2004: First assembly  

Kim and Kanye first met on a music video shoot when the KUWTK star was working as Brandy’s stylist and Kanye was engaged on a tune with the songstress. 

On the time she was nonetheless married to Damon Thomas, who she wed in 2000, and Kanye was courting mannequin Alexis Phifer. 

Talking about their first assembly on the Maintaining Up With The Kardashians 10 12 months anniversary particular, Kim mentioned: ‘I met him I feel in 2002 or 2003. He was recording a tune with Brandy, and I used to be her good friend…

‘I vividly keep in mind hanging out with him after which they did a video collectively, so I would see him a couple of occasions…

‘He was asking his buddies: ‘Who is that this Kim Kardajan?’ He did not know what my title was’. 

She later informed Vogue Arabia in 2019: ‘This was earlier than you launched your first album and also you had been often known as a music producer. I used to be actually shy…

‘You thought I used to be Brandy’s assistant, which I wasn’t. Ever because you mentioned that, it’s all over the place… like “Kim is Brandy’s assistant.” I used to be her good friend and stylist. [laughs]…

‘I believed you had been enticing, good, very charming, actually humorous, highly effective – I used to be in awe of you, however I used to be actually shy, quiet, and somewhat nervous, to be sincere.’

Afterward that 12 months, Kim break up from Damon, who she wed when she was simply 19 after eloping. She attributed home violence for the break up – a declare he has at all times staunchly denied . 

Kim wrote within the divorce papers: ‘Earlier than we not noted dwelling, Damon hit me within the face and lower my lip open.. I fell into the mattress body and banged my knee laborious. I used to be limping after we went skydiving.’

2006: Heads turned additional 

Kanye’s large crush on Kim solely grew over time because the rising star started getting photographed subsequent to her boss-turned-friend Paris Hilton. 

In an interview with Ryan Seacrest in 2013, Kanye revealed that he actually fell for his future spouse after he bought a glimpse of a sure picture of her subsequent to her pal Paris in Australia. 

He mentioned: ‘I simply knew I needed her to be my lady for a very long time. ‘I keep in mind I noticed an image of her and Paris Hilton, and I keep in mind telling my boy, ‘Have you ever seen that lady Kim Kardijon?” 

Regardless of his rising attraction to Kim, Kanye went on to suggest to longtime girlfriend Alexis in August of 2006. 

The proposal was barely extra low-key than his eventual proposal to Kim a few years later. 

Kanye popped the query to Alexis over a lobster and pasta dinner throughout a trip to Capri. 

Tradgedy struck the next 12 months nevertheless, when Kanye’s beloved mom Donda handed away.

Following numerous procedures for liposuction, a tummy tuck, and a breast discount, the next day she skilled a sore throat, ache and tightening in her chest, earlier than collapsing. A good friend who was along with her known as 911 and West was taken to the hospital, the place she was pronounced useless within the emergency room.

After her dying, Kanye appeared eager to honour her needs of his marriage as he mentioned of tying the knot to Alexis: ‘I am simply going to go and get married — I am not going to make an enormous deal out of it…

‘I would not get married to show something to anybody. It is for me, for stability in my life, and I am so glad that I discovered somebody that I actually love, that challenges me, that retains my life fascinating, that is simply as loopy as I’m.’

2008: A break up, Princess Leia and two new loves 

In April, Kanye calls off his year-and-a-half engagement to Phifer, as confirmed by Phifer in a press release to Folks, during which she mentioned: ‘It is at all times unhappy when issues like this finish, and we stay buddies’. 

Shortly after, Kanye requested Kim to look in his notorious hip-hop puppet present Alligator Boots, the place she can be enjoying the a part of Star Wars’ Princess Leia.

Though the present was rejected by Comedy Central, Kardashian nonetheless had fond emotions for the challenge as she shared behind the scenes footage from the set of Alligator Boots to social media in 2018.

Kim wrote on her web site: ‘We had met earlier than this challenge (again in 2003), however I’d say that is after we first actually linked. These pics are SO humorous!’ 

On the time of filming Alligator Boots, Kim was in a relationship with New Orleans Saints working again Reggie Bush, who she began courting in 2007. 

In the meantime, Kanye grew to become concerned with mannequin Amber Rose in September of that 12 months. 

