More Pics After The JumpAt 29, Kim Kardashian was just a tween when MTV started airing “The Real World,” but watching those televised tales of seven strangers picked to live in a house was her “aha” moment.
“In elementary school, ‘The Real World’ came on, and I was like, 'That’s it! I know I want to be on a reality show,'” Kardashian told Allure for their September issue. “And I was like, ‘Ok, when I’m old enough, I’ll make an audition tape.’”
Kardashian doesn’t elaborate on whether or not she ever created an audition tape for “Real World,” but we do know that she created a tape of another kind, one that turned an intimate evening with ex-boyfriend Ray J into footage the entire world could see.
“Not my most proud moment,” Kardashian told the beauty magazine about the sex tape. “It was humiliating. But let’s move on. Not that I don’t think it’s no one’s business, but I think I’ve done a good job with replacing negative things with positive things.”
Those positive things all fall under what she terms “The Brand,” encompassing workout DVDs, clothing, self-tanner, skin care products, perfume and, of course, her E! reality show with her family, “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.”“I feel lazy when I’m not working. I learned all my business sense from my dad,” Kardashian explained. “He always believed in me, and I think the last thing he said to me before he passed away was, ‘I know you’re gonna be OK. I’m not worried about you.’”
And so, Kardashian presses forward, trying to limit club appearances – where a celeb can get paid to just show up and party – in favor of endorsement deals for companies in which she also owns a stake. The strategy seems to be paying off – Kardashian recently purchased a five-bedroom home in Los Angeles rumored to cost more than $4 million. (Allure notes that Kardashian converted one of the bedrooms in the home into a closet.)
Kardashian admitted that “It was way above my price range,” but “I saw it, and I was like, ‘This will be mine.’”
Of course, living a lifestyle that’s so focused on building The Brand doesn’t leave much room for finding The One – at the time of her interview with Allure, Kardashian’s five-year relationship with football star Reggie Bush had come to an end.
So while she’d thought that by 30 she’d be a mom of four, the challenges of dating have pushed that dream back about five years, and have dropped the expectant kid count from four to one or two.
“Who would ever want to deal with a hectic schedule and not really [getting] to see someone that often? That’s the reality of my life right now,” Kardashian said of the challenges of dating. “It’s tough, but I’m totally fine on my own. I’ve always been in a relationship, so it’s kind of refreshing to just do me 100 percent.”
What about her obsession with grooming?
“I am Armenian, so of course I am obsessed with laser hair removal! Arms, bikini, legs, underarms...my entire body is hairless."
Read the full interview in the September issue of Allure, which hits newsstands August 24.
Reggie Bush is taking matters into his own hands when it comes to protecting the love of his life Kim Kardashian.TMZ is reporting the NFL star has hired six bodyguards to be at Kim's side at all times to protect her from a crazed stalker.
Kim recently got a restraining order against Dennis Shaun Bowman that requires him to stay at least 500 yards away from her.
Bowman's obsession with Kim started on Twitter last September. He began messaging her telling her how much he loved her. It then went from creepy to downright scary as he moved from Georgia to Calabasas, California where Kim lives to get closer to her.
From there Kim reported seeing him at various functions she attended where he would sometimes show up with his face painted as The Joker. He even challenged Reggie to a fight over her.
LAPD's Threat Management unit advised Kim that he posed a big enough threat to get a restraining order placed against him.
Reggie is taking no chances though, and who could blame him?
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I can't really say I have been a fan of Lamar Odom throughout his NBA career, but I have respected his game. It takes not only talent but a lot of intestinal fortitude to maintain a 10 year career in the best basketball league in the world. Unfortunately, Lamar's recent off the court shenanigans show he is as green as lettuce when it comes to women.
After dating for only a month the L.A. Laker's star marries Khloe Kardashian of the notorious money hungry, attention starved, do whatever it takes to hold on to a rich man, Kardashian clan.
I mean come on, we've all seen Khloe's sister Kim doing the humpty hump with Ray J and watched the antics of the three sisters on the ENetwork's calamity of a show 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians'. So my question to Lamar is, man what the hell were you thinking?
After signing a four year, 33 million dollar contract this is how you celebrate? I can only imagine the laughter and high fives going on in the Kardashian home as they pop champagne and throw darts at Lamar's picture with the word "sucker" emblazoned on his forehead.
I'm not knocking Khloe's hustle, as a matter of fact I applaud her for taking this "clown" to school. I just feel bad for Lamar's 2 kids from a previous relationship. They're the ones that have to shoulder the burden of dealing with mean spirited friends in school and have the unenviable task of getting to know their new step-mom and her cackling sisters.
Pat yourself on the back Lamar, you really have earned this "Clown Of The Week" award. -- ChasinDatPaper
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