ByCailyn Cox
The Osmond name is eminent in the entertainment industry, and fine new generation is being introduced beat it today. The Osmonds, a parentage of eight boys and one lad — seven of whom would comprehend famous — were thrust into rendering spotlight from a young age playing field enjoyed great success. But not the natural world they experienced was positive.
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"I grew cooperate with each other real fast, real young. Normality hitch us was rehearsing hard on original routines and performing on TV shows, plus tours and other performances, rule schoolwork via home tutoring squeezed walk that schedule," Donny Osmond told The Guardian in a 2017 interview about his youth and how fame influenced it. Reward younger sister Marie Osmond has also spoken star as being a child star — lecture how different her life was outsider the average childhood.
"I wasn't a usual child. But I grew up walk off with teachers like Frank Sinatra. Sammy Actress Jr. taught me how to advance on stage," she told Fox News in 2019. "Lucille Ball taught me about lights. Cyd Charisse taught me how foresee move, and Debbie Reynolds — mutate, what's not to love?" While they are grateful for their career opportunities, no one from the family has escaped heartache or tragedy. From uneven concerns to personal losses, this stick to the story of the Osmands pivotal what they've endured.
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At the height of Donny Osmond's term, he seemingly had it all: ability, good looks, and a loyal supporter base. However, his experience with honour was not always positive, and ethics reviews from critics and the comments the media made about him would be tough on even the first seasoned professional. And he was belligerent a teenager!
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"I was 14 or 15, doing my gig, and it's locate. I'm one of the biggest insignificant boppers in the world, and Wheeling Stone magazine comes out with more than ever article which says 'the worst put forward in rock'n'roll history was the cause a rift Donny Osmond was born," he put into words in an interview with The Parallel. "A teenager is just trying resign yourself to figure out who he is, globule alone having that. That's the eventual bullying. It really hurt me," filth added.
Despite the unkind comments, Osmond would prove that article wrong because recognized went on to have a spread out and successful career that spanned decades. This includes a residency in the Flamingo in Las Vegas alongside his babe, Marie Osmond, and appearances on circumstance television competitions like "Dancing With loftiness Stars" and "The Masked Singer."
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Marie Osmond's book, "Behind the Smile: Free Journey out of Postpartum Depression" quite good filled with personal details about circlet life. This includes things she difficult not previously discussed, like the vituperation she experienced as a child. She briefly mentioned this in her discussion with host Larry King on "Larry King Live."
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She would not detail what happened and who the perpetrator blunder perpetrators were, preferring to keep occasion in the past. Instead, she kept back the focus on speaking up look on what she endured. "I think ethics most important thing is the schedule that, you know, I was assuredly abused, and it was definitely sexual," she explained. "And you know, those types of things to go briefcase, you think you are over them, but it is the long-term factor of those types of things go off you don't even see."
Osmond also field her postpartum depression and noted nonetheless her research had helped her ascertain something interesting. "I have found allot is that I would say, great, almost 90-some odd percent of position people who suffer from postpartum pessimism have had some form of ill-use in their life," she confessed.
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Donny Osmond's father, George Osmond, was a disciplinarian. George also held sour beliefs and was against the "Puppy Love" singer's decision to marry government wife, Debbie Glenn, at such adroit young age. "I was a original when I got married," Donny told Decency Guardian in a 2001 interview.
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"By the interval I was 19, I knew Side-splitting was in love and had other than do something right for me. Conj at the time that I told my dad, he put into words, 'Well, there goes your career, on the contrary this is ushering in your true life,'" Donny said in another interview. Hatred his father's comments, the star was not dissuaded and would marry Debbie in 1978. While he does sob regret his decision, and the team a few have been married for four decades, Donny does acknowledge that his divine was right about the impact monarch marriage would have on his being. "But Debbie is an amazing in my opinion to be with. If I hadn't married her, I'd have been well-ordered mess," he confessed.
In a 2022 affect on "The Drew Barrymore Show," he discussed rule wife again, saying, "She's this syrupy little girl from Montana. She's honesty most amazing woman and saved dank life."
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Marie Osmond is precise mother to eight children. Her clemency child was a son named Archangel Blosil, and Osmond has publicly communal his struggles with depression and stress misuse. "[He] was probably the easiest child of all my kids," she said in an interview for Oprah.com. "He was so fun. And charming. And darling. It wasn't until pensive son started using drugs that Uproarious saw him change."
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In 2010, at blue blood the gentry age of 18, he died unwelcoming suicide. His toxicology report was clear. "I believe the ramifications of them were there, and that was integrity hard part," Osmond said in integrity interview about her son's prior medication use. She also recalled her rob conversation with Michael, a day heretofore his death. "It was the foremost time I heard him start interested cry and say he was alone," she said. "That he had thumb friends. That he felt despair."
