Stop the K-train, Kourtney Kardashian wants to get off.
The eldest Kardashian sister sent shockwaves through the world of reality television in
November 2019 when she revealed that she would be taking a step back from Keeping Up with
the Kardashians.
Why is she calling it quits?
Here are a few guesses.
If Kourtney Kardashian hates being on Keeping Up with the Kardashians so much, why didn't
she quit before now?
It's a question the raven-haired reality star answered herself during a 2018 episode of
the E! series when the Kardashian sisters fell out big time over some family Christmas
card drama.
Kourtney turned up 40 minutes late to the shoot, which led to a nasty argument about
her work ethic.
"Maybe if you had a f---ing business that you were passionate about, then you'd know
what it takes to run a f---ing business, but you don't.
So don't even act like you know what I'm talking about."
An angry Kourtney let her guard down and revealed that she only turned up at all because she
needed to get paid, saying,
"If I had enough money, I wouldn't work, I wouldn't do the show.
I would be a full-time mom.
That's what I want to do."
Perhaps not coincidentally, in summer 2019, Kourtney launched her health and lifestyle
website Poosh, which describes itself as "a curated experience and a destination for modern
living."
It's possible that Kourtney found that extra source of income she needed to wave goodbye
to Keeping Up with the Kardashians and concentrate on bringing her kids up, and she has that
now.
Being a Kardashian most definitely has its perks, but according to Kourtney Kardashian,
fame isn't everything.
The Poosh founder appears to be getting pretty sick of life as a celebrity, and she blames
Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
Speaking with Paper in May 2019, Kourtney revealed just how "quickly" fame came for
the family after they decided to create a reality show, saying,
"I never thought it was going to become this thing.
From when we shot the sizzle reel or whatever.
It got green lit straight away."
She went on to fantasize about a life away from the cameras, and not for the first time.
Kourtney has been telling people that she's tired of being famous for years, making no
secret of the fact that living in the limelight has become increasingly tiresome.
Speaking to Now back in 2014, the reality star revealed that fame has never been important
to her.
"I never really thought about fame as a kid, and even when we were talking about doing
the show, I didn't really think about it.
Sometimes I wish we weren't filming.
I love being a mum and sometimes I just wish no one knew who I was."
It's a little late for that now, but some time out of the spotlight might be exactly
what Kourtney needs.
Keeping Up with the Kardashians was in the middle of filming its upcoming 18th season
when Kourtney Kardashian told Entertainment Tonight that she wanted to focus her energy
elsewhere.
"It's being filmed.
Currently.
In this room."
But it seems like she's lost all interest in keeping the show going after so many years.
When Paper asked Kourtney how she would feel if the cameras stopped rolling tomorrow, Kourtney
said that she, quote, "would be very happy" about that.
She hasn't just expressed this view to journalists, either.
The atmosphere around the Kardashian clan has become toxic according to momager Kris
Jenner, who complained in a new promo that it was all getting, quote, "a little Mean
Girls" for her liking.
"You would be happy if the show ended?"
"Yeah, who cares?"
"As much as I love you, you fight a lot dirtier than you used to fight."
Kris started working on new deals for all five of her girls after Season 16 of Keeping
Up saw a ratings spike thanks to the Tristan Thompson cheating scandal that played out
on the show.
But Kourtney's contract will likely need some reworking now that she's announced her intention
to take a step back.
The fallout from the big Christmas card row continued during a tense phone call between
Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian.
The latter claimed that she just had "different values" than the rest of her famous family,
and she threw some serious shade at the middle Kardashian sister.
Kourtney said that she "didn't agree" with "who Kim was as a person," and then things
started to get really personal.
Kourtney told a shocked Khloe,
"Honestly, it's like, we have a disgusting family.
Like, I'm ashamed to be part of people that like…"
"Oh my God, you're ashamed?"
"No one cares!"
We know what you're thinking, all this drama over a Christmas card?
The reality is, the festive photo shoot was just the straw that broke the camel's back
for Kourtney.
When she next came face to face with her sisters, the mother of three called them both out for
being too preoccupied with making more money.
"At the end of the day, when you die and when I die, it doesn't matter how much money is
in our bank accounts.
But what matters to me is my memories."
The now infamous Christmas card bust up came to a head when Kourtney Kardashian dropped
a major bombshell on her sisters; she wants to move away from them someday, perhaps even
to another country.
Worst of all, she said she's been "faking" her relationships with her sisters.
"But I cannot wait for that day, and hopefully, like, just don't have to have these fake relationships."
A shocked Khloe asked for clarification, and Kourtney confirmed that she was talking about
her and Kim.
This isn't the first time that Kourtney has expressed an interest in putting the family's
hometown in her rearview mirror.
When she spoke to Paper in May 2019, the reluctant reality star mused,
"I always say I want to move away someday and just be away from it all.
Sail away.
No one will ever see me again."
Speaking with Entertainment Tonight about the real reason she's taking a break from
Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kourtney Kardashian suggested her exit was temporary,
but that fans would definitely be seeing less of her going forward:
"I just decided to spend more time as a mom and put more of my energy there."
During a prior appearance on The Real, Kourtney confirmed the persistent rumors about her
leaving the show.
"Whoa!
So you actually considered it?
"Yeah.
At the current moment I'm happy and very into my blessings."
Later in the discussion, Kylie Jenner's immense wealth came up, and it turns out that the
young makeup guru's meteoric rise actually made her older half-sister want to leave the
family show even more.
Asked about Kylie's billionaire status, Kourtney said,
"I mean, probably subconsciously it makes us feels like, 'When's it enough?'"
It seems like Kourtney is determined to be a mother first, reality star second, and nobody
can blame her for that.
"Because I don't like missing out on certain things, like doing my kids' homework or certain
after-school activities."
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