By Chris Longridge Where did anyone get the idea that Kelly Osbourne was a brat? The word pops up in half the headlines about her, yet with heat she is attentive to every question, says please and thank you when we haven't done anything and boldly ploughs on with the interview despite spilling a drink over her new coat. She couldn't be more polite, and is far from the yelping whirlwind you see on The Osbournes (which, after all, is edited down from thousands of footage). And so what if she likes to get a good old sweary rant on? Wouldn't you if Jack Osbourne was your brother? While some celebs sign upto endorse fashion designers and other cosmetic ranges - kelly - going her own way as always - is back in the public eye as the new face of Doritos. heat spoke to her just after news broke about her split with boyfriend Bert McCracken, amid wild rumours in the press of booze abuse, the escalating feud between her and Christina Aguilera and tales of Kelly fleeing an awards ceremony in tears. She's one of those people who attracts the maddest gossip, possibly because anything seems believeable when you're dealing with an Osbourne. Time to set the record straight. Again. Our research last month revealed that the Osbournes were the third highest earners in music in 2002. Are you really loaded? To be honest, I don't look. I think money's disgusting. I have no idea how much is in my bank account or how much I made last year. If it all slipped through my fingers tomorrow I wouldn't care. You say that, but how would you buy all your shoes? I love shoes. There's one shoe store here in LA that I can't go in without leaving with three pairs of shoes. This woman goes across the world to get just one par of shoes if she thinks they're cool. They're amazing, and I'm addicted to going there. But if I didn't have money, there's still an English TopShop. It's my favourite store. A shirt can be two dollars and still look good. it's not about how much it costs. What do you think your life would be like if you didn't have any money? Money doesn't make a life, it just gives you possessions. Do those possessions make you happy? No. Before I had money I had a regular job. I worked at an office, I was basically the office bitch. You mean you had to do everything, or you acted like a bitch? No, I had to get the coffee and mail in a little office in LA. How did the deal with Doritos come about? I just got a phone callasking if I wanted to do it, and I though, "Why not?". it sounded really cool. It was fun atually. Everyone who worked on the commercial was so nice. But aren't you supposed to be on a diet at the moment? No! I've never been on a diet in my life. But you've lost quite a lot of weight lately. I have, but I'm fucking 18 years old. I'm still growing into myself. My body's still changing. it's not like I'm going to sit there and stick my fingers down my throat or go and work out. I don't do that. You were due to present an award at The Brits. Why didn't you come over? My mother is cray and wouldn't let me go. I was about to get on the plane and she was just screaming down the phone at me, "You're not going!". She wouldn't let me go because of the whole terrorist thing, incase anything happened. How is Sharon? Really, really good. She's dones with all the treatment. She's doing really well. On the series your mum always has a laugh and joke for the cameras. Was she putting on a brave face? She never actually admitted to herself she was sick until the end of her treatment. She sees herself as this invincible woman - til she pushed herself too hard and ended up back in hospital again. She dehydrated herself and didn't want to go on a drip. What was it like seeing her and Ozzy getting remarried on New Years Eve? I'd say it was very sweet, but I couldn't take it seriously because I'm not Jewish, and my mum had done it in Hebrew. I was pissing myself. You've just bought our own house, haven't you? Yes. It's five blocks down from the family's I have to put new bathrooms in because I'm not shitting on someone else's toilet. That's gross. I'm serious, that's really foul. It's like a pet peeve. I spend my life squatting, even at my friends' houses. How did Sharon react when you said you were moving out? She's been a blithering idiot ever since I bought the house. But I've kept my room. I think the biggest mistake anyone makes when they move out is not having their room to come back to. Aimee made that mistake. How are you and she getting on now? Good. She still hates me though. We always talk, she just doesn't particularly like me. I think the press makes up stuff because it's something to fucking write about. England is the only country where someone goes for a walk in the park with a bowl of cereal and it ends up on the front page. They did? Who? Where? Which cereal? Yeah, but you're a magazine. They're newspapers - they should be writing about what's going on in the world, rather