Kylie Jenner is keeping up with the haters and getting real about the impact of their words. In the latest episode of “The Kardashians,” the 26-year-old makeup mogul opened up to her sister Kendall Jenner about the backlash and hurtful comments she’s faced over her appearance and plastic surgery over the years.
“It’s like a miracle that I still have confidence and I can still look in the mirror and think that I am pretty,” Kylie admitted during their candid chat. Despite her success and fame, the negative comments have taken a toll on her self-esteem.
Kylie specifically talked about her experience at Paris Fashion Week in September 2023. For the first time, she decided to go for a more natural look, wearing minimal makeup. However, this decision didn’t shield her from criticism. “I’m wearing too much makeup and it’s like, ‘You’re wearing too much makeup.’ Then I go and I don’t wear a lot of makeup, and someone catches me in a weird light,” she complained.
Reflecting on her past, Kylie pointed out, “You can look at pictures since I’m 13 — I just have these lines,” she said, pointing to her cheeks. “But I’ve had them since I was like, a child.”
In a confessional, Kylie shared that the relentless scrutiny has been exhausting. “I just hear nasty things about myself all the time,” she revealed. “After 10-plus years in the spotlight, it just gets exhausting.”
Kylie and Kendall delved deeper into the harsh treatment their family endures. “I think that’s a general thing with our family,” Kendall noted. “We’re dehumanised. They don’t think that there’s any rules with us. Whereas like, if you talked the same way you do about us about any other woman, people would come to their defence all day long. But for some reason with us, it’s like they don’t think we have any feelings.”
Despite her efforts to adopt a more natural look, Kylie confessed that the trolling continued. “I went on a journey last year dissolving half of my lip filler,” she admitted. “I hate even having this conversation over and over and over again. It feels like it’s a waste of my breath because I think, with me, it is never going to change.”
As the conversation got more emotional, Kylie began to cry. “I’ve never cried about this before, but I guess it does affect me,” she said, likening the chat to therapy. She mentioned seeing both supportive and harsh comments online, with some people defending her and others claiming she “f—ked up her face” with “so much surgery.”
Kendall quickly reassured her sister, saying, “I’m not even just saying this, you’ve never looked younger, and you’ve never looked better.” However, she acknowledged the ongoing battle against public perception, admitting, “I think it’s sadly — sadly — it’s something that we just have to like, really grow tough skin on.”
Kylie later reiterated to the cameras that she remains “strong” and “confident,” but emphasized that she’s also human and can only take so much. “I always keep it pushing,” she said. “I have to. I cannot let the comments get me down. I have s—t to do. Rise above.”
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