Jack Osbourne and his wife Aree Gearhart have revealed they are expecting their second baby together, making it his fifth child in total.
The 40-year-old television personality shared the happy news on Instagram on Sunday, posting a photograph of himself cradling his other half’s bump with the playful caption: “Oops I did it again!”
The announcement comes just days after Mr Osbourne was eliminated from I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, where he spent 20 days in the Australian jungle before finishing in sixth place.
He was voted out of the ITV reality series on Friday alongside Emmerdale actress Lisa Riley, becoming the seventh and eighth contestants to leave the competition.
Jack Osbourne’s wife and daughter surprised him in the jungle
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Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, Mr Osbourne described the pregnancy as a welcome source of comfort during a difficult period for his family.
“It’s awesome. It’s been partly a healthy distraction, partly healing — probably in that kind of ‘full cycle’ category, in a weird way,” he said.
“It’s very much taken energy out of the grieving side of things and parked in a bit more hopefulness.”
The reality star revealed that his late father Ozzy Osbourne learned he would become a grandfather again before his death at 76 in July, following a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Jack Osbourne was voted off I’m A Celebrity on Friday
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Mr Osbourne acknowledged the pregnancy has been more challenging for his wife, adding: “It’s been easy for me. It’s been a lot harder for my wife!”
The couple tied the knot in September 2023, having already welcomed their daughter Maple Artemis in July 2022. Aree, 34, is currently 28 weeks into her pregnancy.
“We’re super-excited. It was sort of planned, I should say. It was maybe a little earlier than expected,” Mr Osbourne told the publication.
“But it’s definitely something that we were wanting to pursue and somehow it happened, miraculously.”
This new arrival will join a growing brood, as Mr Osbourne is already father to three daughters from his first marriage to Lisa Stelly, which ended in March 2019.
Pearl Clementine is now 13, Andy Rose is 10, and Minnie Theodora is seven. Together with three-year-old Maple, the new baby will make five children for the former Osbournes star.
Reflecting on his time in the jungle, Mr Osbourne believes the Black Sabbath legend would have supported his decision to take part in the show while finding amusement in some of the trials.
“He would have been proud. My whole family’s proud of how I did. He would’ve been very supportive about my journey in the jungle,” he said.
“He would have been laughing at me at times, absolutely. He would have been like, ‘Why are you doing that? Why would you put your head in a basket with snakes? Why put your hand in a hole with a bunch of weird critters?'”
Mr Osbourne noted his father “always had a good sense of humour about this stuff and thought it was ridiculous, but in the most loving kind of way.”
Mr Osbourne’s sister Kelly reacted to the news on Instagram, writing: “Not to make this about me, but I’m going to be an aunt again and keeping the secret for so long was hard.
“Congratulations” areeosbourne & jackosbourne I love you both to the moon and back.” (sic)
Jack Osbourne has many emotional moments in the jungle
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ITVElsewhere, several famous faces shared their messages of congratulations on the social media platform.
Reacting to the husband and wife’s joint post, Mr Osbourne’s former campmate Eddie Kadi shared a series of love heart emojis.
“That was fast, you’ve only been out for a minute!!!! Wow your good,” Kerry Katona jokingly commented. (sic)
Kelly Brook’s husband Jeremy Parisi also reacted with love heart emojis, while former Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips remarked: “Congratulations, you get to use those cooking skills even more now.”