Over the years, there has been a lot of speculation about the cosmetic procedures the Kardashians may or may not have gotten done. Case in point? Khloé's alleged rhinoplasty, which was a rumor for a number of years until the reality TV star famously confirmed it in 2021 during a Keeping Up With the Kardashians reunion special.
Now, Kylie Jenner is weighing in on the allegations people have made about her own face over the years in the latest episode of The Kardashians. During a confessional segment, the celeb said it's often mistakenly assumed that she's had tons of plastic surgery done because she suffers from low self-esteem, which couldn't be further from the truth in her eyes.
“I always remember being the most confident kid in the room,” Kylie began. “I always loved myself—I still love myself—and one of the biggest misconceptions about me is that I was this insecure child and I got so much surgery to change my whole face, which is false,” she added before saying, “I’ve only gotten fillers. I don’t want that to be part of my story.”
Later on in the episode during a glam session with sisters Kourtney and Khloé, the beauty mogul also admitted that she, like many others (read: me lol), had an “over-editing” period in which she would drastically fine-tune her photos. But she's trying to move past it: “I went through that stage too and I feel like I'm in a better place, but other people can still instill insecurities in you.”
Kylie even recalled a time during which several of its members pointed out her ears—something she'd never previously been insecure about—and referred to her as “Dopey” from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Though Khloé insisted she talked about Kylie's ears because she “loved them,” the beauty entrepreneur insisted she “didn't receive it that way” at the time.
“I received it as everyone's making fun of my ears. That fucked me up. I never thought about my ears, and then for like five years, I never wore an updo,” she confessed. But after giving birth to her daughter Stormi in 2018, Kylie gained a new perspective: “I had Stormi and she has my ears, and it made me realize how much I love them. Now, I wear an updo every carpet.”
^ Bless u Stormi for being responsible for looks like this. 😭❤️
During a separate confessional, Kylie dished on how she's managed to stay strong despite the constant stream of critiques and opinions. “My friend actually hit me today, he's going through something, and they’re like, 'How do you stay so strong?' And I think I’ve just heard every negative possible thing and rumor anyone could say about me. The more it happens, I think you just become more stronger and more numb to it.”
Kylie then added, “And yeah, I mean, it can be a really dark, dark place sometimes and you also have to realize, no matter what drama I’m going through on social media, I have such a beautiful personal life. Like, I have the best kids. I have really amazing friends and family who know who I am, so you have all these people that are so close to you who understand exactly what you’re going through. I think that that’s a beautiful thing.”
This is growth, people!
Gretty Garcia is the assistant news editor at Cosmopolitan, where she covers all things news, entertainment, and pop culture. Before joining Cosmo, Gretty was a social strategist for Mrs. Dow Jones and a features and special projects editor at Editorialist. She holds an MS from the Columbia Journalism School and studied art history at Harvard College.
