It’s hard living in the shadow of a famous parent, but when you’re Donny Osmond’s kid, there’s extra pressure to live a moral life. In an interview with The Guardian, Donny revealed that his relationship with Jeremy Osmond went through a defiant phase during which he got multiple facial piercings, dyed his hair, and turned his back on Mormonism. During this period, Jeremy refused to speak to his family, including Donny, for four years. “I think a lot of the rebellion came from the fact that he was my son — you know, this whole Osmond thing. He couldn’t stand the whole Osmond image. When you are forced to be a certain thing, that’s why you want to rebel: ‘I don’t want to be pigeonholed, I don’t want to be just another Mormon Osmond,’ you know,” the “Puppy Love” singer shared. Donny shared that after his rebellion, Jeremy “came back,” and went on a mission to Italy to serve his church.
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Donny shared his relief that Jeremy was finally on the straight and narrow. “Every parent goes through child rebellion and it’s a very difficult time. But what’s beautiful, and a great feeling, is when they do realize that Mum and Dad aren’t that stupid after all,” he told Mormons Today. Unfortunately, Jeremy’s scrape with the law years later caused another blip in the Osmond name and Donny was likely not too happy to find out about it from the press.