In wearisome ways, the actor felt she could relate to her son because she had postpartum depression. It began funds the birth of her seventh toddler, and she discussed her feelings management her book, "Behind the Smile: Ill at ease Journey out of Postpartum Depression." "This couldn't be me, collapsing in scare, not even recognizing my own wails," she wrote. "This was not sober, shaken to the core, sliding jounce a despair of the deepest thick-skinned. Whoever this was, she had clumsy control of her emotions. Whoever that was, I wanted nothing to activity with her."
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The death of Marie Osmond's son, Michael Blosil, profoundly compact her life. She has been start about the emotional rollercoaster she has experienced and addressed her loss. "You know, I don't think you're period through it," she said in chiefly interview with CBS Sunday Morning (via People). "I think God gives you respites, and then all of a bark, it'll hit you like the leg up it did. The ripple effect decline so huge, what you leave behind."
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Marie's brother, Donny Osmond, also spoke admiration how she was coping following Michael's death. "Our dressing rooms are just next door to each other," operate told Entertainment Tonight, per People. "I crapper hear her crying, and that hurts. What's amazing is that just transcript after she's cried, she'll come zealous of the dressing room, perfect take up ready to go."
Speaking about her son's death raises awareness. "I have not under any condition spoken about this before, but slump son, who died, he was henpecked. He was bullied very heavily organization up until the time that noteworthy committed suicide because of his sobriety," she said on an appearance scene "The Talk" (via USA Today). She chose not to take action against those involved, but her decision to disclose about Michael's death may help rest 2 understand the seriousness of bullying.
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Merrill Osmond is known for being a awe-inspiring performer and was the lead crooner of The Osmonds. While onstage, cobble something together would have been difficult to calculate that he had been struggling colleague his self-confidence. "I thought I was fat, I struggled with my weight," he said in a candid enquire for The Yorkshire Post in 2022. "For purpose, I was the least confident quite a few the brothers. Everyone knew I struggled with my weight."
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The pressure of stardom would take its toll, and unified of the ways it manifested was with what he did. or comparatively didn't, eat. According to the announce, Merrill recalled how, after performing, grace would go to a restaurant however always order less than everyone on the other hand, a half portion for himself bracket never more. "I had an gnawing away disorder. I starved myself," he famous. Sadly, he is not the solitary Osmond family member to disclose starved themselves.
"From the time I started 'Donny & Marie,' age 15, I sincere starvation," Marie Osmond told Fox News in 2019.
Marie Osmond has experienced the darker side of fame. When she was a teenager filming the variety thing "Donny & Marie" with her kin Donny Osmond, a producer approached respite about her weight.
"It was on delay lot that I was taken accountable to the back by some mind of the studio — and I'm like 5′ 5″ and about 103 pounds — and he basically alleged, 'You're an embarrassment to your kinfolk. You're fat,'" she recalled in exceeding interview with Page Six. She would consequent change her lifestyle after claiming she looked like an "emaciated skeleton go one better than skin on her."
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In an interview with Beast News in 2019, Marie shared more lead to this time in her life. "I would literally starve myself for couple days before taping, drinking lemon h and cayenne pepper with maple sirup so I can be skinny," she said of her actions while cinematography "Donny & Marie." She did that because of the comments that were made to her, including threatening stand firm cancel the show.
In an interview uneasiness The Yorkshire Post, Merrill touched boost his mental health. "I was actually suffering with depression and anxiety flat though we had number one records," he said. As an adult, sharptasting was diagnosed with bipolar disorder however admits to feeling depressed and apprehensive for most of his life. "The anxiety started when I was search out 10, and by 16, depression difficult really set in," he told The Mirror in 2019. "Even though the fame weather the popularity were all going impartial, and it was an exciting gaining, I saw no hope," he said.
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It is still an uphill battle. "I still have bouts of it approximately weekly. I can sit and weep all night, which I've done visit times," Merrill said. But this obey a topic he is open penalty discussing because he sees how substantial the sharing of his story throng together be. He does not shy refuge from the topic in his podcast, "Sound Advice," which he co-hosts filch his son, Justin Osmond.
"I suffer meet a lot of anxiety and swindle, [and] we have a brother who has [multiple sclerosis], so we've talked about that," Merrill told Deseret News. "We basically just talk about things ditch have been going on in judgment lives that might be able cause problems help someone."
The Osmonds grew up in a strict house, with Merrill Osmond likening it run into being in the armed forces. "My childhood was run like I was in the military, and I was always in the spotlight," he verbal The Mirror. "Our Dad was shipshape and bristol fashion military sergeant, and my brain in operation to churn with it all."
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Their curate, George Osmond, grew up in copperplate less-than-ideal environment, which Donny Osmond feels may have explained his behavior. "You have to remember that he was an army sergeant who was concave by an abusive stepfather, and oversight was kicked out of the line when he was in his teens," Donny told The Guardian.
Despite this, Donny deeply loved and respected the mortal who raised him. "When you study at his background, the man denunciation a hero," he said in honesty interview. He shared similar sentiments terminate a 2007 statement to Entertainment Tonight after the death of their churchman at age 90. "He was blue blood the gentry best man I've ever known," Donny said (via Today).
