Keeping Up with the Kardashians is OVER! Kim turns to therapy to deal with marriage breakdown, reveals ‘facelift and law firm’ plans at 55, and the family plant a 2020 time capsule in VERY emotional finale
- The final episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians aired tonight on E!
- In the emotional show, Kim Kardashian revealed how she turned to therapy before her split with Kanye West
- The famous family also made a 2020 time capsule which they buried in Kim’s backyard in the Hidden Hills
- After 14 years, 20 seasons and 268 episodes, the Kardashian-Jenner gang have bid farewell to their fans
After 14 years, 20 seasons, and 268 episodes, the Kardashian-Jenner gang bid a bittersweet farewell to their fans on Thursday night with the emotionally charged finale of Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
The episode titled ‘The End P.2’ shows the famous family take one last trip for the series to Lake Tahoe, staying at a lush 15-acre estate, costing $6,000 a night, which took place before Christmas last year.
In the final show, Kim, 40, confesses that she has turned to a therapist to deal with her martial problems with now-estranged husband Kanye West, while Khloe, 36, presides over a future in Boston with on-again boyfriend Tristan Thompson.
The end: After 14 years, 20 seasons, and 268 episodes, the Kardashian-Jenner gang bid a bittersweet farewell to their fans on Thursday night with the emotionally charged finale of Keeping Up with the Kardashians
However, it’s Kourtney, 42, that kicks off the final episode as she gives ex Scott Disick some clarity about where they stand romantically.
The mother-of-three says she is ‘done’ with her family ‘enabling’ Scott’s wild behavior, alluding to his past excessive drinking and stints in rehab.
‘Scott has made so many life improvements, and he is such a great dad. I’m really proud of him, but the biggest thing is just having consistency,’ Kourtney says about keeping him on the straight and narrow.
Kourtney, Khloe and Kim are all seen in a bedroom together in their Lake Tahoe lodgings, discussing whether or not Kourtney would ever give Scott another chance.
The episode titled ‘The End P.2’ shows the famous family take one last trip for the series to Lake Tahoe, staying at a lush 15-acre estate, costing $6,000 a night, which took place before Christmas last year
But first, Kourtney asks her sisters to ‘stop agreeing with him’ and understand that she has set boundaries in order for Scott, 38, who is now dating Amelia Hamlin, 19, to learn from his past mistakes.
Later, Scott confesses to Kourtney that he could overhear what they were saying. It leads Scott to saying in a confessional that he is ‘coming to terms’ with the fact that he and Kourtney may never get back together romantically.
‘The fact that we have what we have is amazing, and I am grateful for that,’ Scott says, of their friendly co-parenting arrangement, adding: ‘Our kids are happy.’
Clarity: It’s Kourtney, 42, that kicks off the final episode as she gives ex Scott Disick some clarity about where they stand romantically
Consistency: ‘Scott has made so many life improvements, and he is such a great dad. I’m really proud of him, but the biggest thing is just having consistency,’ Kourtney says about keeping him on the straight and narrow
Discussion: Kourtney, Khloe and Kim are all seen in a bedroom together in their Lake Tahoe lodgings, discussing whether or not Kourtney would ever give Scott another chance
Kylie, 22, is then seen joining the crew, prompting much excitement from Kris, 65, as the family sits down for a game of charades, acting out iconic moments from the 20-season show, including Kim losing her diamond earrings.
Adorably, the camera crew get a helping hand after the game, as Penelope Disick, eight, and North West, seven, pick up their own camcorder to film the family shenanigans.
‘No this isn’t Keeping Up with the Kardashians…’ People says, before North shouts out: ‘[It’s] Keeping up with the kids!’
Candid: Later, Scott confesses to Kourtney that he could overhear what they were saying.
Coming to terms: It leads Scott to saying in a confessional that he is ‘coming to terms’ with the fact that he and Kourtney may never get back together romantically
Grateful: ‘The fact that we have what we have is amazing, and I am grateful for that,’ Scott says, of their friendly co-parenting arrangement, adding: ‘Our kids are happy’
Kendall, 25, and Kylie then exchange secret Santa gifts and talk about the end of show, with Kylie admitting she ‘can’t remember a day when [they] weren’t filming’ as they both confess to being constantly filmed by their parents since they were babies.
