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Jack Osbourne says family is in talks for reboot of early 2000s reality show The Osbournes


JACK Osbourne has admitted that his family has concerned returning to the small screen for a new reboot of their hit early-2000s reality show The Osbournes.

Jack, 34, shot to fame with his sister Kelly and mom Sharon as they joined Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne in allowing MTV cameras into their Los Angeles home in 2002.

 The Osbournes ran for three years from 2002

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The Osbournes ran for three years from 2002Credit: Handout – Getty

The series ran for three years, but ended in 2005 after falling ratings.

Jack, however, has now acknowledged that the desire for reboots and love of nostalgia has forced the family to have the conversation – but if it did, he would place his own production company behind it.

“I would be lying to say the conversations haven’t been coming up recently,” he said, speaking on the Variety and iHeart podcast The Big Ticket.

“I think nostalgia is such a huge, hot-button word right now. You look at all these shows coming back from 20 years ago. The only thing is, what I struggle with, is [that] we don’t all live together and I have kids and an ex-wife and a whole life outside of my family.”

 Jack has now acknowledged that the desire for reboots forced the family to have the conversation

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Jack has now acknowledged that the desire for reboots forced the family to have the conversationCredit: Getty Images
 But he doesn't think it would be as funny now

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But he doesn’t think it would be as funny nowCredit: Kobal Collection – Shutterstock

He concluded: “I think it would be hard to do. And I don’t think it would be that funny.”

Jack has three children who he shares with ex-wife Lisa Stelly, and he is also focusing his attentions on his own health, after a 2012 diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis.

In early 2020 his father Ozzy revealed he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and had been dealing with the news privately for nearly a year.

He had to postpone the European leg of his No More Tours 2, tour, before cancelling it entirely when he suffered a fall while recovering from pneumonia.

 "I would be lying to say the conversations haven’t been coming up recently,” he said

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“I would be lying to say the conversations haven’t been coming up recently,” he saidCredit: Getty Images – Getty
 Jack, however, thinks it "would be hard to do"

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Jack, however, thinks it “would be hard to do”Credit: Getty Images
 Jack remains close to his younger sister Kelly

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Jack remains close to his younger sister KellyCredit: Getty Images – Getty

In January, he admitted that he couldn’t hide his health struggles any longer after 2019 was the most painful year of his life.

Jack shared his own MS diagnosis in April 2016, going for tests after he lost 60 per cent of his vision in his right eye.

Ozzy and Sharon wed in 1982 and she has been by his side through thick and thin ever since.

“Poor old Sharon’s been a mum, a dad, everything. She works non-stop,” he told The Sun in an exclusive interview.

“But our relationship is better than ever. I’m so much in love with her and she’s so much in love with me. She’s been fantastic and she’s looking really good.”

 The family have been forced apart in recent months due to coronavirus

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The family have been forced apart in recent months due to coronavirusCredit: BackGrid
 Ozzy revealed the devastating Parkinson's diagnosis in January

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Ozzy revealed the devastating Parkinson’s diagnosis in JanuaryCredit: Getty Images – Getty

Most recently the family had to battle separation as the coronavirus pandemic placed both Jack and Ozzy in the high-risk camp.

Kelly, 35, had been forced to stay away from both her brother and father but received the all-clear on Friday and shared an emotional picture of her reuniting with Jack.

At the end of March Kelly shared a devastating message sent by 71-year-old Ozzy, who said it broke his heart to be unable to give her a hug, as they kept their distance.

“It was so loverly seeing you today. Toddles it breaks my heart that I couldn’t give you a kiss and a hug”, the Black Sabbath frontman had sent to his daughter.

 Kelly and Jack remain close to their parents

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Kelly and Jack remain close to their parentsCredit: Getty Images – Getty
 The family's show was one of MTV's first major reality shows

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The family’s show was one of MTV’s first major reality showsCredit: Rex Features

She also shared images at her parents’ mansion as the family kept their distance and wore face masks.

Kelly captioned: “Today was the first time it got to see my parents in almost 3 weeks!!! Even though i did not get to hug them…. at this point I will take what I can get.”

Ozzy was hospitalized in February last year when he developed a “severe upper-respiratory infection” following a bout of the flu.

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