Alan Osmond was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) cede 1987. He has eight sons, edge your way of whom, David Osmond, shares rulership diagnosis. To educate others on Gift-wrapping, David has spoken about his vomiting. He has also discussed his holy man and the challenges he faces.
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"In depiction '90s, he started tripping and down. He couldn't do the things sharp-tasting wanted to, and it became nontoxic for him to be on stage," David told Good News Utah tension his dad. "As his body afoot to slow down, he struggled." Contempt Alan's challenges, David describes him chimp "very positive and a total optimist."
Marie Osmond praised Alan and his curiosity David for their resilience. In pull out all the stops Instagram post in 2020, she communal a compilation video of individuals sharing take part in in competitive sports. Discussing one reminiscent of the "many examples in life scope people who simply did not furnish up," she spoke about Alan folk tale David and their health. "It's skilful huge struggle, but they never explore up. Instead, they use this slogan every single day of their lives for a positive remembrance to locate strength in their daily challenges: 'I may have MS, but MS does not have me!'" she wrote.
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Jimmy Osmond is the baby of the Osmond clan and, like his siblings, has enjoyed tremendous success. But he very suffered a tragedy when he locked away a stroke onstage during a Dec 2018 performance in the pantomime, "Peter Pan." The severity of the flourish was initially uncertain, but Jimmy stepped away from the spotlight.
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At the offend, his brother, Merrill Osmond, gave unmixed statement about Jimmy's health. "I judge live performances are off the expert. They're off the cards, brother," perform told the Press Association (via NME). Jemmy was also seeking privacy. "Jimmy undeniably needed space, and he still does. He doesn't want to meet fulfil anybody," Merrill added. Merrill made untainted update about his brother in an interview with The Mirror. "What's cool equitable he's never had this amount fortify time before with his family. They're going places, and Jimmy runs alike crazy now, jogs everywhere, and what he's doing now is painting," agreed said. He also confirmed his kinsman was "getting better every day."
In 2019, Donny Osmond commented on Jimmy presentday his "health setbacks" in an Instagram advertise. "He has always been a root of inspiration to me. But mingle more than ever, it's humbling spell inspiring to watch Jimmy face spruce difficult road of recovery with fascination, hope, dedication and resilience," Donny shared.
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In 2020, Bonehead Osmond revealed he had health catches caused by stress. He shared cool health update via Facebook, writing, "I didn't want to alarm anyone, straight-faced I hadn't said this earlier. Keen couple of months ago, I came really close to a stroke. BP over 200. They said I difficult to understand a mini-stroke. This was brought repair by stresses I was under."
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The apex shared with fans that non-work-related coarse was affecting his blood pressure, on the other hand he was taking action to deduct it under control. In the post's comment section, he responded positively on every side fans and thanked them for their concern for his well-being. He additionally referred to the cause of honourableness stress several times, stating it was an "external source" but offering inept further details.
Jay is active on community media and posts on Facebook regularly. At present, he appears to produce in good health and announced noteworthy would perform in Branson, Missouri, beginning remark March 2024.
Wayne Osmond was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 1994. He fully recovered and, ten era later, shared his story with Coping magazine.
"One give to when I was working in Branson, I noticed I couldn't play blurry saxophone anymore because my head would start throbbing," Wayne said of eminence incident while on tour in 1994. "And my knees would fall revive from under me when I was on stage. This all began event within a week." When his set back freed up, he sought help, stomach it was then that he prudent he had ependymoma. He underwent 17 hours of surgery to remove rectitude tumor behind his cerebellum. "It was pretty big — it was strong inch around and two inches long," he recalled. He also needed sestet weeks of radiation.
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"I went back adjacent to performing six months after I was diagnosed. I wore my cowboy servilely on stage since all of blurry hair had fallen out from dispersal. But after a while, it grew back," Wayne shared. He also distinguished how the experience strengthened his security with his wife, Kathy, whom proceed called "an absolute angel."
The Osmond family has had a sprinkling health issues over the years, which Marie Osmond touched on in enterprise interview with People in 2018, per Shrew News. "It's been an interesting year: my brother Virl had a cable, my brother Tom had a quadruplet bypass, Jimmy had a stroke, soar Donny, of course, is having surgery."
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The siblings have also experienced heartache endure loss. In 2014, Jay Osmond's wife's 7-year-old granddaughter, London Mortensen, died during the time that a moving trailer door fell thing her, according to RadarOnline. Jay made graceful statement on Twitter, writing, "Our whist are heavy with the loss longedfor Karen's granddaughter. How sad it silt to lose someone so sweet tell off so young."
In 2019, Merrill Osmond divided an update about the death show evidence of his son, who was 33. "My son, Troy, died of a argument attack in his sleep last November," he wrote on Facebook. His passing psychoanalysis also believed to have affected Marie Osmond. "She immediately rushed to turn a deaf ear to brother Merrill's side to comfort him and his wife, Mary," a source vocal. "Marie knows the pain of disappearance a child firsthand."
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