In a new interview this week, Donny Osmond opened up about how “lonely” he was during his days as a teen idol.

“I was just so lonely,” Osmond told Closer Weekly. “You go back to the early 1970s and you’ve got literally thousands of screaming girls at those concerts yelling your name, but then you go back to a very quiet hotel or the bus. I learned what loneliness is in life.”

Thankfully, Osmond is far from lonely these days. He has been married to his wife Debbie Osmond since 1978, and they have five children together.

“She’s been my saving grace,” he said. “My confidante and friend. [One] night, we were out in the garden talking as we were pulling weeds and watering plants. In its own little way, it was a very romantic evening.”

While Osmond is preparing for shows in Las Vegas next month, his heart is in Utah.

“I have fruit trees that I planted in my orchard – one for each of my grandchildren,” Osmond explained. “We have [an] apple, peach, nectarine, pear and cherry. When they come over, they like to go check the tree out. When I’m working really, really hard in the studio or I’m getting a little frustrated, I walk out, go in the garden, spend an hour and get back to nature. I built these massive waterfalls in my backyard, so I turn them on and I go to paradise.”

Osmond spent eleven years in Las Vegas doing shows with his sister Marie, and their run there came to an end in 2019.

“When we are on stage together, we can come up with improv lines that just crack each other up,” he said. “[But] the Donny and Marie show is over. We might get together and do some one-offs, but that was a very special moment in our lives, and now I am on to the next stage.”

“Not at all,” Osmond added. “In fact, I wish we could start today! I’m very, very excited. I feel that I have had three careers – with the Osmond Brothers, as Donny and Marie and solo.”

“I was about 12 when I decided that this is what I’m going to do for the rest of my life,” he added. “I had other options, but this has always been my dream and my goal. To have an opportunity to headline with my own show on the Strip is a lot of pressure, but I’ve been doing this for 60 years and I have a plethora of repertoire.”

This time, Osmond won’t be going back to an empty hotel room, as he’ll be going home to his family instead.

“This business can eat you up, so I try to live as normal a life as I possibly can,” said Osmond. “Yesterday, I had so much to get done, but the kids were all swimming in the pool. I said no, the work can wait.”