Khloe later says to the camera that she ‘hopes to have a sibling for True’ in years to come but added she won’t feel ‘‘incomplete’ if she doesn’t.
Talking about having another baby and a second marriage, Khloe says, sounding unsure: ‘I don’t know, I think I want to be married again… I think.’
Joining in! Kylie, 22, is then seen joining the crew in Lake Tahoe with her three-year-old daughter Stormi, which prompts much excitement from mom Kris, 65
Game time! Later, the family sits down for a game of charades, acting out iconic moments from the 20-season show
‘But I also don’t think I need to be married in order to feel that this our union,’ she says to Kim, who is asking the questions.
She then makes a FaceTime call to Tristan, 30, as he asks her to spend Christmas with him in Boston, though Khloe is not sure if she can make it, or if she even wants to move there for the six months for the NBA season.
‘I don’t even have a place to live right now, so it’s the perfect time to move to Boston!’ she says jokingly, referring to the fact she is currently having her house built in the Hidden Hills area of LA.
Taking over: Adorably, the camera crew get a helping hand after the game, as Penelope Disick, eight, and North West, seven, pick up their own camcorder to film the family shenanigans
Next generation: ‘No this isn’t Keeping Up with the Kardashians…’ People says, before North shouts out: ‘[It’s] Keeping up with the kids!’
Khloe says later that she is heading to Boston without True, three, because she wants to make sure everything is set up before they go out there to see Tristan, as she confirms their reconciliation.
‘The Pandemic can make or break you, and with Tristan and myself it forced us to have uncomfortable conversations,’ she says to camera in a confessional, hinting that they have sorted out their differences.
‘Now we’re best friends… I am definitely more open to a future with me and Tristan,’ she adds.
Reflecting: Kendall, 25, and Kylie then exchange secret Santa gifts and talk about the end of show
Always there: Kylie admits she ‘can’t remember a day when [they] weren’t filming’ as they both confess to being constantly filmed by their parents since they were babies
Filmed before his alleged cheating scandals this year, Khloe and Tristan reunite in Boston during the episode where they enjoy a meal together and talk about their future.
Proving that they both still enjoy a laugh with one another, they pull a prank on momager Kris Jenner, when they pretend Tristan’s elbow is someone’s butt and make sex noises in a bid to fool her.
‘You want to do the butt prank? Do my mom, she’s the easiest one,’ Khloe says. But Kris looks less than impressed when she answers the phone, eventually hanging up.
‘I’m traumatized!’ Kris says later when they call her back, with Tristan trying to laugh it off. ‘You scared the s*** out of me.’
Future plans: Khloe later says to the camera that she ‘hopes to have a sibling for True’ in years to come but added she won’t feel ‘‘incomplete’ if she doesn’t
More kids? Talking about having another baby and a second marriage, Khloe says, sounding unsure: ‘I don’t know, I think I want to be married again… I think’
Going the distance: Khloe says later that she is heading to Boston without True, three, because she wants to make sure everything is set up before they go out there to see Tristan, as she confirms their reconciliation
Kim’s marriage breakdown takes center stage next as the group decide to get into a hot tub, and Khloe says in a voiceover confessional that Kim has been ‘struggling privately’ with Kanye for some time, as a clip shows her crying saying ‘I feel like a f***ing failure.’
Lightening the mood, Kim does a video where she jokes about being 55 when she watches the filming back, saying: ‘I will probably have a facelift by then.’
The budding legal student also says she hopes to have her own law firm by then, which she wants to be ‘super successful.’
Each member of the family is asked about where they see themselves in 10-15 years’ time, with Kim answering: ‘Oh my God! I am going to be 55 when we watch this?! Holy s***, I will probably have a facelift by then.’
