Khloé Kardashian Says ‘KUWTK’ Producer Compelled Her to Speak About Her Dad’s Dying

Retaining Up with the Kardashians helped Khloé Kardashian to return to phrases along with her father’s premature dying in an surprising approach. 

The present premiered in 2007, 4 years after Robert Kardashian Sr. died at age 59 from esophageal most cancers. Khloé, who was 19 on the time of her father’s dying, shared on the Wednesday, April 23 episode of her Khloé in Wonderland podcast that she felt “extremely indignant” about Robert’s dying for “about three years” afterward. 

Whereas filming season 1 of Retaining Up with the Kardashians, Khloé claimed a producer made her movie an interview speaking about her dad. 

 “I used to be so irritated at this producer,” Khloé recalled of filming the second. “I used to be like, ‘Why are they making me sit on this darkish room and speak about one thing I don’t wanna speak about?’“

Nevertheless, the expertise supplied an surprising end result for the fact star. 

“It was as if a home bought lifted off of me after that dialog,” she shared. “I used to be kicking and screaming whereas doing it, however as quickly as I had that dialog — that was the final time that I cried when speaking about my dad, in a nasty approach.” 

The interview allowed the mom of two to “let go of all of this guilt and anger,” including, “Now I can speak about my dad with smiles and happiness and admiration and understanding.”

Khloé famous that she’s now “at peace” along with her father’s dying greater than 20 years later and might typically really feel his presence in her life. 

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The Hulu star isn’t shy about her grief journey relating to her late father. In February 2024, she shared a touching video of pictures along with her dad, set to audio about “holding house” for a beloved one. 

“This audio could be considered as unhappy or lovely,” Khloé wrote on Instagram on the time. “I select magnificence. I’m not unhappy anymore. After all I miss him each single day and need he had been right here to fulfill our infants however I’m not unhappy. The truth is, I really feel blessed that I used to be chosen to have 19 years with probably the most unimaginable Man I’ve ever recognized. Some folks by no means get that. We did!”