Kylie Jenner believes she is "misunderstood," and is trying to set the record straight. The mother-of-two, 27, opened up in an interview with published on Tuesday, August 13, musing that she probably would have turned out an entirely different person had her family not appeared in smash hit . "I don't know who I would've been without all these eyes on me," said the reality star, who has previously spoken about the pressure that led her to — like breast augmentation and fillers — when she was a teenager.
"I just have to be gentle with myself because although I carried so much responsibility in the moment, I was just trying to do what was best for me," Jenner says, noting she tries to give herself more grace these days. "Looking back, I'm like, 'God, I was 17, 18.'" Though she has a better handle on it now, that scrutiny never went away.
The Kylie Cosmetics founder shared frustration at the criticism she faced over her weight after giving birth to daughter Stormi in 2018, and son Aire in 2022. Once she "felt in shape" following Stormi's birth, she got pregnant again, and then had to confront more postpartum depression and weight loss. "I feel like people didn't give me, or give women in general, enough empathy," Jenner said.
"I see pictures [online] and people are accusing me of being on drugs or something...
" Jenner told the publication, seemingly speaking of popular weight loss drug Ozempic. "I'm back at my weight I was before I had my daughter and son, and people are put.