Opinion / As Keeping Up with the Kardashians is cancelled, here’s a rare look at what Kim, Khloé and the rest of the family were like before they were famous
Kim Kardashian’s inevitable announcement that the next season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians will be its last brings the curtain down on an iconic era in pop culture history, says STYLE’s resident celeb-hound, looking back on numerous personal encounters with Kim and Khloé – and the show that made them millionaire household names
When the Kardashians announced their retirement from reality television on social media this week, reactions were mixed. Personally, I was unexpectedly hit with a sense of sadness. Not because I’m a diehard fan or avid viewer (in fact, I haven’t properly watched the show in years), but because it’s the end of an era in pop culture. And while millions of viewers watched the family grow up in front of their eyes, some of us have grown up alongside them.
As the years have unfolded, we’ve all watched them fall in love, make bad decisions, start their own families, and grow from reality TV stars into billion-dollar businesswomen – and that is largely thanks to the show, and their willingness to film everything, even when they didn’t need the money any more
Kim was the first to announce the end of the show that made them households names. “It is with heavy hearts that we’ve made the difficult decision as a family to say goodbye to Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” she said in a statement posted on Twitter.
“This show made us who we are and I will be forever in debt to everyone who played a role in shaping our careers and changing our lives forever.”
After 14 years and 20 seasons, news that the show will end in 2021 feels like the death of an old relative. You know it’s been coming for years, but it’s still sad because you have fond memories.