The Osbournes star tells EW about his medical withdrawal: “The show needs people to drop.”
Warning: This article contains spoilers forSpecial Forces: World’s Toughest Testseason 2 episode 6.
Below, Osbourne speaks with EW about his time on the grueling reality competition.
Jack Osbourne in ‘Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test’.Credit: Pete Dadds/FOX
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What was that like transitioning back to normal life after you concluded your time onSpecial Forces?
JACK OSBOURNE:It was pretty seamless.
So I think that helped.
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It wasn’t on my terms, so I feel robbed of it.
If they would’ve called me asking, “You want to do season 3?”
I’d be like, “f— yes.”
Jack Osbourne on ‘Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test’.Pete Dadds/FOX
This show is one of the most, if notthemost physically rigorous reality shows on the air.
What made you want to joinSpecial Forcesinitially?
I like all this stuff.
I love challenges like this.
How did the physical challenges of the series compare to your expectations going into the shoot?
As much as I love the show, they do a terrible job actually showing the truly physical stuff.
The challenge is more mind games than anything.
You’re not allowed to walk anywhere, so you’re running, and that takes a toll.
And then the amount of abuse that they fire off at us, it never ends.
The toughest thing for me was the calm before the storm, because you might never truly relax.
You’re on edge the entire time with zero distractions.
Just having that distraction to turn off your mind is important, and it just wasn’t there.
Oh, I totally sucked on the rope.
And I was like, “Ah!”
I jolted, and that’s why they cut it out.
They were like, “You sucked at that.”
And I was like, “Yeah, that was just not my vibe.”
I’m so sorry to hear that, that’s horrible!
Going into the show, did your doctors express concern about your ability to participate before it started?
The show’s doctors were more concerned than I was.
So that wasn’t a concern.
The heart thing, the reason why I ended up getting medically dropped, was a shock for me.
And he says, “Oh, you were just potassium deficient.
That’s common with selection.
Why didn’t the medical personnel on the show give you those, then?
Why couldn’t they recognize the potassium deficiency?
If I’m putting my producer hat on, the show needs people to drop.
The medic on the show, he’s a real doctor.
They need people to leave.
My heart rate didn’t drop below 90 beats per minute for days.
The rate of dropouts was a lot slower than on the first season.
And that’s why they kept ramping it up.
Are you still in touch with any of your costars from the show?
Nick Viall and Kelly Rizzo were at my house over the weekend.
I had a little birthday gathering, so they stopped by, and we all text.
And I’ve been in touch with some of the DSS, so it’s cool.
Did the two of you ever discuss your time onDancing With the Stars?
She’s really pushing through it and doing all she can.
What’s the most important message that you want other people with MS or other chronic illnesses to hear?
This is the average patient with MS.” But it’s different for everyone.
So you’ve got to find what your baseline is.
For me, I know what I need, I know what I require.
That’s the internal side of it, and that weighs heavy.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Testairs Monday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.
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