Ozzy voted silliest celeb

Rocker Ozzy Osbourne has been voted Britain’s favourite figure of fun.

The former Black Sabbath frontman took top spot over Tory MP Boris Johnson.

The Reader’s Digest survey asked more than 2,000 people to choose the nation’s silliest celebrity.

His comic appearance as star of reality show The Osbournes “appears to have transformed him from a scary heavy metaller into everyone’s favourite clown”, the magazine said.

Johnson came second thanks to antics including rugby tackling an opponent during a charity football match.

He was not the only UK politician to make the list: Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott was seventh, while Ann Widdecombe and George Galloway also got a mention.

Third in the list was eccentric former boxing champ Chris Eubank, followed by Rolf Harris and Bill Oddie.

X Factor judge Simon Cowell was sixth, ahead of Big Brother star Jade Goody, I’m A Celebrity contestant Carol Thatcher and Bargain Hunt presenter David Dickinson.

Other celebrities in the top 20 included Jordan, Richard Madeley, the Duke of Edinburgh and – somewhat surprisingly – Newsnight’s Jeremy Paxman.

Top 20

1 Ozzy Osbourne

2 Boris Johnson

3 Chris Eubank

4 Rolf Harris

5 Bill Oddie

6 Simon Cowell

7 John Prescott

8 Jade Goody

9 Carol Thatcher

10 David Dickinson

11 Christine and Neil Hamilton

12 The Duke of Edinburgh

13 Ann Widdecombe

14 Jordan

15 Alan Sugar

16 Jeremy Paxman

17 George Galloway

18 John McCririck

19 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen

20 Richard Madeley