Category News

Iconic rock matriarch Sharon Osbourne has always been vocal about her body image struggles and surgeries, but according to new reports, her experience with weight loss jabs has caused concern

Sharon Osbourne’s friends are “desperately worried about her health” according to a new report.

The 72-year-old has been pictured looking incredibly frail as her body fails to adapt to ‘normal life’ after she took diabetes injection Ozempic for four months at the start of 2023. During her time on the drug – which was developed to treat type 2 diabetes – she lost around 42lbs.

Standing at just 5″2 and now weighing just 7 stone, her BMI puts her in the underweight category, and it’s been reported she is aware that she looks quite unwell.

A source said: “Sharon simply can’t eat. If you go for dinner with her, she pushes her food around her plate.

READ MORE: Brooklyn Beckham’s ‘error’ in family feud as David and Victoria ‘reap unexpected benefit’

“She struggles to eat a bowl of fruit. She has stopped taking Ozempic but the after effects have been awful for her. She didn’t expect it to end up like this.

“She looks in the mirror, she knows what she looks like. She’s gaunt, she’s so thin and while she has been very trim for a long time, this is something else and she knows it. Does she wish she never touched Ozempic? Yes,” they added to the Daily Mail.

Another friend told the title that they had encouraged her to take legal action against the manufacturers of the drug.

They said: “Nobody else seems to look like Sharon after taking it. It has completely changed her. She looks awful at times, and she knows that Ozempic hasn’t been so kind to her.”

READ MORE: James Argent sings and poses with fans on return to stage days after domestic violence ordeal

Sharon has spoken openly about her experience with the jab, and initially she was pleased with the dramatic results – but realised that things could have gotten out of hand.

She said: “You can lose so much weight and it’s easy to become addicted to that, which is very dangerous. I couldn’t stop losing weight and now I’ve lost 42lbs. I can’t afford to lose any more.”

Sharon’s weight struggles began after she had three pregnancies in as many years, bringing her and husband Ozzy Osbourne’s kids – Aimee, Kelly and Jack – into the world. At her heaviest she weighed more than 16 stone.

Her weight struggles are also connected to her relationship with food. She once explained that she was hooked on it the way her husband was hooked on booze ad drugs.

READ MORE: Olly Murs met with boos from crowd as he makes admission and asks ‘shall I go’

She said: “I was never a druggie. When Ozzy and I were first together, I’d try to keep up with his drinking but I was useless.

“One wine gum and I’m on the floor. No, my weakness has always been food. When I’m happy, I eat. When I’m sad, I eat. I was a pig. At my heaviest, I weighed 225lb — that’s just over 16 stone. And I’m only 5ft 2in. I weighed more than my husband.”

Sharon was desperately unhappy with her appearance and admitted that despite her tough exterior, she would break down in bed at night. In 1999 she had a gastric band operation which helped her to lose 8 stone, but she had it removed in 2006 so she could maintain her slimmer frame using the Atkins Diet.

READ MORE: Shoppers race to snag £25 BBQ that’s ‘perfect for small spaces’ for under £10

Chris Brown’s musician pal Omololu Omari Akinlolu has been denied bail and remanded in custody after appearing in court today.

The Metropolitan Police announced today that US national Akinlolu, 38, had been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent. Police said the charge relates to an assault, which reportedly took place at a venue in Hanover Square in London, on Sunday, 19 February 2023.

Akinlolu appeared in the dock flanked by security guards at Manchester Magistrates’ Court wearing a pink tracksuit. He spoke to confirm him name and address, which was given to the court as The Lowry Hotel in Salford, which is the address Chris Brown also gave during his hearing yesterday, MEN reports.

During today’s hearing, prosecutor Peter Conroy told the court the prosecution will allege Akinlolu ‘repeatedly punched’ victim Abe Diaw ‘in the head’. He added that it is alleged an incident at the London nightclub started at a bar area and continued across the bar into a different room within the establishment.

The prosecutor also told the court how police attempted to contact both Akinlolu and Brown on ‘several occasions’ in an attempt to invite them to voluntary interviews. He added that the interviews did not take place because Akinlolu and Brown did not respond. The court also heard how Akinlolu was arrested in Manchester on Friday night.

Grace Forbes, who is representing Akinlolu, told the court: “He will be entering a not guilty plea.” But a plea was not entered during the hearing today.

The defence added to the court that if Akinlolu had been trying to avoid police in the UK, he wouldn’t have come to the UK. Ms Forbes said: “That would be an extraordinary thing to do if he had any intention to avoid the police in this country.” An application for bail was made for Akinlolu as Ms Forbes proposed a surety involving his mother’s ‘life-savings’. She added that Akinlolu would surrender his passport, reside in Manchester and not apply for any travel documents and proposed that he wouldn’t enter any port or airport, and abide by a curfew.

However, bail was refused and Akinlolu was remanded in custody. Chairman of the bench, Ronald Marshall, says: “On this occasion we are refusing bail and you will be kept in custody.” The case is adjourned.

Akinlolu will appear at Southwark Crown Court in London on June 20.

Brown and fellow musician Akinlolu released music together in the past, as Hoody Baby featured on Brown’s track No Such Thing, released in 2020. Meanwhile, Brown features on Hoody Baby’s song Flexing, which also has features from Lil Wayne, Quavo and Gudda Gudda.

Yesterday, 36 year old musician Chris Brown appeared at Manchester Magistrates Court after being charged with grievous bodily harm with intent by the Metropolitan Police. He was arrested at 2am on Thursday at The Lowry Hotel in the city after police discovered he was in the country ahead of upcoming tour dates in Europe and the UK.

Brown has been remanded in custody until June 13 by a judge in Manchester over an allegation of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

Following Brown’s arrest, a spokesman for The Metropolitan Police said: “A 36-year-old man was arrested at a hotel in Manchester shortly after 02:00hrs on Thursday, 15 May on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. He has been taken into custody where he remains.

“The arrest relates to an incident at a venue in Hanover Square on 19 February 2023. The investigation is being led by detectives from the Central West Area Basic Command Unit.”

On Thursday evening, Adele Kelly, the Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London North, said: “We have authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Chris Brown, 36, with one count of grievous bodily harm, contrary to section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.

“The alleged incident occurred in London on February 19 2023. He will have his first court appearance on Friday May 16 at Manchester Magistrates’ Court.

“The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against this defendant are active and that he has the right to a fair trial.

“It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”

Following the news Brown had been remanded in custody until June 13, dates for his upcoming tour have been thrown into chaos. His Breezy Bowl XX Tour is due to start in Amsterdam on June 8 – but Brown will be in custody ahead of his appearance at Southwark crown court in London on June 13.