2009: A trendy meet and a mysterious point out 

In February, Kim and Kanye reunite with each other on the Y-3 present in New York Metropolis. Kim attended the present with boyfriend Reggie, whereas Kanye arrived solo and snagged a seat subsequent to the couple and actress Milla Jovovich.

In April, throughout his look on Keri Hilson’s hit observe Knock You Down, seems to reference his looming crush on Kim and his jealousy over her relationship with Reggie. 

He rapped: ‘You had been at all times the cheerleader of my desires / Appear to solely date the pinnacle of soccer groups/…

‘And I used to be the category clown that at all times saved you laughing / We had been by no means meant to be, child we simply occurred’. 

2010: The top of two love tales 

In March, after three years of courting, Kim and Reggie break up up for good. Experiences on the time blamed the pressures of fame.

That they had briefly break up in August 2009 earlier than reuniting, nevertheless he was unable to reconcile himself to Kim’s rising star. 

An insider informed e! on-line: ‘They do actually love one another and there isn’t any unhealthy blood… They’re even open to the concept of reconciling down the street, however should be aside proper now.’

Kanye and Amber additionally half methods in July of that 12 months. 

Following their break up, Amber blamed Kim for the break up, saying: ‘Kim is without doubt one of the fundamental the explanation why me and Kanye aren’t collectively. She’s a homewrecker!’ 

Within the years after his break up from Amber, Kanye has overtly criticised the mannequin – most famously saying in a 2015 interview that he needed to take ’30 showers’ after courting her and reportedly branding her a ‘prostitute’. 

In December, as Kim filmed the music video for her single Jam (Flip It Up), Kanye was current on set. Famously, Kardashian’s mom Kris Jenner snapped at him for testing her daughter’s well-known derriere by bluntly saying, ‘Do not be taking a look at her a**’. 

The songwriter snapped again: ‘I’ve by no means seen it truly.’ 

2011: A Hump(hries) within the street  

In Could 2011, Kim bought engaged to her NBA star boyfriend Kris Humphries, who she began courting in October of 2010. 

In August that 12 months, Kim and Kris wed throughout a lavish, televised ceremony in Montecito, CA. The attention-popping nuptials had been attended by 450 company and price roughly $10million,

In an explosive twist within the story, after simply 72 days of marriage, Kim filed for divorce on October 31.  

Kim later revealed that she had misgivings in regards to the marriage however felt she should go ahead resulting from surrounding pressures. 

She mentioned: ‘There was all this consideration on the marriage, and I believed ‘perhaps it was simply the strain of the present giving me this anxiousness.’ 

‘The evening earlier than, my mother pulled me apart, off digital camera, and was like, ‘This is not it for you,”

‘I felt like, if I pulled out now, everybody’s going to assume I simply did it for the present. Then afterwards, folks had been saying, ‘You must keep married for a 12 months,’ however I bodily could not do it. Once I made the choice [to divorce], everybody mentioned it was made up for the present. Everybody actually needed to take me down.’ 

Kris mentioned of the break up: ”It is by no means simple to undergo the embarrassment of one thing like that — with your pals, with your loved ones …. However when it performs out so publicly, in entrance of the world, it is a complete different degree. It was brutal’.  

Throughout his look on Kocktails with Khloe, Kanye revealed to Khloe that he tried to speak Kim out of transferring ahead along with her marriage to Kris.  

Shortly after, rumors started to swirl that Kim had taken her friendship with Kanye to the subsequent degree.

2012: It is TRUE and there is a child

They lastly bought collectively eight years after assembly. 

In March, The rumored couple let or not it’s identified they had been spending time with one another when Kim sat entrance row at Kanye’s runway present throughout Paris Vogue Week. 

The next month, after months of rumors and rumblings, Kim and Kanye made their relationship official as they held fingers in New York Metropolis. 

In Could they took issues a step additional and make their purple carpet debut on the Cannes Movie Competition throughout the premiere for the movie Merciless Summer time. 

In December, the Stronger rapper joyously reveals that his is anticipating his first baby with Kim throughout a New Yr’s Eve live performance in Atlantic Metropolis. 

The rapper mentioned ‘cease the music’, then introduced ‘make noise for my child mama proper right here,’ with a large smile. Kanye’s announcement prompted a flurry of excited tweets from the viewers 

Taking to her official web site, Kim additionally confirmed the being pregnant, writing: ‘It is true!! Kanye and I predict a child…

‘We really feel so blessed and fortunate and need that along with each of our households, his mother and my dad may very well be right here to have a good time this particular time with us. Trying ahead to nice new beginnings in 2013 and to beginning a household.’ 