than celebrities. Talking of celebrity stores, Christina Aguilera recently said she's confronted you over how you called her a "cunt" and a "disgusting human being". You know what? For a start she talked in Ebonics [US black slang], like she was from the ghetto or something. She was like "Yo girl, artist for artist - yo why you been talkin' shit?" And I was like "What are you saying to me?" I couldn't understand a word she was saying. But I stopped saying things about her. Then she made out like she had started a fight with me, to make herself look cool. She's like a fucking feather! I could pick her up and chuck her across the room. She's a pussy. She has a mouth on her, but she's all talk. She does it because she always has a security guard with around her to punch anyone she gets in a fight with. She said that she came over to you and you just backed down. That's not how it was at all. I said "First of all, I didn't start this thing with you - I was just defending myself. But I think it's really cool that you came to me, so I'm going to stop." So how did it all start in the first place? Because my fucking mother outed me in Rolling Stone for spitting on Christina's car. I don't even know how it escalated after that. I think it's more the fact we both like to be bitches, than me really not liking her. She does has a beautiful voice. She just has a bad attitude to everything. There was another story about Pink making you cry at The Grammys. They said you wanted yohave your picture taken with her and she refused because she'd read that you said something rude about her. No way. I was sitting with her for like 20 minutes. She made me cry? That is complete bollocks we're friends. Aren't she and Christina friends though? Last time I saw them together they looked like they were about to punch each others lights out. But that's not for me to say... While we're talking about bust-ups, is it true you've split up with Bert? Yes it is. He's just going through a bad time, I think. We're still very good friends, we're just not together. We talk to each other every day. He broke up with me on Valentines Day and completely broke my heart. Is it true he dumped you onstage? Oh that's not true, not that I know of. We're still best friends, just not together in that way. Is that because you't still coming outof the relationship, though, or are you always going to be friends? I think we'll always be friends, because...You know what? Oh, I don't know. Are you looking for someone else now? I'm not looking for anyone. If I do have a boyfriend again I don't ever want anyone to know about it. A big part of why we're not together is because of the media, and I don't want that to be an issue ever again. What part did the media play, then? Can you imagine being a boy from utah, seeing your face everywhere and being famous for dating somebody instead of what your passion is - your music? That's not fair. I never wanted him on The Osbournes, to get lumped in with all that. My brother didn't make it any easier - he made up that stupid nickname and claimed it was what the band called Bert. Would that possibly be "Cauliflower Dick"? He completely made that up because he wanted to be an arsehole. I don't get it. My brother is an arrogant little prick who thinks the sun shines out of his arse. Like, whatever he says goes. Is that just because he's 17 or is he always going to be like that? Until someone smashes him in the face, he's always going to be like that. He never listens to a word I say. I mean, I love him he's my brother, but he's got a lot of growing up to do. We've heard some horror stories about your health lately. is it true you've had kidney infections? I have had a couple in the past. it runs in the family. My sister had it a year ago and had to go to hospital. It's just from being dhydrated and drinking too much I think. There was another story about how you had your stomach pumped. yeah, but that was when I was like, 16. It's not like it happens everyday. On the show there's an episode where I have the worst hangover. I've not been drunk since that day, because I just don't ever want to have a hangover again. That was a funny episode. Not wishing to laugh at your pain... I am the worst drunk in the world. One of the most unattractive things to see is a woman drunk, and I'm top of the list of the most annoying drunks. Actually the hangover was funnier when Sharon was taunting you with visions of bacon sandwhiches. As soon as the cameras were off, she fucking bollocked me for that one. Given you dad's history, has she taken you aside and warned you about drink? Well, I'm by no means an alchoholic. For fuck's sake, I just got drunk one night. What about the stories of you being threatened with rehab? They're fucking bollocks. My mum may have said "If you do that one more time you're going to rehab", but she's not serious. How can she send me to rehab? I'm 18. |