Who doesn’t love some Kardashian-Jenner gossip? Their names are synonymous with drama, intrigue, power, and pop culture. Any one of those traits a heavy load to bear for the average family, but the Kardashians are anything but average.
They can strut through the fire in their heels and makeup and still come out looking fabulous. This is partially due to the constructed nature of their show. Keeping Up With The Kardashians has often been called fake, especially by celebrity news sites such as Celebuzz. Their article points to a few different claims that KUWTK, the show fans all love to dig into like a guilty second helping of dessert, might actually be at least somewhat scripted.
Whether they’ve just done a great job writing the show or they’re actually living it all real time doesn’t really matter, though. At the end of the day, these women (and their supportive spouses) are creating some truly compelling television out of their lavish and interesting lives.
They don’t always air everything on E either, believe it or not. Some details are still kept off of KUWTK. Fans of the family still manage to keep up with the buzz regardless of where it comes from, though. Here are 22 of the best Kardashian moments that fans didn’t see on KUWTK.
22 Blac Chyna Heading To Trial
Dream has been around for a couple years now, but the drama isn’t over yet. Blac Chyna has worked her way up through the pop culture icon ranks, reaching the pinnacle of popularity when she and Rob became a thing.
While they had their time in the limelight on KUWTK as well as with their short-lived spin-off, the drama is still going on.
Daily Mail revealed that Chyna is going forward with her trial, though they report that “It is not yet known if the trial will be filmed for Keeping Up With The Kardashians.” Honestly, we hope so. We love a good true crime drama, though all this Blac Chyna business has kept us engaged even without it being on the show.
21 Kanye Is Also Not The Biggest Fan Of Kim’s Photos
Sure, there was that drama with Kourtney’s old boyfriend commenting some awkward stuff on one of her more revealing social media posts. It turns out that that’s not the only partner who has some sour feelings about the sisters’ social personas. In an interview with Ellen, as reported by Cosmopolitan, Kim says, “sometimes I really need to get something out if I’m feeling good about myself or I’ve been working out really hard, and I’ll post something and he’ll get upset. It’s a cycle." We can’t say we were too surprised when this bombshell dropped. Some of Kim’s photos leave very little up to the imagination.
20 The 2018 Christmas Card Might Have Been Canceled
Hold the phone. How can it be Christmas without the Kardashian family Christmas card?! We need to get Santa on the phone ASAP because this is unacceptable. We’ll admit that this is a bit of a cheat, though.
KUWTK totally talked about this in the recent episodes, though the suggestion that the card is canceled wasn’t put that explicitly.
Celebuzz mentions that some people count the infamous Christmas Card Battle of 2018 as proof that the show and drama is created. After all, Celebuzz reminds us that the Tweets that came out from the sisters in reference to this argument were all hashtagged #KUWTK. We’re hoping the cancellation is also a fake out! We need our family card!
19 Kris Jenner Accidentally Slipping Her Engagement Plans
How did this make it past the KUWTK writers’ room? We have no idea, but we’re hoping that there’s at least a little bit of a chance that Kris Jenner is engaged. There have been so many relationships with the Kardashian sisters (which we’re not going to talk about since the Tristan Thompson stuff is basically prehistoric by today’s media standards) that it would be nice to see Kris involved in something. It’s definitely not on the show yet. Kris accidentally slipped a little info on Spill Your Guts Or Fill Your Guts. When asked if she was engaged, she mentioned how the ring she was currently wearing wasn’t “the” ring. We’re hoping the truth is out later this season.
18 Kim’s Questionable Skincare Habit We Hadn’t Seen Before
Not as in, “we’ve never seen someone sleep in their makeup before,” but more along the lines of, “how could this gorgeous makeup maven admit that she does this too.” Kim Kardashian revealed on an episode of Busy Tonight that she tries to recycle her makeup looks for two-day wear.
The internet was basically turned upside down when everyone learned that Kim Kardashian West, beauty goddess, rocks a two- or three-day-old face fairly regularly.
The interesting part is that it’s not even to save money on her makeup artist. Fox News quotes her as saying that it’s for time-saving reasons. We wish we could be that good at makeup that we wanted to save it for another day; usually, we’re excited to wash off all our makeup mistakes.
17 Kendall Revealing Which Kardashian Baby Name She Dislikes The Most
Back to that delightful Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts series. Kendall had a sit-down and discussed some deeply personal topics on the segment. While we don’t see Kendall Jenner much on Keeping Up With the Kardashians, it’s nice to know that she’s still super involved in their lives. In fact, she’s so involved that she’s reportedly thought about which Kardashian baby name she likes the least. The comments section on YouTube went wild, and there was definitely more than a little bit of teasing. It hasn’t made it onto the air yet, but we’re sure they’ll reference it later on in the season. After all, it could be the perfect spark to start some drama!