2013: A star is born… North West is right here and a marriage on the best way 

On June 15, Kim welcomed their daughter North West. 

Weeks later, the KUWTK star confirmed off an image of her and Kanye’s child lady, whereas showing on her mom Kris’ brief lived discuss present.

In October, Kanye made proposal historical past when he requested Kim for her hand in marriage with a glowing 15-carat Lorraine Schwartz diamond ring.

The proposal was a complete shock and went down on the AT&T Park baseball park in San Francisco, which Kanye rented out for the event. 

He had organized for the phrases ‘PLEEESE MARRY MEEE!!!’ to flash up on the enormous scoreboard on the ballpark. 

Regardless of his bravado, Kanye admitted previous to the proposal he was nervous, saying: ‘I used to be speaking to a cousin, I mentioned, ‘What do you assume she’s gonna say?’…

‘I am not smug about love and emotions in any respect . . . I knew I needed her to be my lady for a very long time

In November, the couple then made headlines across the globe when shortly after their engagement, Kim famously appeared nude whereas straddling Kanye on a motorcycle in his Sure 2 music video.  

2014: The marriage 

In Could the next 12 months, the couple tied the knot at  the Renaissance fortress in Florence, Italy. The lavish affair noticed 200 folks in attendance and Kim walked down the aisle in a surprising Maison Margiela bridal robe.

They had been wed underneath the route of Wealthy Wilkerson Jr, a pastor from North Miami. Talking moments after the ceremony to E! Information, Kim’s mum Kris mentioned she was ‘past bursting with happiness for Kim, Kanye and child North’.

‘Such a magical, romantic wedding ceremony!’ she added. ‘I really feel blessed to have my new son and his household as a part of ours.’ And Kanye appeared equally ebullient, with a supply telling MailOnline he gave an eight-minute speech to the gathered company.

‘I simply wanna cease the music a second ‘cos my child’s coming again with a brand new costume on. Right here she is – Kim Kardashian West,’ he mentioned, introducing his bride.

After the ceremony, the company broke bread collectively sitting household type on a 70-metre-long marble banquet desk – a present from grasp craftsman Gualtiero Vannelli who used marble from the Tuscan quarry in Carrara, in response to Us Weekly. 

Throughout the ceremony Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli serenaded Kim and Kanye with a number of of his songs, together with Con te Partiro. Among the many stars on the nuptials had been Steve McQueen, Lala Anthony, Jaden Smith and Joe Francis. 

2015: Saint West 

In Could, in wake of her first wedding ceremony anniversary with Kanye, Kim confirmed to Glamour that she was anticipating her second baby with the Grammy winner. 

‘North has taught me endurance. There’s nothing I would not do for her. And nothing I would not do for my husband. She’s empowered us to wish to be the most effective dad and mom and the most effective spouses,’ mentioned the star.

In December, Kim and Kanye welcomed their second baby, son Saint West, on December 5, 2015. 

Desirous to share her new child along with her large Instagram following, Kim shared a portrait of Saint to the platform.

Kim later mentioned life with two younger kids, saying of North: ‘I do not know if it is as a result of she’s the older sister. I do not know what it’s. I believed it was a section. She doesn’t like her brother and it is so laborious for me… 

‘She would get so jealous after I would breastfeed and all that type of stuff. And now, the section is not going away.’ 

Famed and adored for her seeming diva methods, Kim continued to offer perception into life with North, saying: ‘She thinks she’s outsmarting me. 

‘Like, she’ll have a tea get together and say, ‘No boys allowed.’ Dad cannot come too then — no boys. And he or she’ll slam the door on her brother’s face and he’ll simply begin crying.’ 

2016: Kim’s trauma and hassle in paradise

In 2016, Kim was left traumatised when burglars broke into her Paris condo throughout Vogue Week, tied her up and stole $10million of jewelry in October 2016. 

In 2018, she lastly studying to be ‘okay’ with the horrifying expertise as a result of she has ‘realized a lot from it’.

The truth star was robbed by 5 armed males carrying ski masks and garments with police markings within the ordeal.

At round 3am, the robbers entered the constructing after the concierge allow them to in.

