Kelly Osbourne has made it clear that she and her mum Sharon are not in agreement when it comes to the former X Factor judge’s recent support for far-right figurehead Tommy Robinson.
On Tuesday night, Kelly attended the National Television Awards, where Attitude asked if she agreed with her mum, who indicated earlier this year that she planned to go to an anti-immigration demonstration in London organised by Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson to his followers.
“I don’t agree with my mum, no,” she insisted. “That’s one thing that I can say that I don’t agree with her on. It’s hard, because I love my mum.
“But I also have to understand she’s entitled to her own opinions, as well. And it’s really hard when it comes to politics and things like that. But, I… that’s not for me.”
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The LGBTQ+ outlet then asked Kelly whether she and her mum were on the same page when it came to support for the queer community, to which she admitted: “I was always of the understanding that my mum was of the same opinion as me.”
When it was suggested Sharon had made “certain comments” that “may not align with the trans community”, Kelly said: “Honestly, [that makes me] sad. I don’t know if my mum knows enough trans people to make a fair judgement on anything to do with that sort of thing. Whereas, for me, that is my world. And to be born into a body that doesn’t belong to you, I couldn’t imagine anything worse.”
Kelly then claimed: “I definitely think it’s [a lack of education]. And when I sit down, if I ever have a conversation with my mum about stuff like this, she gets it.
“But, I think that honestly, it is just a misunderstanding, it’s not like, in any way, against, if you know what I’m saying.”
Kelly also said: “The LGBTQ+ community is everything to me, I wouldn’t be me without them. They are the only community that has always accepted me no matter what. They taught me how to be myself, fearless and to truly believe that I can be whatever I want to be.
“I was such a tomboy and it was the drag queens who taught me to do makeup. It was the trans community who taught me about bravery. It was Rupaul’s Drag Race that taught me how to stand like a lady [when she appeared on the first All Stars season].
“Every ounce of creativity and beauty in this world I think comes from this community.”
In recent history, Sharon has sparked controversy due to her staunch support of Israel amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which included calling for the Irish group Kneecap’s US work visas to be revoked after they chanted “fuck Israel, free Palestine” at last year’s Coachella music festival.
