Kim Kardashian was financially struggling after her divorce from Damon Thomas, and to help her get back on her feet, her sister Khloé Kardashian gave her the money she had saved in her childhood piggy bank.
In the March 6 episode of The Kardashians, Kim, 44, expressed her gratitude to Khloé, 40, for her generous support during a difficult time.
Kim shared, “When Khloé was maybe 4 or 5 years old, she got this piggy bank in the shape of a Coca-Cola bottle. We would put so much money in it.” She recalled how, after her first divorce, she had no money and was just 21. “I moved out and had no money, and she gave me her Coke bottle.”
Kim went on to say that with the money, she was able to move into her own place. They spent the whole night counting it, and it amounted to $6,000, which was enough for a down payment on her apartment. “She gave me her life savings at age 21.”
In a separate confessional, Khloé explained why she decided to help her sister. “She was crying in my room, and I was just like, ‘I have this, so let’s take what’s in here and go to the bank to cash it. Let’s use this money for your divorce,’” Khloé said. “I gave her all that I got and hoped I helped her.”
Kim married Damon Thomas, now 54, when she was 19, but their marriage ended in 2003 after three years. The divorce occurred before she became a reality TV star on Keeping Up With the Kardashians.
Later, Kim was briefly married to Kris Humphries in 2011, but the marriage lasted only 72 days before they split, and their divorce was finalized in April 2013 after a lengthy legal battle. Kim eventually married Kanye West, and they had four children together. However, in February 2021, Kim filed for divorce after nearly seven years of marriage.
Reflecting on her experiences, Kim shared in a February episode of The Kardashians that sometimes people change in ways that make the relationship unworkable. “I’ve been there when you don’t foresee something happening that really changes a person’s personality, and then they aren’t the same person,” she said. “You can’t ever get that person back, but you can’t live with the new person.”
Kim also spoke about the difficulty of ending a marriage when it’s not what you initially wanted. “It is tougher when you don’t want your marriage to end for personal reasons, but circumstances change that force your marriage to end,” she said.
Since her divorce from Kanye West, Kim has been linked to Pete Davidson and Odell Beckham Jr., but she’s not rushing into marriage again. “I think I am definitely going to be really cautious because I maybe have proven that I am not the best at [marriage],” Kim admitted in a June 2022 interview. “I don’t want to make that mistake again. Sometimes I think, ‘Should I just be in one of those relationships like Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell [who are together but not married]?’ It seems to be working out for them.”
New episodes of The Kardashians air every Thursday on Hulu.