Handcuffed and at gunpoint, the concierge led them to the starlet’s flat. 

Kim reportedly ‘begged for her life’ and informed the gunmen she had kids at dwelling when two of them entered her room and held the gun to her head.

The lads stole a jewelry field price €6 million ($6.7 million/ £5.24 million) and a hoop price €4 million ($4.5 million/ £3.5 million), prompting fears that the property had been private ones, and never simply jewelry Kim was borrowing for style week.

Kim additionally misplaced two of her prized sensible telephones – ones which are more likely to comprise an excessive amount of private data. 

As she recovered from the trauma of the theft, Kim confronted additional plight when later that 12 months, the couple had been confronted with allegations of ‘friction’ resulting from Kanye’s on-line behaviour.

After Kanye went on numerous Twitter tangents, insiders mentioned: ‘ What causes friction within the marriage, nevertheless, is Kanye’s compulsive tweeting. 

‘Kim cannot stand it. She is all for self-promotion, however does not approve of Twitter drama’. 

Regardless of this, they denied they had been having points with Kim saying ‘there’s simply nothing to actually report on’. 

2017: Child quantity three

The couple employed a surrogate to hold their third baby. It was first reported in July that Kim opted to go the surrogate route resulting from well being problems throughout her first two pregnancies.

Kim, who suffered with life threatening placenta accreta when carrying North and Saint, is claimed to have been referred ‘by an company’ to search out the suitable surrogate.

TMZ claimed the well-known duo paid $45,000 for the surrogate to hold their third baby, earlier than revealing the girl in query is an African-American faculty graduate in her Twenties who has been married for 5 years with two kids. 

‘All the household is over the moon. Kim had been searching for a surrogate for months till not too long ago when she discovered the right candidate,’ a supply informed Folks. 

The singer added: ‘They need every part to be good and for the newborn to be extraordinarily wholesome. 

‘They do not need any problems and Kim is offering a perfect consuming routine and weight loss program so everybody is aware of what the newborn is consuming earlier than it is born.’ 

Previous to hiring their surrogate, Kim spoke to her sister Kourtney in regards to the perks of surrogacy, saying: ”Should you use a surrogate, no person has to know the entire time…

‘You would have a child for a 12 months and no person would even know.’ 

2018: Chicago is right here  

In January, their daughter Chicago was born. 

Kim delightedly introduced the information, confirming in a press release : ‘We’re so in love. Kanye and I are glad to announce the arrival of our wholesome, stunning child lady’. 

Three days after the start, Kim revealed that the couple had determined to name their new child daughter Chicago.

 She shared an image of the title, captioned with the date and time of the tot’s start, plus her weight – 7lbs, 6oz.

She shared a put up which explains the way to pronounce the shortened model of Chicago’s title.

 The informative messages mentioned: ‘And to everybody who thinks it is actually pronounced as CHI. No. It is ‘Shy’.’

When grilled on the weird title: ‘Everybody asks me the place we got here up with that,’ Kim mentioned about her child lady, whom she repeatedly calls ‘Chi.

‘Kanye is initially from Chicago, and the town is de facto linked to his reminiscence of his mother. So, we went with Chicago.’ 

2019: The brood continues to develop and Sunday Service arrives 

In Could,  they then welcomed one other son Psalm West by a surrogate and later renewed their wedding ceremony vows.

She introduced Psalm’s arrival on Mom’s Day with an image of the newborn asleep. 

Kris later defined what the title meant, saying: ‘The inspiration was the Ebook of Psalms within the Bible. I feel it is only a fantastic technique to have a good time how they really feel. And he is such a blessing, so it is good. He is simply lovable.’ 

Kim had spoken earlier about transferring on to having 4 kids.

She mentioned: ‘I feel that, [for] anybody that has three, I do advocate going for the fourth. You are already there. You are so shut. It feels so balanced. It looks like there is a associate for everybody—nobody’s not noted. Everybody will get alongside now.’

The biblical title got here across the identical time because the launch of Kanye’s Sunday Service, during which he delivered his personal non secular service every Sunday at his dwelling because the starting of 2019.

