Nearly two decades after her brief stint on Dancing with the Stars, Kim Kardashian is opening up about how deeply the experience affected her, admitting that she was so overwhelmed by anxiety during the competition that she actively prayed for her own elimination.
Kim Kardashian recalls crying in her trailer during Dancing With the Stars Season 7
Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the 45-year-old mogul reflected on competing during Season 7 back in 2008 alongside professional partner Mark Ballas. Although she was voted off after just three weeks, Kardashian revealed that leaving early was a relief rather than a disappointment.
“I would honestly cry in my trailer like every single night, praying to get kicked off. It was so hard for me,” Kardashian admitted. She explained that severe stage fright and self-consciousness hindered her performance throughout her time on the show. “I was so shy to do it, I couldn’t get over myself. I couldn’t get into it because I was just so shy. I’ve never danced again. Like actually, I’ve never. It’s traumatized me for life.”
The residual awkwardness recently resurfaced during a Kardashian-Jenner family gathering. Kylie Jenner unexpectedly screened footage of Kim’s dance routines on a massive screen during a poker night to show friends who had no idea she had ever been on the show. While Kardashian couldn’t bear to watch clips on Kimmel’s show, she noted that rewatching it with family turned out to be somewhat empowering. She even stood in front of the screen and remembered a few of her old moves, adding, “I wished that I had the confidence that I do now.”
Despite her personal lingering fears, Kardashian pitched an intriguing concept to her family: a special Dancing with the Stars season featuring the entire Kardashian-Jenner clan competing against one another
