Bradley Riches has praised his Celebrity Big Brother co-star Sharon Osbourne‘s power following the death of her husband Ozzy as he opened up on their friendship.
The Emmerdale star, 24, and TV character, 73, struck up a friendship throughout their time together within the well-known home in 2024.
Since the present ended, the pair have remained good friends and reunited in December for brunch with Sharon’s daughter, Kelly.
The outing was 5 months after the death of Black Sabbath legend Ozzy, with Bradley remarking he was in awe of the ‘superb’ pair and how they’ve remained sturdy amid their grief.
Bradley informed The Daily Mail: ‘They’re such superb folks – what they have been by means of.
‘When you have a look at Sharon and Kelly, you have a look at them as very sturdy girls – it’s empowering, and I actually look as much as them. I’ve a lot love and time for them.’
Bradley Riches has praised Sharon Osbourne’s power following the death of her husband Ozzy as he opened up on their friendship (pictured with Sharon’s daughter Kelly in December)
The Emmerdale star, 24, and TV character, 73, struck up a friendship throughout their time together within the well-known home in 2024
On how the reunion happened, Bradley revealed: ‘We have been which means to satisfy up for some time and then they misplaced Ozzy, so clearly it was a tough time for them.
‘At Christmas, we managed to get a date in, I used to be pondering like McDonald’s… Anyways, they have been like, “We will meet you at the Claridge’s hotel. I was like, “Ok, these individuals are boujee.”
‘But it was really nice, and then Sharon got the bill as well, which made it 10 times better!’
Bradley will enjoy another reunion with Sharon when she attends his star-studded wedding to partner Scott Johnston.
The pair got engaged in 2024 and will walk down the aisle later this month.
Revealing which celebs have made the guest list, Bradley said: ‘So obviously we’ve got my new friends from Emmerdale, a couple of them are coming.
‘Heartstopper, some of them. The Big Brother lot, I think all of the Big Brother lot are actually coming.
‘Like David [Potts], Colston [Smith], Nikita [Kuzmin], Sharon, Levi [Roots], ZeZe [Millz], Marisha [Wallace], Ekin-Su [Culculoglu], and other people I’ve met along the way, like Arlene Phillips, Tasha [Ghouri] from Love Island.
‘Yeah, just lots of people I’ve met through the industry and ones I’ve shared big moments in my career with. It’s going to be really nice.’
He continued: ‘We were kind of like, obviously we will invite our loved ones and all our friends, and then I looked at the list and went, “Oh my God, I’ve really received various well-known friends, I did not realise”.’
‘I used to be like, “Maybe I’m embedded within the trade slowly”,’ he joked.
Bradley met with Kelly and Sharon just months after the death of Black Sabbath legend Ozzy in July, who died aged 76 (Kelly, Sharon and Ozzy in 2020)
Bradley will enjoy another reunion with Sharon when she attends his star-studded wedding to partner Scott Johnston (pictured during their engagement in 2024)
As well as wedding planning, Bradley has been hard at work on his own book titled Autistically Me: How to Understand and Celebrate Our Unique Minds, which is out on June 9
As well as wedding planning, Bradley has been hard at work on his own book titled Autistically Me: How to Understand and Celebrate Our Unique Minds, which is out on June 9.
The actor, who plays the first-ever neurodivergent character in Emmerdale, shares his inspiring personal story along with practical, real-life guidance on thriving with the condition.
He was diagnosed with autism at nine and was non-verbal until he was 10.
The actor explained: ‘It’s kind of like my life, so I’ve never said that my experiences and what my mechanisms are and here’s how you can use them.
‘You know the help you can get from them as well, it is about self-acceptance at the end of the day. Understanding your brain.’
The book also explores getting an autism diagnosis and why it matters and, how autism can present differently across genders.
On the pressure he felt to portray the first character with autism on Emmerdale, Bradley shared: ‘It was kind of kind of scary.
‘When you’re advocating and your representing the community you do put extra pressure on yourself.
‘But also I was excited and relieved that there was an autistic role and if you have a lived experience you can tap into things that they’ve experienced.
‘I was nervous and excited but honoured to do that.’
Autistically Me: How to Understand and Celebrate Our Unique Minds is available for purchase from June 9.