Kim mentioned the providers and detailed what they meant to Kanye, saying: ”Kanye began this, I feel, simply to heal himself. It was a extremely private factor, and it was simply family and friends…

‘He has had a tremendous evolution of being born once more and being saved by Christ…

‘For probably the most half, it is only a musical ministry. Kanye does not have his 501 [registered non-profit exempt from federal tax] but to make it an official church, however it’s for God and it’s a Christian church. It began off therapeutic for him and it is turn into one thing that he actually needs to share for everyone else.’ 

Kanye himself spoke about Sunday Service, telling David Letterman: ‘It was actually an concept that we needed to open up our hearts and make music that we felt was as pure and as constructive as attainable… 

‘And simply do it for an hour each Sunday. And simply have someplace the place folks can come collectively and simply really feel good with their households.’ 

2020: Kanye’s troubles and Kim’s birthday

On July 4, Kanye introduced he was coming into the 2020 presidential race and Kim – in addition to Elon Musk – backed him. 

Later that month, on July 19 he held a marketing campaign rally in South Carolina, carrying a bullet-proof jacket marked ‘safety’ and with ‘2020’ shaved into his head. 

In a rambling speech, he revealed he and Kim had thought of aborting North and in addition claimed abolitionist Harriet Tubman ‘by no means truly freed the slaves’. 

On July 22, he fired off a collection of tweets claiming Kim was making an attempt to have him locked up on medical grounds, that he had been ‘making an attempt to get divorced’ since Kim allegedly met rapper Meek Mill on the Waldorf Resort and known as mother-in-law Kris Jenner ‘Kris Jong-Un’. 

Kim subsequently launched a press release saying Kanye was struggling a bi-polar episode on the time. It was later revealed he was holing up at his Wyoming ranch and Kim was seen in tears as she visited him,

In October, Kim and Kanye by the stunner an elaborate fortieth birthday festivities, which included dinner at candlelight along with her nearest and dearest on a non-public island. 

After the occasion, Kim make clear a number of the precautions she had everybody take so as to safely have a good time her large day, which included a two week quarantine previous to the get together. 

She penned: ’40 and feeling so humbled and blessed. There may be not a single day that I take as a right, particularly throughout these occasions after we are all reminded of the issues that really matter,’ she wrote.

‘For my birthday this 12 months, I could not consider a greater technique to spend it than with a number of the individuals who have helped formed me into the girl I’m right this moment. Earlier than COVID, I do not assume any of us actually appreciated what a easy luxurious it was to have the ability to journey and be along with household and buddies in a protected atmosphere…

‘After 2 weeks of a number of well being screens and asking everybody to quarantine, I stunned my closest internal circle with a visit to a non-public island the place we might faux issues had been regular only for a quick second in time. We danced, rode bikes, swam close to whales, kayaked, watched a film on the seaside and a lot extra.

‘I understand that for most individuals, that is one thing that’s to date out of attain proper now, so in moments like these, I’m humbly reminded of how privileged my life is. #thisis40.’

Throughout the journey, she acquired a hologram of her late father Robert from husband Kanye. 

Famed legal professional Robert Kardashian, who tragically handed away from esophageal most cancers in July of 2003 on the age of 59, was introduced again to digital life for the unconventional reward, which numerous followers have branded ‘creepy’.

Among the many statements made by the digital incarnation of the late Kardashian patriarch had been that his well-known daughter was ‘all grown up’, whereas he additionally hailed Kanye, 43, as ‘probably the most genius man in the entire world’.

The 2-and-a-half minute video confirmed the late Kardashian carrying a beige go well with jacket layered over a crisp white costume shirt as he seemingly spoke on to Kim.

‘Glad Birthday Kimberly,’ greeted the hologram. ‘Have a look at you! You are 40 and all grown up. You look stunning similar to once you had been somewhat lady. ‘I watch over you and your sisters and brother and the youngsters on a regular basis. Generally I drop hints that I am round,’ famous hologram Robert, who made reference to one thing the Kardashians seek advice from as a ‘large peefee’.

2021: The top

The 41-year previous actuality star formally filed for divorce from the ‘Jesus Walks’ star in February 2021.

The break up adopted a rocky 12 months for the couple the place they had been noticed having ‘disaster’ talks after Kanye accused Kim of making an attempt to ‘lock me up’ and mentioned he needed to divorce her in a collection of rambling Twitter posts whereas he was mentioned to be within the grips of a bipolar episode. 

Kanye additionally made a failed run for the White Home in 2020 and through his first presidential marketing campaign rally informed attendees that Kim had thought of aborting daughter North.