On 2018-11-21, Kim Kardashian told Ellen DeGeneres that some of her revealing Instagram posts caused tension at home because Kanye West did not always approve of them.
Speaking on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the reality TV star said the reaction from her husband was mixed: he wanted her to feel confident and have fun, but he also took issue with some of the images she shared.
“You can get in trouble with your husband sometimes over too many photos like that”
When DeGeneres asked whether pictures like that bothered him, Kardashian answered: “Yeah, it does. You know, it’s like half-and-half. Cause, you know, he always wants me to be me and feel confident and having fun… but it also bothers him.”
She said the pattern repeated itself. At times she would decide to be more conservative on Instagram, but if she felt good about herself or had been working out hard, she would post a photo and then hear from West afterward.
“I go through waves. Sometimes I’m like, ‘Ok I’ll be more conservative on my Instagram’ and sometimes I really need to get something out if I’m feeling good about myself or I’ve been working out really hard, and I’ll post something and he’ll get upset. It’s a cycle,” she said.
Kardashian also said marriage had changed how she thought about independence. She said that being with a man like Kanye West meant learning to be “a little bit not-so-independent,” adding that she had always been highly independent before marriage and children.
“I’ve always been so independent and working, and [had a] schedule, and when you get married and have a husband that has their career and then have kids, your independence … you have to let it go,” she said. “I had to learn that being with a man like Kanye.”
The appearance came as Kardashian discussed her public image and the balance between confidence, marriage, and social media attention.
