GUIDE: THE KARDASHIAN CLAN EXPLAINED FOR BEGINNERS
But who's who in this family where all the damn names start with K?
The British series Absolutely Fabulous made in one of its chapters a fairly realistic definition of the Kardashian clan. Edina, one of the protagonists, observes them in a magazine and exclaims: "Look, there is a new disease called The Kardashians, it is a kind of epidemic. Look at the fattest one, very soon it will divide like one amoeba and become two Kardashians ". "And that seems like a tit, but in reality it sure is another Kardashian," replies the other protagonist, Patsy.
Although this is a joke, the Kardashians (and the men related to the family) are so many that it is easy to lose track. But far from being a disease, hers is more like an empire or a kind of reality TV mythology in which her Keep Up with the Kardashians show is her Bible and all the spin-offs are kind of apocryphal books. To make your existence that much easier and know what to talk about when someone brings up Kim, Kendall, or newcomer Caitlyn, help yourself to this little guide to the world's most famous family.
Kris jenner
Born: San Diego, 1955 Who is it? For the Phrygians she was the goddess Cybele, for the Greeks Gaia, for the Romans Gaia, while the Hindus identified her as Aditi. She is the primeval goddess. In this case of Kardashianism, having given birth to no less than six of its members. Without her, none of this would be happening. Related to ... She named the clan after her marriage to Robert Kardashian (died 2003), attorney for former football player O.J. Simpson, accused of killing his wife. They had three daughters and a son and later she married Bruce Jenner, now Caitlyn Jenner, and with him she had two more daughters. Obsessed to the extreme with the letter K, she named all her daughters with that initial. Perhaps that is why her ex-husband has decided to call himself Caitlyn after his transition, but with the letter "C". What do you work on? She started the Jenner Communications company and from there she has managed part of the clan's career. She had her own talk show, simply titled 'Kris', which only lasted one season, she took a biography and now she is basically insulting herself on Twitter with Perez Hilton and being on the family reality show.
Caitlyn jenner
Born: New York, 1949 (as Bruce Jenner) Who is he? Right now the most famous transsexual in the world and the most famous Kardashian after this cover. On top of that, she was a successful athlete at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, occasional actor, and speaker. Related to ... Before her transition she had a marriage with Chrystie Crownover, with whom she had two children, and with actress Linda Thompson, with whom she had two others. From 1991 to 2013 she officially belonged to the Kardashian clan by being with Kris Jenner, from whom she has two daughters, Kendall and Kylie. What do you work on? For the moment to revolutionize the internet (her Twitter account got four million followers in four hours) but we hope she will do many more things. In summer she will have her own reality show in which we will see her definitive transition to womanhood.
Kim kardashian
Born: October 21, 1980, Los Angeles Who is it? If Kris Jenner was mother earth, Kim will become the goddess of fertility and love. Call her Venus, Aphrodite or whatever you want, but in any case, she is the woman who has broken the internet so many times that we no longer even know if it can be fixed.
Related to ... At age 19, she married music producer Damon Thomas, with whom she lasted four years. In 2011 (at the age of 20), she was married for 72 days to basketball player Kris Humphries. And (if you don't know this maybe you should stop reading) she has been married for a year to Kanye West, with whom she has a daughter and is expecting another baby. What do you work on? She started out as Paris's unknown friend and personal assistant and ended up engulfing her. Like Paris, she became known to the general public in 2007 for a sex video with rapper Ray J and months later they gave her her own reality show, Keeping up with the Kardashians with which she and her entire family rose to stardom. From here on everything is the history of the internet, television and the crazy times that we have lived through.
Kanye west
Born: Atlanta, 1977 Who is it? Rapper, producer, designer and self-styled almighty god. He is actually one of the most successful and industry respected hip-hop singers of all time with 21 Grammys to his credit. Related to ... He is married to Kim Kardashian in his first nuptials, which makes him enter the clan in style. What do you work on? To continue feeding his image of the most hated person in the world by saying phrases such as "When you are the best, you are the most hated", spreading rumors that he is going to buy Neverland or giving his children strange names like North West.
