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Kim Kardashian explains why she felt she had ‘Stockholm syndrome’ during 7-year marriage to Kanye West
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Published 12:44 23 Oct 2025 GMT+1

Kim Kardashian explains why she felt she had ‘Stockholm syndrome’ during 7-year marriage to Kanye West

Kim revealed what her relationship with Kanye West was like

Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard Kaonga

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Topics: Celebrity, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, News, US News, Kardashians

Gerrard Kaonga
Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard is a Journalist at UNILAD and has dived headfirst into covering everything from breaking global stories to trending entertainment news. He has a bachelors in English Literature from Brunel University and has written across a number of different national and international publications. Most notably the Financial Times, Daily Express, Evening Standard and Newsweek.

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Kim Kardashian has opened up about how difficult her relationship with ex-husband Kanye West was in the latest season of her show.

An episode from the upcoming seventh season of The Kardashians has shown Kim speaking candidly about her relationship with ex Kanye 'Ye' West, with the star revealing that things could be quite stressful.

Speaking between takes of a new show she is starring in, All’s Fair, she admitted that her relationship with West - who she shared four kids with - was straining.

She said: "I haven’t had psoriasis since I got divorced, and it just started coming back."

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She added that she has recently felt ‘pretty tested’ by Ye.

Kim continued: "I mean, I have psoriasis again. I felt more stressed, probably just because I had to super, super protect what I had to protect."

She also confessed she was concerned when seeing ‘erratic behavior’ from Ye in the public eye, insisting that she becomes worried about her children.

She added: "My poor kids. Everyone around can handle it, but like, protect my babies.

"They’re gonna know things. They’re gonna grow up, they’re gonna see. So my job as a mom is to just make sure that — at a time when that behavior is happening — is just to make sure that they’re protected."

Kim Kardashian spoke about her strained relationship with Kanye West in the new season of The Kardashians (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Kim Kardashian spoke about her strained relationship with Kanye West in the new season of The Kardashians (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Kim noted that one of her four children - North, 12, Saint, nine, Chicago, seven, Psalm, six - had recently heard about their dad’s behavior and being concerned.

The star also spoke about the decision to get a divorce and claimed that she ‘always felt like I had a bit of Stockholm syndrome’ with the 'Stronger' rapper.

She continued to say: "I always felt really bad and always protected and always wanted to help [him]."

She added: "I felt ‘I should’ve stuck it out’ or ‘I could’ve helped’ but this was the first time I didn’t feel that responsibility personally."

Kim said that her current relationship with the rapper is 'f**king sad'(Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Kim said that her current relationship with the rapper is 'f**king sad'(Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

She also described where things are between them now as ‘so f**king sad.’

Over the years, as the pair divorced in 2022, Ye has often hit out at Kim, showing concern for his children’s care.

According to an E! News report, during an interview with podcaster DJ Akademics, Ye said: "This white woman and this white family have the control of these highly influential Black kids that are half the kids of Ye...

"And that's just in everybody's face. They play in my face like that."

UNILAD has contacted Kanye West for comment.

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