As promised, here’s the issue of the Editorialist with Kim Kardashian West on the cover!
Kimmy already teased some snaps from the shoot a few weeks ago, but now we get to see it for real.
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It’s pretty hot!
But it’s not all about sexy pics of Kim’s infamous body — there’s also the interview!
For one thing, Mrs. West insists her mother Kris Jenner is not behind all the machinations of the Kardashian brand:
“It’s so funny because I’ll hear stories like, ├óΓé¼╦£Kris Jenner is the puppet master, having all of her kids do this and that,’ and I’m like, ├óΓé¼╦£If they only knew.’ I’m the one that will be like ├óΓé¼╦£Kylie Jenner do this├óΓé¼┬ªKendall Jenner you should do this.’ My mom facilitates it all and gives great opinions, and she’s been so helpful to manage everything, but it’s really a collaboration. I take full responsibility over my brand.”
She further shares that not everything in her life is open to the cameras:
“The biggest misconception about our family is that we don’t allow privacy and that we don’t have any [privacy]. That’s just completely wrong. My mornings are so important to me so I can get [North] up. I work during the day, and hopefully I’m there to put her down at night, which is most of the time. I like to have a really good balance between filming and sharing information on our apps├óΓé¼┬ªand balancing it all.”
Another reveal is Kim’s dream of possibly starting her own fashion line:
“I really want to kind of scale things back and do what I am crazy passionate about. that’s just what makes me happy, especially when you have a family. I have so many ideas, and I think it’s just about taking that step because I do a lot with my sisters, so it’s a decision on [whether or not] we want to do it together.”
We suppose she means a legit one she wouldn’t be embarrassed to wear herself, because we all remember that collection you did with Sears, girl.
Kim goes on to explain how husband Kanye West‘s opinions are really important to her:
“It was [Kanye’s] idea to do the book of selfies, he picked the name, and he introduced me to Rizzoli. The book is so fun and cool, and no one has ever done a book of selfies before. I really value his opinion, and I trust his opinion, especially aesthetically. But I work a lot with my sisters, so sometimes three opinions is all you can handle.”
The 35-year-old also explains her relationship with the press:
“I would say I’m a really realistic person. At the beginning of my career, [the press] made me├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥or maybe not ├óΓé¼╦£made me’ but was such a big part of my career. And then, I feel like when I got a divorce, it kind of turned on me, and the people I would do interviews with, who I thought were my friends, just did not understand me. And so it was all of these made-up stories, and this whole story line like a soap opera [started to form]├óΓé¼┬ªI saw that happening, and it really took a toll on me. I’m strong. I can handle it. But I took some time off.”
Wait, she did?! When???
Anyway, the reality star admits she’s learning to be more private in general:
“[Looking] back now, it was great for me. I learned how to live a more private life. It’s also hard, you know. My husband lives really a more private life, and I├óΓé¼┬ªdon’t. So it’s the combination of figuring it out├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥he’s really opened up, which has been great, and I’ve closed off and learned how to just take our alone time with him. And I’ve never really done that before, take time for myself.”
The mom of two also worries about how her kids will handle the enormous spotlight:
“When North was born, I used to pray, ├óΓé¼╦£Can she handle this life?’ Because it’s a lot to come into, a family that has the spotlight on them, and it’s very public. But I really believe people come into our lives, and they choose us, and she knows what her life is going to be. I value my relationship with her so much. I want to become best friends with her to the [point that] she can ask me anything. My hope for her is that she is just really kind to people and grows up as normal as possible within all of the chaos.”
We hope so too! It won’t be easy, but North will have a lot of support and advice from the family.
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