Kim Kardashian is trying again on the early days of her rise to superstardom, and she or he’s not sugarcoating how badly she needed it. Throughout an look on her sister Khloé Kardashian’s podcast, “Khloé in Surprise Land,” the fact star admitted she was as soon as so decided to get her face in entrance of cameras that she and longtime pal Jonathan Cheban allegedly pulled a stunt to trick paparazzi into considering she was assembly up with Britney Spears. The confession comes as Kardashian continues increasing her empire past actuality TV, balancing enterprise, appearing tasks, and her ongoing pursuit of turning into a lawyer, all whereas revisiting what she says was a time when her starvation for fame was at an all-time excessive.

Kardashian did not maintain again whereas reflecting on the mid-to-late 2000s, the period simply earlier than and throughout the launch of “Maintaining Up with the Kardashians” on E!, when she was nonetheless carving out her place in Hollywood. Kim, who’s now 45, stated the drive to be well-known wasn’t simply a part of her mindset, however it was the complete objective.

“[Fame] is all I needed. I lived for it,” she stated on the podcast, and in accordance with Kardashian, that need generally meant considering strategically about how and the place she confirmed up.

Kardashian recalled a wild second in New York Metropolis when she and Cheban allegedly discovered the place Britney Spears was staying. From there, they made a transfer that was much less about seeing the pop icon and extra about being seen.

She defined that Cheban discovered which resort Spears was staying at, they usually managed to get there because of a stranger with a luxurious experience. “We have been like, ‘We’ll sit within the again.’ So, it seems to be like we acquired out with a driver at this resort. Paparazzi in all places ready for Britney at her resort,” she stated.

As soon as they arrived, Kardashian stated photographers instantly swarmed, assuming she was there for Spears, and Cheban shortly tried to teach her by way of the second. “We acquired out, they usually have been like, ‘Kim, Kim, Kim, are you right here to go to Britney?’ and Jonathan [mutters], ‘Maintain your head down and simply, like, shut up.'”

However as soon as contained in the resort, Kardashian admitted the plan stalled as a result of they weren’t truly visiting anybody and did not have a purpose to be there. As soon as inside, Kardashian and the 52-year-old influencer darted inside a cellphone sales space within the foyer and remained there for 20 minutes as a result of they ‘did not know anybody at this resort.’

After ready it out, they walked again out, and the paparazzi have been nonetheless there, nonetheless satisfied Kardashian had simply had a Britney run-in. “We come out [of the hotel], they usually’re like, ‘Kim, how was Britney? Kim, how was Britney?”‘ the fact star recalled.

Kardashian stated they wanted to ensure the exit seemed simply as “vital” as the doorway, explaining they left in another way than they arrived, and that the complete factor ended up working precisely the best way they needed. “We took a cab, I believe, as a result of this Rolls-Royce dropped us off, however they weren’t going to take photos of us, like, getting in,” she added. “So, we completely scammed the system. And it was like on each [magazine] cowl. And we thought we have been killing it.”

Whereas Kardashian’s friendship with Cheban has been a fixture of her public life for years, she famous their connection began unexpectedly. She continues to be buddies with Cheban, whom she met “by likelihood” at a birthday celebration in 2009, and he final appeared within the March 6 episode of “The Kardashians.”