Reunited: Filmed before his alleged cheating scandals this year, Khloe and Tristan reunite in Boston during the episode
Joking around: Proving that they both still enjoy a laugh with one another, they pull a prank on momager Kris Jenner
When asked what makes her most proud, she says: ‘When I am really able to make a difference in someone else’s life – and I hope that one day, I can have a really successful [law] firm.’
However, back in LA, Kim is dealt another blow when she discovers she has failed her baby bar exam for the second time, will have to take it again in June 2021.
‘I feel bummed. Like, totally bummed,’ Kim says after she is seen excitedly checking the results of the test on her computer. ‘It is what it is, I just know I have to not stress about it.’
Khloe attempts to make Kim feel better by reminding her that while she did the test, she had her 40th birthday to organize, she had got Covid, and was going through difficulties in her marriage to Kanye, 44.
The easiest: ‘You want to do the butt prank? Do my mom, she’s the easiest one,’ Khloe says. But Kris looks less than impressed when she answers the phone, eventually hanging up
Oh my! They pretend Tristan’s elbow is someone’s butt and make sex noises in a bid to fool her
After the disappointment of failing the test, Kris decides to check in on Kim at her LA home.
‘I keep waiting for you to go “Mom, what are you doing? Can you come over and talk,”‘ Kris says, before Kim says she is instead seeking help with a therapist.
‘No, I am going to the therapist. I’ll talk to the therapist. Why do I have to burden everyone, I know it’s not a burden but… I used to go to everyone with all my problems, it’s draining. I’m like an adult, I have a therapist. Let me work on myself and see where I’m at.’
Kim gets personal as continues: ‘That’s what I am so excited for, just waking up at 40, and realising I just want total happiness. I know that complete bliss is not a full reality, but if I can have it more of the majority of the time, that’s all I wanna do.’
Opening up: Kim’s marriage breakdown takes center stage next as the group decide to get into a hot tub, and Khloe says in a voiceover confessional that Kim has been ‘struggling privately’ with Kanye for some time, as a clip shows her crying saying ‘I feel like a f***ing failure’
‘Wherever that takes me, I just want my pure happiness. That’s what I am working on, figuring out how to get there.’
Hinting all is not well, she adds: ‘I just feel like I’ve worked so hard in life, to achieve everything that I’ve wanted to. And I’ve lived up to my expectations, and achieved ten times more than I even thought was humanly possible.’
‘But I don’t have a life to share that with. Like I do, obviously my kids and everything, but am I just going to sit here and think OK my kids fulfil me, and I’m good, and then I never thought I was lonely.’
‘I always thought I am totally fine, I can just have my kids, my husband moves from state to state, and I’m just on this ride with him, and I was OK with that. And then after turning 40 this year I realised, like no, I don’t want a husband that lives in a completely different state.’
Big blow: Kim is dealt another blow when she discovers she has failed her baby bar exam for the second time, will have to take it again in June 2021
Bummed: ‘I feel bummed. Like, totally bummed,’ Kim says after she is seen excitedly checking the results of the test on her computer. ‘It is what it is, I just know I have to not stress about it’
‘To me, I thought, oh my God, that’s when we’re getting on the best. But then that is sad to me. And that’s not what I want. I want someone that, we have the same shows in common, I want someone that wants to work out with me.’
Kim gets sombre as she recounts spending lockdown without Kanye by her side.
‘Every single day Khloe, Tristan and I would work out together at 6am, the three of us, and I was third-wheeling it for a good eight months in quarantine, and I was so envious of that,’ she admits. ‘I was like wow, it’s the little things that I don’t have. I have all the big things.’
Kim confesses that even though she and Kanye had fairy-tale experiences like their extravagant wedding in Florence, Italy, and fancy photo-shoots, she feels she is now ready for the ‘smaller experiences’ of everyday life with a partner.
Checking in: After the disappointment of failing the test, Kris decides to check in on Kim at her LA home
Teary-eyed: ‘To me, I thought, oh my God, that’s when we’re getting on the best. But then that is sad to me. And that’s not what I want. I want someone that, we have the same shows in common, I want someone that wants to work out with me,’ said Kim, as a flashback played out on screen
In therapy: ‘I keep waiting for you to go “Mom, what are you doing? Can you come over and talk,”‘ Kris says, before Kim says she is instead seeking help with a therapist
Kris then gets emotional as she tells Kim, ‘I just want you to be happy and joyful. And I think I haven’t seen that in a really long time.’
