Kourtney Kardashian.Photo: Jeff Schear/Getty
Kourtney Kardashian Barkerisn’t letting outside voices interfere with how she feels about her body.
Appearing on the cover of the latest issue ofVanity Fair Italia,The Kardashiansstar, 44, opened up about her journey with body image over the years. “I have always loved my body,” she told the outlet. “Khloé[Kardashian] always told me that she wished she had an ounce of my confidence.”
She added, “At home, I’m always naked, and whoever comes around is warned."
“As a teenager, I was pressured, like everyone else, to be thinner and fitter, just as I was after having children: I was pressured to get back into shape immediately, as if there was a social expectation asking how long a woman would take to get back to how they were before,” she said.
Kardashian is mom to daughterPenelope, 11, plus sonsReign, 8, andMason, 13, with exScott Disick. She is alsoexpecting her first childwith husbandTravis Barker.
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ThePooshfounder admitted that, as her perspective on body image has changed after having kids, she understands her youngest sisterKylie Jennerrecently beingself-critical regarding certain beauty idealsand the responsibility their family has.
“I have participated in covers with that tone, like ‘Look how quickly she got back into shape.’ Today, I think that idea is unhealthy, because every woman’s body is different,” she told the outlet.
“After my third child [Reign] I refused to do them, I took my time, but I had already started a wellness journey during pregnancy and after the birth of Penelope, I wanted to convey a more positive message, without rushing anyone, least of all myself,” Kardashian explained. “I remember at the time I couldn’t wait to start training because it made me feel good in terms of mental health. I had a lot of anxiety at the time, I was separating from the father of my children, and training really helped me.”
Kardashian has been vocal about loving her body at every stage of life.
During an October 2022 episode ofThe Kardashians,the reality star discussed body image and learning to accept her new size after revealing she’s gained weight throughout herIVF journeywith Barker.
“So obviously my body’s changed. But it was all of the hormones that the doctors put me on,” the Lemme founder said on the show. “Eight months of IVF treatment has definitely taken a toll on my body mentally and physically. I think it’s taken me a lot to get me to the place of feeling really comfortable and happy with the changes.”
Kourtney Kardashian in September 2022.Helen Healey/NBC via Getty Images
Helen Healey/NBC via Getty Images
“Having a partner who is so supportive of me and always complimenting me, no matter what, it’s just helped me to really embrace the changes and actually to the point where I love the changes now,” she added.
Before complimenting her “amazing” butt, Kardashian said it’s sometimes “cringey” to look back at old photos when she was smaller.
“I’m so into my thicker body,” she said at the time. “When I was super skinny, it’s like a time when I was super anxious… Not about eating. Not about staying at a certain weight. But, like, just in toxic relationships. I used to always say this: When I’m super skinny, just know I’m not happy.”
“I used to be, like, 95 lbs.,” Kardashian continued. “And then 105 became my new normal weight. I’m 115. I used to be stuck on the number,” she added. “I also love being curvier. It’s just channeling that queen energy and embracing the woman that I am.”
source: people.com
