Khloe Kardashian just got raw and real about one of the toughest moments of her life – her father’s death, and how reality TV complicated her grief.
The 40-year-old star, Khloe, revealed on her podcast Khloe in Wonderland that she was “incredibly angry” after her father’s death, Robert Kardashian, at just 19. But what really added to the pain? Being pushed to open up about it during the first season of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
“For about three years, I was incredibly angry,” Khloe shared during an emotional conversation with grief expert David Kessler. “I was filming Keeping Up and I remember one of my producers making me do an interview about my dad, because I wouldn’t talk about him. At that time, if I spoke about him, I would just break down.”
Forced to confront her grief for the cameras, Khloe admits she resisted hard. “I was kicking and screaming while doing it,” she confessed. But ironically, that uncomfortable moment led to a surprising breakthrough. “It was as if a house got lifted off of me after that conversation. That was the last time I cried in a bad way when talking about my dad.”
Today, Khloe looks back with gratitude for being pushed – even if the timing felt brutal. “I let go of all this guilt and anger. Now I can talk about my dad with smiles and happiness and admiration.”
Robert Kardashian, a famed attorney best known for his role in the O.J. Simpson trial, passed away in September 2003, just two months after being diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He was 59 years old.
Grief expert David Kessler, who joined Khloe on the podcast, validated her experience. “I always say people need to grieve in their own time, in their own way. I wish you had more choice,” he said. “But somehow, the camera – the audience – became a safe place for you to talk.”
Fans of Keeping Up With The Kardashians might remember that early moment – Khloe Kardashian breaking down on screen as she tried to talk about her father’s death. “I don’t know how to deal with my dad’s death as of now,” she said back then. “But I will find a way to cope with it and overcome it.”
Now, decades later, Khloe’s story offers a reminder that healing rarely happens on a perfect schedule. Sometimes, the moments we fight the hardest are the ones that push us toward real peace.
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