which were not things Aimee had interest in.
“Kelly is very much similar to her mother when it comes to having a thick skin and enjoyment of being in the media despite the downsides.”;
But it was also the downsides of being the daughter of an Osbourne that Aimee found difficult.
Kelly is an extrovert and enjoys life in the limelight and enjoyed high profile roles, which were not things Aimee had interest in
At school she was ridiculed for being the daughter famous for biting off a bat’s head, and she also struggled with friendships and romantic relationships.
“Because Aimee was older than Jack and Kelly, her take on being famous because of Ozzy was very different to theirs,”; our source said.
“At school she was always trying to stand out to be different from her father’s image. Obviously Ozzy was always like this ‘Prince Of Darkness’ character and that really didn’t fit into the directions she wanted to go into.
“Much of her childhood was spent dealing with kids, often asking her about whether the family were devil worshippers, whether they sacrificed animals or used drugs.
“Then, when Aimee was in her 20s, there were some issues with some really bad personal relationships. She was dating some guys who really left her heartbroken and there have been friends too who tried to use Aimee for fame.
“It was tough at times, because she just wanted to fit in and live like a normal teen.
“From an early age she valued privacy and is still uncomfortable as being viewed as the daughter of Sharon and Ozzy. She always has wanted to be just Aimee, without the Osbourne moniker.”;
Decades on, and despite her reluctance to be part of the Osbourne family line up in the spotlight, our source said Aimee is still close to her parents.
She is said to be encouraging them to work on a film project about their lives before Ozzy completely gives up work due to his battle with Parkinson’s.
And it’s his debilitating condition which, according to our course, has made Sharon and Ozzy make family their priority.
Jack now has four children – Pearl, Minnie and Andy with ex-wife Lisa Stelly and one daughter, Maple, with wife Aree Gearhart, and Kelly is mum to two year old Sidney.
“Both Sharon and Ozzy have made a purposeful decision to enjoy their grandchildren for as much time as possible,”; our source said.
“It meant that much of their free time was about hanging out with the grandchildren and not necessarily seeing Aimee as much, who doesn’t have a family. But Ozzy and Sharon are still close to Aimee.”;
