Khloé Kardashian's Family Told Her to Lose Weight Because She Was 'Hurting' Their Brand
In August 2015, Khloé Kardashian told Complex magazine that she’d lost 35 pounds. The physical transformation, she said later on an episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, was completely accidental: She started hitting the gym after splitting from Lamar Odom as a way to de-stress, and the weight started slowly coming off. When Kardashian started noticing the changes, though, she made a conscious effort to get healthier.
Now, health and fitness are vital components to Kardashian’s business. She has a (sometimes problematic) show on E! titled Revenge Body, which helps people lose weight to “get back” at certain adversaries in their lives. Plus, she’s always posting gym and healthy eating tips to her social media accounts. Her lifestyle change, for many, is inspiring because it seems completely organic.
But that’s not the full story. It wasn’t just stress from a breakup that caused Kardashian to work out more and make healthier eating choices. Her family was pressuring her to do this, too—and for reasons that will make you cringe.
Us Weekly reports that on an episode of Revenge Body this season, Kardashian reveals her family told her to lose weight because she was damaging their public image. The reality star tells a contestant her family essentially said, “Khloé, you got to lose weight cause you’re really hurting the brand.” Oof.
“I understand that was coming from my management side of my family, but it does hurt,” Kardashian also says on Revenge Body. “I’m a huge believer of it’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.”
How disappointing. Khloé Kardashian is funny, unfiltered, bold, and intelligent. She’s an integral member of the Kardashian family and elevates any “brand” she’s a part of—no matter her size. People love Kardashian for her sparkling personality and wit, plain and simple. It’s disheartening her family members apparently couldn’t see that.
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