‘It breaks my heart, because I just want them to be happy,’ Kris says in a confessional. ‘And I want her to be joyful and have the best relationship that she can possibly have. And she has four beautiful kids, and I just want them to be happy.’
Kim admits that she is currently ‘numb’ and says she won’t cry in front Kris, but says ‘I do know that I will be happy. I didn’t come this far, just to come this far, not to be happy. Remember that.’
Time capsule: The family are then seeing burying a Kardashian family time capsule, which they put into the ground in Kim’s backyard as Kris Jokes: ‘You know this means you can never sell your house’
Sentimental: Scott and Kourtney both put in sentimental items of clothing
‘Calmness is my superpower,’ says Kim, after Kris notes that she is a ‘very strong girl’ who handles everything calmly.
The family are then seeing burying a Kardashian family time capsule, which they put into the ground in Kim’s backyard as Kris Jokes: ‘You know this means you can never sell your house.’
While Scott and Kourtney both put in sentimental items of clothing, Kim chooses to put in the first fragrance that she ever released, noting that it was her ‘first business venture without Kourtney and Khloe.’
First-ever: Kim chooses to put in the first fragrance that she ever released, noting that it was her ‘first business venture without Kourtney and Khloe’
Contributions: Kendall decides to put in a picture of the old house they grew up in as children, while sister Kylie puts in her first three ‘Lip Kits’ that she launched
Kendall decides to put in a picture of the old house they grew up in as children, while sister Kylie puts in her first three ‘Lip Kits’ that she launched.
Kris offers up a framed picture of her ‘Momager’ license, reminding viewers that she trademarked her nickname, which was coined after she famously masterminded her family’s lucrative reality TV careers.
‘You allowed me to be such an intricate part of your business lives, and I’ll never forget it,’ Kris says to her children.
Iconic: Kris offers up a framed picture of her ‘Momager’ license, reminding viewers that she trademarked her nickname
Trademark: The term was coined after she famously masterminded her family’s lucrative reality TV careers
Khloe puts in a hard drive that contains all the interviews they did in Lake Tahoe – which she says they’re only allowed to watch in 10-15 years’ time
Khloe puts in a hard drive that contains all the interviews they did in Lake Tahoe – which she says they’re only allowed to watch in 10-15 years’ time.
Scott finishes the ceremony by putting his ‘Lord cape’ into the capsule, as ‘everything i wanted’ by Billie Eilish begins to play the show out for the very last time after 14 years on air.
‘I feel like this is a beautiful tribute to say goodbye to Keeping Up,’ Khloe says, before Scott can be heard saying: ‘That’s it. We’re done.’
Final sendoff: ‘I feel like this is a beautiful tribute to say goodbye to Keeping Up,’ Khloe says, before Scott can be heard saying: ‘That’s it. We’re done’
From a sex tape to the top of rich lists: How the Kardashians turned a reality show into a money-spinning billion dollar family empire that spans social media, lip kits and shape wear
Keeping Up With The Kardashians was a ratings winner right out of the gate when it premiered in October 2007 on cable network E!.
It had been pitched by mom-of-six Kris Jenner to TV host and producer Ryan Seacrest who was looking to bring a fly-on-the-wall show to E! following the huge success of MTV’s The Osbournes that ran from 2002 to 2005.
Kris persuaded him that she and her children – three daughters and a son with former O.J. Simpson defense attorney Robert Kardashian and two daughters with Olympic decathlete Bruce Jenner – would be a perfect fit.
Fly on the wall: Keeping Up With The Kardashians was a ratings winner right out of the gate when it premiered in October 2007 on cable network E!
A few months before the first episode was set to air, a sex tape featuring Kris’ daughter Kim Kardashian was leaked, generating headlines and interest in the 27-year-old.
