‘It’s not appropriate for them to know why I’m upset’: Kim Kardashian reveals she hides her true feelings about ex-husband Kanye West around their children – as she stars in new cover shoot for Vogue Italia
Even without knowing the man, one could be forgiven for feeling alarmed by the increasingly erratic Kanye West and the ongoing acts of self-sabotage that have served to undermine his once flourishing career.
But for Kim Kardashian – whose eight-year marriage to the rapper, producer and entrepreneur came to an end in 2022 – the controversy that continues to dog her ex-husband has provided a valuable lesson in self-preservation.
Speaking to Vogue Italia, the 42-year old insists the responsibility of motherhood – Kardashian shares four young children with West – has taught her to emotionally distance herself in an attempt to provide her growing family with as stable an upbringing as possible.
She said: ‘If it’s something concerning my kids’ dad and I’m upset, I try not to show as much emotion. I have to be ready to explain why I’m upset and it might not be appropriate for them to know.
‘There’s nothing worse than “You’ll understand when you’re older”. I don’t want to be that person. But if I’m upset about other things that they can understand, I absolutely will show emotion and cry.’
Let’s talk: Kim Kardashian has discussed her separation from Kanye West in a new interview with the latest edition of Vogue Italia
Opening up: The 42-year old insists motherhood has taught her to emotionally distance herself in an attempt to provide her growing family with as stable an upbringing as possible
Forte Belvedere in Florence provided the romantic backdrop as Kardashian exchanged vows with West, her second husband following a short-lived marriage to basketball player Kris Humphries, in 2014.
But West’s outspoken nature and frequently unpredictable behaviour attracted unwanted headlines, generated inevitable controversy and placed an untenable strain on their marriage.
Kardashian subsequently filed for divorce in 2021, citing irreconcilable differences as a motivating factor in the split, and she admits to feeling a sense of resignation towards her former husband.
‘I think at some point you just have to surrender to not getting the last word and not having your truth out there,’ she said.
‘I also saw a really good example from my parents. And that was helpful. It makes me want to be an example for my kids too.’
The TV personality’s solid work ethic perhaps serves as another, with Kardashian making positive strides in prison reform while endeavoring to follow in her late father Robert’s footsteps by studying law.
To date she has succeeded in winning clemency appeals for the wrongly imprisoned, while using her personal fortune to fund the 90 Days to Freedom campaign, an initiative to release non-violent drug offenders from life sentences.
‘When I take something on I really want to take my time to get to know the person I am going to help,’ she explained. ‘Sometimes, if it’s not a quick emergency case, I have a visit, but if there’s an execution and we’re fighting hard for it, there is no time, just action.’
Read all about it: The full interview is available in the latest edition of Vogue Italia, out now
Old times: Kardashian with ex-husband Kanye West at the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, the year before she filed for divorce
Kardashian, who recently visited Italy in June, celebrated her interview by posing for an accompanying cover shoot with photographer Rafael Pavarotti.
Discussing the shoot, which captures the TV personality in stark monochrome, Francesca Ragazzi, Head of Editorial Content for Vogue Italia, said: ‘Kim Kardashian is both sense and sensibility and a thermometer of American pop culture.
‘In an era in which everything is broadcast around the world, we were very excited to talk to Kim who, despite her constant exposure, gives very few interviews and remains, paradoxically, an introspective person.
‘This is the same delicate and intimate approach she brought to this interview, in which we tried to understand what lies ahead for her in the future.’
He added: ‘”This is the first time I’ve laughed on a cover”, she told me during the photoshoot. I like to think that, with us, she just let go for a split second.’
The full interview is available in the latest edition of Vogue Italia, out now.
Proud mother: Kardashian shares four children with West, and refuses to let her separation from the rapper cast a shadow over their upbringing
Proud: The TV personality has endeavored to follow in her late father Robert’s footsteps by studying law
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