Ever since her rise to fame in 2007, Khlo Kardashian has battled with her body image after being constantly compared to her sisters. In 2015, the star recalled being made to feel like the fat sister by the media, and opened up about the devastating impact that it had on the way that she viewed herself. I didnt really realize that I was the fat sister, if you will, until I went on TV and the media started saying that about me, she told People magazine at the time. I almost let that take ownership of me. [But really] I wasn't fat. I wasn't obese. But I would let society make me believe that I was." Khlo went on to admit that shed never felt negatively about her body until she found fame, and growing up, she felt beautiful despite looking different from Kim and Kourtney Kardashian. "I knew I didn't look like my sisters and I didn't have those shapes, but I didn't think that was wrong," she explained. "I had parents who were incredibly loving and nurturing and always made me feel beautiful so I never really questioned that." But as her star power grew, Khlo began to transform her body and before long weight loss had become an established part of her brand whether it be through her 2017 reality series, Revenge Body, or her book, Strong Looks Better Naked. Despite her image overhaul throughout the years, her ongoing, deep-rooted insecurities were highlighted in April 2021, when an unedited bikini picture went viral after it was accidentally posted online. Khlo looked sensational in the unauthorized photo, but she was reported to have been embarrassed and freaked out by it, and social media accounts that reposted the image were threatened with legal action in her bid to scrub it from the internet. The star addressed the leak on Instagram a few days later, where she admitted to struggling with body image her whole life. Khlo went on to add: In truth, the pressure, constant ridicule and judgment my entire life to be perfect and meet [others'] standards of how I should look has been too much to bear. Its almost unbearable trying to live up to the impossible standards that the public have all set for me, she continued, before declaring: My body, my image and how I choose to look and what I want to share is my choice. It's not for anyone to decide or judge what is acceptable or not anymore." And when Khlo was left heartbroken by her then-partner Tristan Thompsons paternity scandal eight months later, she appeared to lose even more weight. On Thursday, a source told BuzzFeed News that Tristan and Khlo were secretly engaged when it was revealed via leaked court documents that he was expecting a baby with personal trainer Maralee Nichols. Tristan had attempted to keep the scandal from Khlo and appeared to have no intention of telling her that he had a baby on the way with another woman. It has since been revealed that Tristan was also encouraging Khlo to go forward with their surrogacy plans for their second baby, and the embryo was transferred to the surrogate just days before news of Maralees pregnancy broke online and Khlo found out with the rest of the world. Khlo opened up about the devastating impact that Tristans betrayal had on her in last weeks premiere episode of The Kardashians Season 2, where she also discussed her surrogacy journey and sons birth in July for the first time. And in this weeks episode, which was filmed earlier in the year, Kim revealed that their younger sisters, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, had expressed concern for Khlos extreme weight loss amid all of the drama. Looking at her sister as they lounged on a bed together, Kim said: You look very skinny. I will say that Kendall and Kylie not that Im trying to out them but they did text me and say that they were a little concerned for you because youre really skinny. I said, 'I think she's a bit stressed.'" As the camera cut to Khlo, she appeared to be elated by the comment as a huge smile crept across her face and she held a hand to her chest in disbelief. And Kendall said it? she grinned as she asked Kim. The model?! Kendall said it, Kim confirmed. I said, 'no, guys, shes fine,' and I said, 'you absolutely have every right to be concerned, but Im telling you shes fine.' Ignoring the concern from which these comments were made, Khlo let out an excited gasp and playfully posed with her leg in the air while smiling to herself. Later in the episode, Khlo visited Kendall at her home and as they hugged and said hello, Kendall exclaimed, Youre so skinny! to which Khlo replied, Oh my gosh, youre so skinny! Kendall then repeated, Youre so skinny! And both scenes left viewers at home feeling a little uncomfortable, with many expressing their sadness at Khlos gleeful reaction to being told that people are concerned about her due to her weight loss. So sad to see Khlo look delighted when Kim tells her shes skinny and theyre all worried about her, one person wrote on a Reddit thread. Someone replied: And then her and Kendall hugging and celebrating being skinny wtf. Yeah. I was kinda done with that. Sisters apparently expressing concern about her health & she celebrates? another user wrote. The sentiment was echoed in a second Reddit thread, where a user commented: So fucking sad to watch Khloe react with pure elation as Kim told her the siblings expressed concern over her dramatic weight loss Its almost as if the only thing her self worth is tied to now is her BMI Why was Khloe literally excited that Kendall thought she was getting too skinny ?! another asked. One person replied: Shes been told for so long that shes overweight by her family and media that it can be validating to hear the opposite, especially when people think youre skinny enough that they get concerned. Its sad though. Others werent impressed with the way that the show presented the concern, with a fan writing: Then they just glossed over it? Completely erasing the severity and complexity of her new weight loss they couldve turned the moment into a meaningful conversation and also maybe added a trigger warning. This isn't the first time that the Kardashians have been called out for glorifying weight loss. In 2018 Kim was forced to apologize after her sisters shared a series of videos where they praised her for being "skinny," and she joyfully responded to being called "anorexic." And earlier this year Kim was also criticized by a registered dietician for setting a "terrible example" and "perpetuating eating disorders" by boasting about losing a significant amount of weight to fit into her Met Gala dress. Elsewhere in Thursday's episode of The Kardashians, Khlo did go on to admit that she was struggling, explaining: Its a lot, but I just like to isolate and deal with things on my own and everyone has problems so why would I bring it, youve just got to deal with that. What I do know is that all of it sucks and its humiliating, its hurtful, I just dont have anything else to give, she added. Khlo and Tristan have had an on-and-off relationship since 2016, which has been dogged with infidelity. Just days before Khlo gave birth to their first child daughter True in 2018, it was revealed that Tristan had been cheating on her throughout her pregnancy. The following year, he was caught kissing Kylies thenbest friend Jordyn Woods at a party, and it has now been revealed that Tristan proposed to Khlo that December, even though they werent officially back together at the time. Khlo turned him down, but a source told BuzzFeed News that they revisited the subject of an engagement in February 2021 and she accepted, but they did not publicly announce the news. One month after their engagement, Tristan left the 30th birthday party that Khlo had thrown for him to have sex with Maralee who hed been seeing sporadically for sex for months prior. Maralee got pregnant and ended up filing legal documents against Tristan for child support and pregnancy-related expenses. In the paperwork, she claimed that Tristan had offered her $75,000 to get an abortion and warned her that hed play no role in their childs life. Khlo was unaware of Maralee, her pregnancy, and Tristans lawsuit until it was reported in the press in December 2021, shortly before Maralee gave birth to her son, Theo. Khlos second child with Tristan, a baby boy, was already on the way at this point, but Khlo ended their engagement and is now said to only speak to Tristan about parenting-related matters. incoming
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