Monday would have been Amy Winehouse’s 43rd birthday, and Kelly Osbourne made sure the world remembered. In an emotional Instagram post, Kelly shared throwback photos and memories of her friend, writing,“Happy birthday, my beautiful Amy,”and calling her“magic…beautifully, wildly, imperfectly human and so very loved.”She also noted that Winehouse left“footprints on your heart so deep that time could never possibly erase them.”Fifteen years after Amy’s death at age 27, those words still land hard.
The two became friends in the early 2000s through a shared UK social circle, and Kelly’s 2017 memoir described Amy as the“mischievous ringleader”of their group. In her tribute, Kelly remembered Amy’s laugh, her humor, and her kindness, and shared that she remains close with Amy’s friend Catriona Lundie Gourlay to this day. It is a friendship that survived fame, distance, and loss.
One photo in the post has fans especially emotional: Amy Winehouse hugging Ozzy Osbourne. Kelly lost her father in July 2025, making this birthday tribute a remembrance of two people she loved. Amy’s music made her a legend, but tributes like this show the person behind the icon. Which Amy Winehouse song still gets you every single time?
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