Kourtney kardashian
Born: Los Angeles, 1979 Who is it? The eldest of the clan's daughters and curiously the first of all to appear on a reality show. She did it sporadically in 2005 on Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive in which children of wealthy families had to work on a ranch. She starred in two spin-offs Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami and Kourtney and Kim Take New York. Related to ... She has been with her partner Scott Disick since 2006 and they have had three children. Their intermittent relationship has been reflected in her reality shows season by season and also her little desire to marry her boyfriend. "If things are good now, why are we going to change them?" He said to her on one occasion. What do you work on? Being famous and running a lot of companies, all with bombastic names. From the D-A-S-H clothing stores she set up with Kim to the Kardashian Glamor Tan tanning cream or the “Virgins, Saints, and Angels” jewelry line. In addition, she has participated in the soap Opera "One Life to Live" with a character as Kardashian as herself, Kassandra Kavanaugh.
Khloe kardashian
Born: Los Angeles, 1984 Who is it? The third daughter of Kris and Robert Kardashian and the most conflictive of all with a certain air of razor. She was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, skipped her parole and was accused of engaging a transsexual woman in a catfight outside a L.A. nightclub. Related to ... The basketball player Lamar Odom, whom she was married to from 2009 to 2014. In case you don't know, Lamar spent a season playing for Baskonia in Vitoria. To our knowledge, Khloe did not set foot in the capital of Alava. Later, she was related to rapper French Montana. What do you work on? In addition to being immersed in the maremagnum of family businesses, she has co-hosted a season of "The X Factor" (although she was not called again).
Robert Kardashian Jr.
Born: Los Angeles, 1987 Who is it? The only child of the marriage between Kris and Robert Kardashian. Better known as Rob, he is one of the few in the family who has not had his own reality show but has participated in Dancing with the stars and in the date-show The Choice. He's a weirdo: the only one whose name doesn't start with K. Related to ... He was dating The Cheetah Girls singer Adrienne Bailon and Rita Ora. It promises surprises in the purest style of a soap opera, since it has repeatedly referred to a son from a previous relationship, who has never been heard from. What do you work on? Basically nothing. He is supposed to be the family businessman and that he was going to study law, but he never did. Well, he's been a Miss USA jury.
Kendall jenner
Born: Los Angeles, 1995 Who is it? The first daughter of Kris and Bruce Jenner (now Caitlyn). Step-sister, therefore, of Kim and her sisters and one of the few Kardashians who fashion has really taken seriously and one of those who most deny the world of reality television. Related to ... Rumor has it, with her sister Kourtney's ex-boyfriend, Scott Disick, during one of their breakups, and with Harry Styles from One Direction. However, the relationships that have given her the most joy have been her friendship with Karl Lagerfeld and Riccardo Tisci. What do you work on? She is basically a supermodel. She has walked for Givenchy, Chanel, Marc Jacobs ... And she has been the image of many other brands. By the way, yes, she also had her own reality show: Kendall Jenner's Sweet 16.
Kylie jenner
Born: Los Angeles, 1997 Who is it? Kendall Jenner's little sister. Benjamina of the entire clan (even if she does not carry the last name Kardashian). You haven't had your own show yet but you sure will. She is still 17 years old. Related to ... Her sister Kendall. She is also a model, but less famous, and in true style the Olsen sisters have together built a little fashion and lifestyle empire aimed at teenagers. What do you work on? Let's see, she just released a collection for TopShop with her sister. They also published together a book, "Rebels: City of Indra", which could be taken to the movies and they have even marketed nail polish. The latest? To compete with Kim with a mobile app similar to yours, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, one of the most downloaded on the app store, with the help of her sister Kendall, of course.
