The I’m A Celebrity star opened up about his long-lost relative, revealing they first met them at the age of 17.
One I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! star has spoken candidly about reconnecting with a long lost family member who he says did “all sorts of screwed up things”.
ITV viewers tuned into another instalment of the reality series this evening (November 28), which featured one star discussing a “fallout” within his family.
2025 campmate Jack Osbourne, widely recognised for appearing in MTV’s reality programme The Osbournes alongside mother Sharon Osbourne, sister Kelly Osbourne and late father Ozzy Osbourne, shared honestly with fellow campmate Kelly Brook about his late grandfather Don Arden.
Don, a renowned music manager and Sharon’s father, died in 2007 aged 81. Throughout his conversation with Kelly, Jack disclosed he hadn’t encountered his grandfather until reaching 17 years of age, with Sharon having previously informed him “he was dead”.
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Kelly mentioned to Jack she’d heard rumours Don would dangle bands out the window unless they signed to him, with Jack confirming: “He pulled guns on people, everything.”
Jack Osbourne has revealed that his mother, Sharon, fell out with her father after she took over the management of her husband, Ozzy.
Jack shared: “He sent hitmen after them, mobsters would show up with guns at gigs…” He continued: “She was his protégé, he taught her everything and he did all sorts of screwed up things.
“Had my mum sign all these documents and everything was in her name so he would never get in trouble….they would firebomb other record companies. That’s why my grandfather knew the Krays.”
Jack explained that Sharon eventually discovered her father had allegedly been stealing money from bands at the time.
Jack then told his fellow campmates: “After she left and took management of my dad, they took them to court, they had to essentially pay him a million dollars to break the contract.”
Speaking about why he didn’t know his grandad until his teens, he confessed: “My mum actually told me he was dead…”
On the show, Jack has also previously spoken about his late father Ozzy, who sadly died in July at the age of 76.
He became emotional as he told campmate Eddie Kadi: “He had this force, so hard to describe. But he had this energy. It was like he swallowed the galaxy and didn’t know what to do with it. It’s the only way to ever describe it.”
In an attempt to comfort Jack, Eddie said: “What a man, your dad did more than enough.”
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! continues tomorrow at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
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