Kelly Osbourne has urged others to self-isolate amid the coronavirus crisis as her father Ozzy falls into the vulnerable health category due to his battle with Parkinson’s.
In a powerful post shared onto Instagram on Monday, the media personality, 35, championed the fight against COVID-19 by creating the hashtag ‘stay home for Ozzy’.
The former Fashion Police judge highlighted that both her parents, rocker Ozzy, 71, and host Sharon, 67, ‘are at high risk’ because of their age, and stressed the importance of ‘making sacrifices’ to stop the spread of the virus.
‘#StayHomeForOzzy’: Kelly Osbourne has urged others to self-isolate amid the coronavirus crisis as her father Ozzy falls into the vulnerable health category due to his Parkinson’s battle
Presenter Kelly shared the message alongside a snap of her holding up a ‘#StayHomeForOzzy’ card while sporting a lilac wig.
The TV star addressed her two million followers: ‘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.’
Revealing she last saw her famous mother and father when she surprised them with a romantic trip to Panama, Kelly explained: ‘The truth is I am scared too. 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.
Powerful: In a post shared onto Instagram on Monday, the media personality, 35, championed the fight against COVID-19 by creating the hashtag ‘stay home for Ozzy’ (pictured in January)
‘I’m scared, too’: The former Fashion Police judge highlighted that both her parents, rocker Ozzy, 71, and host Sharon, 67, ‘are at high risk’ because of their age (pictured last month)
‘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.
‘Help put a smile on my dads face while he is in quarantine by posting a pic of your best Ozzy impersonation and I love you all’, the former Australia’s Got Talent judge ended her statement.
Coronavirus was classed a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) last week, leading countries such as Italy, Spain and the UK to implement nationwide lockdowns.
Social distancing, advised by the World Health Organisation (WHO), involves maintaining at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance between yourself and anyone who coughs or sneezes, as the small liquid droplets sprayed could contain the virus.
‘I would have held on longer’: The presenter revealed she last saw her famous mother and father when she surprised them with a romantic trip to Panama three weeks ago
People with underlying health issues are said to be at risk of struggling to recover from the virus.
In Los Angeles – where the Osbournes are currently based – Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered Californians stay at home and to keep a safe distance from others.
Around 1.4 million vulnerable people in Britain – where the couple are originally from – have been told to self-isolate as the death toll hit 335 in the UK as of Tuesday.
Parkinson’s causes muscle stiffness, slowness of movement, tremors, sleep disturbance, chronic fatigue, an impaired quality of life and can lead to severe disability.
Better safe than sorry: The Black Sabbath star has been practising social distancing as people with underlying health issues are said to be at risk of struggling to recover from the virus
It is a progressive neurological condition that destroys cells in the part of the brain that controls movement.
Black Sabbath’s Ozzy shocked fans when he revealed he has Parkinson’s in an emotional interview with his wife earlier this year.
Speaking to Good Morning America, he admitted he could no longer hide his health struggles and that he is on a ‘whole host’ of medications to treat his nerve pain.
The common disease, he said, began when he suffered a fall last year and started experiencing nerve pain.
Insisting he was ‘far from’ his deathbed – as had been misreported – the singer said he wanted to ‘own up’ to his condition for the sake of his fans.