Kim Kardashian reveals heartbreaking details from marriage with ex Kanye West

Kim Kardashian recently opened up about the emotional toll of her seven-year marriage to controversial rapper, Kanye West.

During the season 7 premiere of The Kardashians, the 45-year-old reality TV star, revealed the hardships she endured while being married with her ex-husband.

“I haven’t had psoriasis since I got divorced, and it just started coming back. I mean, I have psoriasis again,” Kim shared.

She continued, "I felt more stressed, probably just because I had to super, super protect what I had to protect." 

The SKIMS founder further revealed that her main focus throughout their relationship and even now has been protecting their children: North West, 12, Saint, 9, Chicago, 7, and Psalm, 6.

Reflecting on her decision to divorce Kanye, Kim admitted she felt as though she had “stockholm syndrome” during their marriage.

"I always felt really bad and always protected and always wanted to help [him]," she confessed.

Elsewhere in the episode, Kim pushed back against public perceptions that she has the "luxury of walking away and not dealing [with him] ever again."

“That’s not my reality. This person — we have 4 kids together,” she said, adding, “It’s very confusing, because it’ll be all this talk on the internet of like, ‘I’m keeping the kids.’ He’s never once called and asked [to see them]."

"But then I’ll wake up, and it’s on Twitter that I’m keeping the kids. When it’s not true and not rational, I just have to … I can’t engage all the time. It’s a divorce — not a kidnapping,” the socialite explained.

It is worth noting that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West began dating in 2012, married in 2014 and filed for a divorce in 2021.