16 Kris Jenner Flubbed At A Talk Show
We’ll be honest: we didn’t realize Kris Jenner had tried to host a talk show. According to the folks who worked on it, there’s a good reason that it was swept quietly under the rug.
Hollywood Reporter discusses the fact that back in 2014 Kris Jenner had agreed to run a test series of her own talk show.
Hollywood Reporter quotes a Fox executive as saying, “I think she was pretty uninteresting [on camera]... That was one where [sister company] 20th Television tried to capitalize on a name.” It wasn’t for Kris’s lack of trying, though. According to the article, she worked incredibly hard, did a ton of promo, and wasn’t diva-like at all. Sometimes business ventures just don’t work out, though.
15 That Time Ellen Called Kris Out For Lying
Some call what the Kardashians do on their show dishonest, but we call it good television. There’s a reason that they edit their episodes, and it’s a good thing they do. We wouldn’t want to watch the nitty-gritty of their day-to-day lives. We’d rather just have the tea, please. Ellen certainly called out Kris for keeping up with that facade in her real life too, though. A YouTube clip shows Ellen trying to get Kris to talk about why they covered up Kylie’s pregnancy, and Kris is having none of it. It’s hilarious, and it’s no wonder this clip went semi-viral on the internet for a while.
14 We Were All Vibing On This Fragrance Battle That Happened
While Kylie is the lip kit goddess, Kim Kardashian West has her own business boom to work with. On top of makeup products like contour sticks and foundations, Kim has been rocking the fragrance game lately too.
Fox News reminds us of the scandal about her Vibes perfume.
They report, “Vibes Media, a Chicago-based marketing company, is suing the beauty mogul for her unauthorized use of the logo,” which is basically the spitting image of the bottle Kim created. We don’t remember this being big news on the show, but it was definitely a big thing in the actual news.
13 Kim Throwing Shade All Over The Place On Spill Or Fill
Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts is a fabulous way to get gossip from one famous person or another. Kim Kardashian West is no different, and as the most speak-her-mind of all the Kardashian sisters, she’s really one of the good ones to watch on this segment. Trust us when we say that it’s worth a watch, too. She’s throwing shade all over the place; from ranking her sisters from fashionable to least fashionable, all the way to shading the bull anatomy she was almost forced to eat. It wasn’t quite Keeping Up With the Kardashians, but it certainly caught us up on all the unaired gossip.
12 While Kendall Drank Clam Juice On Her Mom’s Request
Yes, this is yet another Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts entry (but one of the last ones, we promise). Kendall Jenner is the most low-key of all the Kardashians, choosing to focus on a profession in modeling instead of following in her reality star sisters' footsteps.
Hard work and a tough but introverted exterior have certainly paid off for the Jenner despite staying out of the family’s spotlight.
Though, don’t think she’s immune to the reach of momager Kris Jenner. On the segment, Kris called out from the audience for Kendall to drink the clam juice rather than answering a question about some top-level Kardashian deets.
11 Travis Scott Struggling Hard On The “Kylie Quiz”
Another internet specialty, Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott created this gem of a YouTube video called The Kylie Quiz. The video features Kylie asking her baby daddy Travis Scott a series of questions about her and her life. Big surprise, the internet freaked out because of the seeming lack of detail he knows about her. Looking a little closer reveals that it might have just been the stress of filming making him a little tongue-tied. Either way, it was certainly fodder for all of us too eager internet folks who always have our eyes open for the first sign of any Kylie and Travis action.
10 All The Social Media Drama
There’s so much drama that doesn’t quite make it into KUWTK that it’s no surprise they’ve created a few different spin-offs.
Trying to cover it all in one series is just too much, especially when we take into consideration all of the drama that goes on off-screen.
The Kardashians are constantly in the eye of the pop culture storm, living large on the trends and waves of popularity. This means one thing: social media. Extensive social media usage inevitably causes drama, which is especially true in the Kardashians’ case. Just open up a feed and scroll; it seems like there’s a new underhanded comment every week.
9 Kylie’s Extra Closet And Makeup Room For Touring With Travis
A woman with a baby and a billion dollar empire needs a little extra room sometimes. It makes sense that Kylie and Travis end up booking more than one room when going on tour. The rigors of the road can be a lot for a person, especially when that person is eight-month-old Stormi Webster. News.com revealed that it’s not just Stormi who benefits from the space, though. They reveal that the real reason Kylie books an extra hotel room while on tour with Travis is to have a space to fit all of her clothes and makeup in. The internet almost broke when they learned that one!
