Kim
Kardashian told media mogul Oprah Winfrey that her 72-day marriage to
Kris Humphries was not an act to boost ratings. Kim K used the first
part of a two-part interview with Winfrey to reiterate to fans that she
entered the ill-fated marriage with the best of intentions.
“I was
in love. I wanted the life that I always pictured my fairytale life to
be,” said Kardashian. “We have an amazing fan base. We don’t do anything
for ratings.”
On Oprah’s Next Chapter, Kim Kardashian
explained to the queen of media that everything was great in the
beginning of her relationship with NBA forward Kris Humphries. But once
the two love birds decided to move in together, the happy nest fell
apart. “I don’t want to get into the small things,” said Kardashian,
“but once we moved in, I knew he was not the one… I didn’t spend more
than a whole week with my ex before we married.” The curvaceous
television personality made sure to conceal Humphries’ name in the
interview.
“I will always have a place in my heart for him,” she
admitted to Winfrey, but was adamant about the professional athlete not
being the one for her. Despite their differences, she insisted that the
New Jersey Net hooper is a good person.
Kardashian had no idea
that her marriage would fail, but every one else around her questioned
her decision the night before the wedding. “Do you want out? You’re not
yourself,” her mother said on the wedding’s eve. Boredom in the bedroom
may have attributed to the couple’s break up but Kim K stresses that
there were other reasons why the romance ended.
Kardashian also
told Winfrey that she suffered from emotional distress due to the
media’s verbal attacks on her and her short-lived marriage. With so many
onlookers believing the hitch was a fake, her quickie marriage became a
punchline for pop culture. The star was constantly bashed, damaging her
brand. Kim K was no longer as “real” as her reality television show
depicted, sending her into a whirlwind of depression.
“I was in
such a deep depression I thought I was going to back away from
everything,” she told Winfrey. “I stayed at home for almost four
months.” Her four month leave from the public eye was an attempt to heal
the pain she dealt with after the separation. She was devastated by her
decision to cut things off with Humphries. Devastation soon turned into
embarrassment, forcing her to consider bidding adieu to the spotlight.
But
Kardashian stood strong in the midst of backlash, dubbing the 72-day
coupling as a life lesson and not a mistake. One of the lessons she said
she’s learned is how to keep things moving in a positive direction
between her and hip-hop heavy-hitter Kanye West. “I always dated five
years younger,” said Kim, who is now 31. “My whole thing is completely
different, and now I just love that I’m with someone that’s a couple
years older than me.” Kanye West is 35, a tasteful four years older than
the Armenian bombshell.
“For anyone I hurt, I’m truly sorry,”
Kardashian said to her fans. “I don’t wish pain on anyone, but [I am
the] person I am because of that crazy experience, I wouldn’t change it
for the world.”
Kim K posted a picture of her standing alongside the
television icon to her twitter account. She then tweeted, “Ummmm no big
deal Oprah just left my house! #DreamComeTrue” Part 2 of Oprah’s Next Chapter with Kim Kardashian will air this Sunday on Winfrey’s OWN network.