Kelly Osborne has opened up about her 'Latinos cleaning toilets' comment and how she believes it's the "worst thing" she's ever done.
Now, for those of you who haven't ever stumbled across one of the most awkward and traumatic blunders in live TV history courtesy of Kelly Osbourne, let me give you the low down.
It was 2015 when the then-31-year-old made an appearance on the popular talk show The View to discuss Trump's stance on immigration. Check it out below:
During the passionate discussion with her co-panelists, it appeared like Osbourne was about to drop the mic when she said: "If you kick every Latino out of this country, then who is going to be cleaning your toilets, Donald Trump?"
...And, as you can imaging, that comment did not go down as she may have hoped. Honestly, I cringe just thinking about it.
Anyway, fast forward eight years since that fateful day and Osborne has finally re-visited it during a new interview with Rolling Stone.
"[It was the] most cringe moment of my entire life," she said, describing it as the "worst thing" she's ever done, noting that her words "came out so wrong."
"Oh my God, I died," she said when asked about her reaction to the clip resurfacing on social media.
"It hurt a lot of people, and that to me, is by far makes it the worst thing I've ever done. I realized that I'm not great on live TV and that words are so powerful. And to be labeled as something you're not is really difficult. But it happened. There's nothing I can do," she continued.
The reality TV star then went on to clarify that she was actually trying to emphasize the fact that the "whole country is built on immigrants."
"I feel very strongly that Latin American culture is the backbone of America," she told the outlet. "I believe that Latin Americans are the hardest-working people you will ever meet."
Osbourne then went on to reveal that the incident occurred during an incredibly difficult time in her life.
"I had just been in rehab and what I needed was something else," she recalled. "It wasn’t for drugs, it was more my anxiety disorder, my depression disorder, childhood trauma, all of that kind of stuff. During that time, my dad [Ozzy] had just cheated on my mother [Sharon].
"I was drinking to numb the pain of everything," she added.
The 39-year-old then went on to talk about wanting to switch the direction of her life after the awkward TV moment happened.
"I was a trash can when it came to drugs, whatever I could get my hands on. And I was a really broken, scared person," she stated. "And then after that event, it kind of kick-started me taking a long, hard look at myself and the things that I don’t like and the things that I’d like to change and the things that I’d like to keep."
While she admitted that she often finds the memes surrounding the incident, she also added that it does make her "hate" herself "a little bit more each time" she sees one.
And as for how she would describe her 2015 self now, Osbourne referred to herself as a "self-righteous little c***." before adding: "I hate it. I hate it so much because I look at it and I'm like, 'You think you know everything and you know nothing. Nobody wants to hear [your] opinion on this.'"
Osbourne also opened up about how she's educated herself on immigration and sharing that she plans to teach her son, Sidney, about white privilege.
"I want him to understand what I was trying to say and how powerful words are."
At least we've all learned a valuable lesson from the moment - I just we could have learned it without all that second-hand embarrassment.