8 And Not To Mention The 'Why' Behind Her Pregnancy Surprise
It’s not just her beauty tips that she leaks out when the promo benefits are best. Kylie Jenner told almost no one about her pregnancy during the course of it happening.
She instead focused on herself, staying happy and healthy and keeping her incoming baby safe.
IOL quotes her as saying, “I just knew that it would be better for me, and I could enjoy the whole experience [of pregnancy] if I did it privately. I just felt like it was a sacred special moment and I wasn't ready to share it with everybody. I just wanted to keep that to myself." We have total respect for that, and it was refreshing to hear Kylie’s mature point of view!
7 Kim Kardashian’s KKW Fragrance Bottle (Because One Perfume Scandal Is Never Enough)
It didn’t start with those negative vibes, though. Kim Kardashian West, the creator of KKW Beauty, actually faced a small scandal a few perfume releases prior. While everyone loves the voluptuous curves of a well-formed perfume bottle, few of us ever think of it as similar to the shape of a body. Kim K went all out though and modeled her perfume bottle’s body off of her own. According to Insider, the world was more than a little unimpressed with her supposed copying of Jean Paul Gauthier’s “Classique” perfume bottle. Could it have been an idea steal, or did Kim genuinely think of it herself? We’re tempted to choose the latter.
6 ... And The Backlash That Came With Her Promo Photos
It wasn’t just the perfume bottle statue itself that caused controversy, though. Kim Kardashian West herself brought about a little bit of backlash. Insider reports that people were surprised by some of the promo photos she released.
Curves on full display, Kim K was posting behind-the-scenes photos that were causing quite a stir.
According to some, the revealing photos were too risque for a mom of three. Our opinion? We think Kim is brave for posing and posting the way she did, and that she looks amazing while doing it. Great work, Kim! And good job keeping this aspect of the scandal out of the KUWTK episodes.
5 Kris Was A Music Video Star
This happened so recently, but we still had to put it in. In honor of the Ariana Grande song, “Thank U, Next” she and a team of other creatives made a video that perfectly captured every feeling we’ve ever had growing up in the early 2000s and dealing with breakups. One surprise feature that nobody saw coming was when Kris Jenner appeared as the mom of the video. We loved her energy and her total supportive vibe, video camera and all. She didn’t mention it on the show, though, as that would have ruined the video reveal! We’re glad since the video was monumental. Definitely worth the secrecy.
4 When We Learned The Kardashians Grew Up Without Milk For Their Cereal
This is a shock that we didn’t know we could have. According to Insider, Kylie Jenner revealed on social media that she’d never had cereal with milk before. September 18th, 2018 is the day that will forever go down in history.
This is the day we learned that Kylie Jenner had never had milk in her cereal.
As one would assume, the internet was collectively startled and confused. How had Kylie gone this long without putting milk in her Cheerios? It just doesn’t make sense! While we’re over the shock now, the jury is still out on whether or not she’s continued to have the cereal with milk since the discovery.
3 The “Aha” Moment We Had Looking At One Of Kylie’s Photos
It was like playing one of those “what’s different about these photos” games. The photo with Kylie in question was featured on her social media accounts but wasn’t discussed on the air at all. Fans started pointing out that her lips looked a whole lot like her old lips. Free from filler, Insider reports that Kylie’s shift to a more natural look was to help support young people in accepting themselves. Insider quotes her as saying, “I want to encourage people/young girls like me to be YOURSELF & not be afraid to experiment [with] your look." We can get behind that sentiment for sure.
2 Nicki Minaj And Stormi’s Beef
Stormi is a true Kardashian-Jenner if she’s already picking up beef with other famous friends. Just kidding!
While the internet went a bit wild over this portion of the Nicki Minaj feud, this dramatic aspect of it was actually a joke.
Insider reports Minaj as saying, “I know that you guys are saying me and baby Stormi have beef...Yes we do." She goes on, "me against baby Stormi. We have this rivalry now." While it’s all in good fun, the beef between Minaj and Stormi’s parents might be a little more real. We haven’t heard much about it on KUWTK, but we’re excited to follow the reports as they reveal.
1 And Finally, The “Self Made Billionaire” Fiasco
The last moment we want to discuss is one that happened very recently. Kylie Jenner had been the cover woman of Forbes and listed as the youngest self-made billionaire ever. The scandal? Some people don’t like calling her “self-made” when she’s part of such a big and influential family. Vox released a comprehensive article on it, but the gist is just what one would expect: can she truly be self-made if she was only able to be in her position due to starting off with an extreme level of wealth and fame? We don’t know which side of the fence we’re one. There have just been too many good Kardashian moments off air as well as on.
Sources: Vox, This is Insider, Harper's Bazaar, Fox News, YouTube
