Watch: Kim Kardashian Admits She “Wasn’t Ready to Open Up” Before Lewis Hamilton Romance
For years, Kim Kardashian couldn’t be bothered to keep up with a relationship.
While a nine-month romance with Pete Davidson, the comic she connected with when hosting Saturday Night Live in 2021, provided the levity needed following a tough split with former husband Kanye “Ye” West—dad to North West, Saint West, Chicago West and Psalm West—it proved to be a lot to take on.
“I like to think I got that one out of the way for her because whoever that guy was going to be was gonna get it,” Davidson recently told Variety of dealing with Ye’s verbal abuse. “I cleared the path for her to get back into the dating pool.”
Still, the SKIMS creator found it easier to remain single for years.
“That felt great,” she explained to The Times. “I could focus on my kids and projects that I really wanted to be involved with.”
Despite rumors of her huddling up with retired NFL quarterback Tom Brady and her decision to run a few plays with wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., her love life didn’t really start speeding along until she hopped into F1 driver Lewis Hamilton‘s passenger seat earlier this year.
“I felt like I needed my time,” she noted. “I wanted to completely heal and just work on myself. I wasn’t ready to open up. I really wasn’t even thinking about it. The universe works in your favor when you just allow it to.”
That has proven true for her famed family as well.
Though Khloe Kardashian admitted in The Kardashians trailer she’s “single and might be ready to mingle,” following years of abstinence, Kourtney Kardashian came to appreciate all the small things she loved about longtime pal-turned-husband Travis Barker. And, yes, Kris Jenner and boyfriend of 12 years Corey Gamble are still doing amazing, sweetie.
Meanwhile, Kylie Jenner‘s three year-plus partnership Timothée Chalamet has grown so serious, he wasn’t afraid to call her by her name while accepting Best Actor honors at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards in January. And things appear pretty, uh, euphoric between Jacob Elordi and Kendall Jenner, who took a timeout from her previous starting five.
With season eight of The Kardashians set to drop on Hulu Oct. 8, keep up with the family’s current squad.
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