She had made the tape in 2002 with then boyfriend Ray J but the timing of its release five years later couldn’t have been better timed.
The publicity surrounding the sex tape considerably raised Kim’s public profile; until then she was best known for being an assistant to Simple Life star and hotel heiress Paris Hilton.
Timing: Kris Jenner masterminded the reality show and a few months before the first episode aired, a sex tape starring her daughter Kim was leaked, generating huge interest in the series
The E! series made global stars of Kim and her sisters Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian as well as her half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner.
In the past 13 years, they have grown up on camera, sharing their life and loves, heartache and happiness, their changing faces and changing bodies, and the births of their own children.
More than that, though, they have taken TV fame and spun it into a huge money-making empire, with a lot of help from social media and some very clever marketing.
They mastered the art of keeping hundreds of millions of Twitter and Instagram users engaged with multiple posts a day and then found ways to make money from it.
They used their platforms to sell everything from makeup and perfume to waist trainers and underwear, while also striking lucrative endorsement deals and signing up for high-paid public appearances.
Throughout it all, Kris has managed her children’s careers, taking 10 percent of their earnings in addition to her own fees from the TV show and its spin-offs.
While KUWTK may be coming to an end after 20 seasons, there’s no doubt we haven’t heard the last of the momager, her kids and grandkids.
Kylie Jenner – KUWTK made her a billionaire (well, almost)
She is the youngest of Kris Jenner’s six children but she’s also now the richest.
Kylie Jenner, 23, is the youngest but richest of the KUWTK stars
Kylie, 23, made the cover of Forbes magazine in 2019 as the ‘the world’s youngest self-made billionaire’ after she sold 51 percent of her Kylie Cosmetics company to beauty giant Coty in a deal valued at $1.2 billion.
Forbes subsequently retracted the ‘billionaire’ title reckoning that, in reality, she was only worth an estimated $900 million.
Kylie’s personal wealth came thanks mainly to her decision to start getting lip fillers when she was 18. And while she initially denied getting enhancements, she later acknowledged it and launched a collection of lip kits in 2015.
The following year, due to the tremendous success of her initial products, she launched Kylie Cosmetics.
Kylie has also partnered with sister Kendall in a clothing line, founded her own skincare line, Kylie Skin, and released her own fragrance through half-sister Kim Kardashian’s KKW Beauty.
Kim Kardashian – Game app, shapewear and beauty products add up to $900 million
It can certainly be argued that without her sex tape, she and her family might never have achieved unimaginable wealth.
But while Kim Kardashian Superstar raised her profile, Kim, 39, made sure to capitalize on every opportunity that came her way subsequently.
Kim, 29, earns up to a rumored $1 million for a paid Instagram post
Unquestionably the star of her family’s reality show, her televised 2011 wedding to NBA pro Kris Humphries was a ratings blockbuster. Her divorce and subsequent marriage to rapper Kanye West kept fans fascinated by her private life.
Forbes estimates Kim’s fortune to be $900 million.
In 2014, she launched mobile game app Kim Kardashian: Hollywood and it made $1.6 million in the first five days after its release. In 2015, she released her own range of Kimojis.
In addition to her TV fees, paid endorsements and appearances, the bulk of Kim’s wealth comes thanks to her KKW Beauty company.
In 2019, the Product line raked in $100 million and she gained $200 million by selling a 20 percent stake in the company to Coty, the same company that bought Kylie’s brand.
Her SKIMS shapewear launched last year is also a huge revenue generator and she can earn up to $1 million for a paid Instagram post.
Kris Jenner – the momager takes her cut to the tune of $90 million (at the very least)
As her daughters’ manager, Kris, 64, get a 10 percent cut of each of their earnings
Kris, 64, is the mastermind behind everything Kardashian, and that’s how she makes her fortune.
In 2018, Forbes reckoned her net worth to be $37.5 million but it’s certainly grown plenty since then with some placing her true net worth at somewhere between $90 and $140 million.
The bulk of her income comes from her 10 percent fees as the manager of her children’s careers.
