Kim Kardashian has revealed the biggest lesson her ex-husband Kanye West taught her.
The reality star, who filed for divorce from the rapper back in February, appeared on the latest episode of the We Are Supported By… podcast with hosts Kristen Bell and Monica Padman.
In the podcast, the 40-year-old praised Kanye for always staying true to himself, and for teaching her to do the same.
Opening up about filming Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Kim admitted she didn’t mind producers leaving in clips which made her sometimes look like the “b***h of the week”.
She said: “I got to a point — and maybe [it was] being in a relationship with Kanye for a decade, someone that absolutely didn’t care about likeability factor or what any of perception of him was as long as he was true to himself — that taught me so much in the best way of just being me and living in the moment.”
The mum-of-four admitted she “used to be such a people pleaser” but has since learned the importance of “just being herself first.”
“You don’t have to please everyone,” Kim added. “As long as I’m myself and as long as I’m doing it the way that I want to, like, you have one life and you’re living it for you.”
“That taught me to just be more confident in myself and truly not care as much of what other people thought.”
Kim filed to divorce her husband on February 19, after almost seven years of marriage.
The former couple are requesting joint legal and physical custody of their four children – North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm.
Fans feared the couple were headed for a divorce last July, when Kanye spoke about almost aborting their daughter North during a presidential campaign rally in South Carolina.
Kanye said: “Even if my wife wants to divorce me after this speech, she brought North into the world even when I didn’t want to. She stood up and she protected that child.”
At the time, sources claimed Kim was “furious” that Kanye had “shared something so private.”
After the rally, the Yeezy founder posted a number of shocking statements on Twitter, and he even accused Kim of trying to get him “locked up”.
The rapper also claimed he’s been “trying to get divorced” from Kim ever since she met Meek Mill back in 2018 to discuss prison reform, and he also appeared to slam his mother-in-law Kris Jenner.
Kanye later deleted the tweets, and a few hours later Kim released a statement addressing her husband’s behaviour.
In the statement, the reality star opened up about her husband’s mental health – explaining how “incredibly complicated and painful” it can be to struggle with bipolar disorder.
The mother-of-four also asked the public to show their family “compassion” during such a difficult time.
Days later, Kanye posted a public apology to Kim on Twitter.
The couple then put on a united front by taking their kids on a “make or break” trip to the Dominican Republic.
But since then, their relationship has deteriorated, and Kim finally decided to file for divorce on February 19, 2021.
However, she has continued to publicly show her support for Kanye, and recently attended a listening party for his new album Donda.