She also has stakes in some of her kids’ companies; for example, when Kylie sold her cosmetics company in 2019, Kris pocketed $60 million from the deal, Forbes reported.
Khloe Kardashian – denim and workouts bring her an estimated $50 million
Khloe Kardashian, 36, has dramatically transformed her look during the series
Khloe, 36, has carved out her own niche in the Kardashian family marketplace.
She is perhaps the sister who has most transformed their look in recent years, almost to the point of being unrecognizable.
Her fitness regimen in the wake of her divorce from Lamar Odom helped land her her own TV show Revenge Body, and she also hosted the TV chat show Kocktails With Khloe.
In 2016, she founded Good American, which began with a line of jeans and has since expanded to include bodysuits, activewear and swimwear.
Kourtney Kardashian – lifestyle website helps Poosh her earnings to upwards of $35 million
Kourtney Kardashian, 41, makes most of her money from the TV show
Kourtney, 41, the eldest of the Kardashian siblings, is most reliant on the TV show for her income.
However, like her sisters, she makes money with paid product endorsements and paid Instagram posts.
In 2017 she partnered with fashion retailer Pretty Little Thing.
Then last year, Kourtney launched her lifestyle website Poosh where companies can sell their products directly to consumers attracted to Kourtney’s brand.
Kendall Jenner – modeling career enhanced TV fame for $30 million net worth
Kendall Jenner, 24, earns millions from her modeling career
Kendall, 24, turned her attention several years ago to trying to fulfill her dream of becoming a fashion model.
Thanks to her TV and social media celebrity, she won contracts with some of the world’s top brands making her the highest-paid model of 2018, according to Forbes.
Forbes estimated her net worth at $22.5 million but it’s only increased since then.
She has also teamed up with younger sister Kylie for clothing, jewelry and swimwear lines and like the rest of her sisters, she gets plenty of paid endorsement work.
Rob Kardashian – sporadic TV appearances net him $10 million
Rob, 33, is the only boy in the family of girls and has played a much more low-key role in the KUWTK world.
Initially featuring on the reality show, he subsequently retreated from the spotlight as he battled a number of health issues.
He had his won sock company Arthur George and in 2016, he agreed to star in a spin-off Rob & Chyna, that followed his relationship with fiancee Blac Chyna and the birth of their daughter Dream.
His estimated $10 million net worth comes mostly from his TV appearance fees.
Keeping up with the changing faces! How Kim, Khloe, Kylie and the rest have transformed since season one of Keeping Up With The Kardashians
Keeping Up With The Kardashians has now come to an end after 20 seasons on TV.
And while plenty of things have changed for the superstar family in the past 14 years, nothing has evolved as much as the sisters’ looks.
Since 2007 Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian went from wild 20-somethings with heavy eyeliner habits to chic, contour-savvy CEOs and moms.
At the same time Kendall and Kylie Jenner grew-up in front of the camera, transforming from awkward preteens into their ultra glamorous selves of today.
Though it’s undeniable that styles – and budgets – have changed since the start, many think the ladies have had a little extra help throughout the seasons.
The girls began to flaunt fuller lips, changing curves and ever-thinning noses as the years went on.
While Kim and company have kept coy about their procedures, the sisters have fueled more than a few cosmetic surgery trends along the way, prompting fans to flock to their doctors to get that Kardashian-plump pout or Kim-inspired derriere.
Follow the Kardashian/Jenner clan’s transformations below.
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian, seen above in 2007 and February 2020
Khloe Kardashian
Khloe Kardashian, seen above in 2007 and November 2019
Kylie Jenner
Kylie Jenner, seen above in 2007 and February 2020
Kourtney Kardashian
Kourtney Kardashian, seen above in 2007 and November 2019
Kendall Jenner
Kendall Jenner, seen above in 2007 and September 2019
Kris Jenner
Kris Jenner, seen above in 2007 and February 2020
Caitlyn Jenner
Caitlyn Jenner, seen above in 2007 and February 2020
Rob Kardashian
Rob Kardashian, seen above in 2007 and 2020
Scott Disick
Scott Disick, seen above in 2007 and October 2019
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