--- title: Kim Kardashian Explains Why She Never Smiles description: The reality star says the first pregnancy 'changed my personality' canonical: https://time.com/4016021/kim-kardashian-west-never-smile/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-29T16:18:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:43:47.579Z og:title: Kim Kardashian Explains Why She Never Smiles og:description: The reality star says the first pregnancy 'changed my personality' og:url: https://time.com/4016021/kim-kardashian-west-never-smile/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77adaf1999641b50/6988618d524fc051fcdf44b9/kim-kardashian-west.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3500 og:image:height: 1969 og:image:alt: Kim Kardashian West at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France on June 24, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kim Kardashian Explains Why She Never Smiles twitter:description: The reality star says the first pregnancy 'changed my personality' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77adaf1999641b50/6988618d524fc051fcdf44b9/kim-kardashian-west.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Is Why Kim Kardashian Never Smiles ## Video: Kim & Kanye’s Relationship From Flirtation To Family [Watch (HLS stream): Kim & Kanye’s Relationship From Flirtation To Family](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/qAsmAbEJ.m3u8) (2:36)  _Published 2014-05-22. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West will soon be “Mr. and Mrs.,” but before they’re bound for life, here’s a rundown of how they went from flirtation to family._ by [Lindsay Kimble / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Lindsay Kimble / People Contributor Aug 29, 2015 4:18 PM UTC  Kim Kardashian West at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France on June 24, 2015. Kim Kardashian West at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France on June 24, 2015.Richard Bord—Getty Images by [Lindsay Kimble / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Lindsay Kimble / People Contributor Aug 29, 2015 4:18 PM UTC [Kim Kardashian West](http://www.people.com/people/kim%5Fkardashian) has perfected the pouty look, but why so serious? The star says there’s a reason why she doesn’t show off her pearly whites. Kardashian West tells [_C Magazine_](http://magazinec.com/culture/unfiltered)in [a new interview](http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/08/27/kim-kardashian-west-pregnant-infertility-placenta-accreta-c-magazine/) that her reluctance to smile stems from her first pregnancy in 2013 with daughter [North West](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,PeoplecomTax:NorthWest,00.html). The reality star, 34, says preeclampsia caused her to bloat, and in turn set her up for harsh critique from the public. “Last time \[contributed to\] not only the weight, but also the swelling that everyone would make fun of, not understanding that I had this condition,” she tells Amanda de Cadenet in the magazine’s 10th anniversary cover story. The [expecting mom](http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/06/22/kim-kardashian-west-pregnant-expecting-son-kanye-west/) calls the body-shaming the “worst.” “I couldn’t help it, and everyone would say, ‘She can’t stop eating,’ ” she says. “I delivered at 180, and they were like, ‘She’s 210 pounds. She’s getting dumped because she’s too fat’ and all these ridiculous stories. It really took a toll after the fact, when I was losing weight. I gained 50 pounds, and it’s tough to get it off.” Kardashian West, whose husband [Kanye West](http://www.people.com/people/kanye%5Fwest) is also known for his [reluctance to grin](http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20917935%5F30326550,00.html), says she was “dedicated” to getting back to her pre-baby shape, but it “changed the way I viewed wanting my picture taken.” “Before I was always smiling, and so into being out and about,” she [tells the magazine](http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2015/08/28/kim-kardashian-poses-topless-in-the-desert-photos/). “After I had the baby, I was like, ‘These are the same people that made fun of me, and posted the stories that were so awful, calling me fat for something I couldn’t control.'” Her solution? No more smiling. “‘I don’t want to smile for them. I don’t want to be out,'” Kardashian West says. “Even if I was more confident, I just didn’t feel like being that girl who was going to be smiling for every photo. It changed my mood; it changed who I was; it changed my personality a lot.” _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/kim-kardashian-west-reveals-why-she-doesnt-smile) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com) ### See Kim Kardashan and North West's Style  Kim Kardashian heads out for the airport with daughter North West in Paris, France on Oct. 1, 2014. Splash News/Corbis  Kim Kardashian and baby North West attend the Givenchy show as part of the Paris Fashion Week on September 28, 2014 in Paris, France. Dominique Charriau—WireImage/Getty Images  Kanye West, Kim Kardashian and their daughter North West walk to the Balenciaga Womenswear Spring/Summer 2015 during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on Sept. 24, 2014. Splash News/Corbis  Kim Kardashian and baby North West at the Los Angeles International Airport on Sept. 22, 2014. Splash News/Corbis  Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and baby North West at the Los Angeles International Airport on Sept. 1, 2014. Splash News/Corbis  Kim Kardashian, husband Kanye West and baby North West depart from Los Angeles International Airport on Sept. 1, 2014. Splash News/Corbis  Kim Kardashian takes baby North West on a late night flight from LAX Airport in Los Angeles, CA, on August 10, 2014. Diabolik/Splash News/Corbis  Kim Kardashian holds her 14-month-old daughter, North West as they make their way through Burbank Airport in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2014. Sharky—Splash News/Corbis  Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian and her baby North West arrive at the 'Givenchy' store in Paris on May 20, 2014. NYSP/Splash News/Corbis  Kim Kardashian holds baby North West while wearing a fur coat inside JFK airport in New York City on Feb. 26, 2104. Brian Prahl—Splash News/Corbis _Read next:_ [_YouTube’s Founder Is Paying Big Bucks to Kim and Kanye_](http://time.com/4013669/youtubes-kim-kanye/?iid=time%5Freadnext) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4016021/kim-kardashian-west-never-smile/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4016021/kim-kardashian-west-never-smile/"},"headline":"This Is Why Kim Kardashian Never Smiles","datePublished":"2015-08-29T16:18:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:43:47.579Z","description":"The reality star says the first pregnancy 'changed my personality'","url":"https://time.com/4016021/kim-kardashian-west-never-smile/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Pregnancy","Kanye West","celebrity","Kim Kardashian"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77adaf1999641b50/6988618d524fc051fcdf44b9/kim-kardashian-west.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lindsay Kimble / People"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77adaf1999641b50/6988618d524fc051fcdf44b9/kim-kardashian-west.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Kim Kardashian West at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France on June 24, 2015.","caption":"Kim Kardashian West at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France on June 24, 2015.","creditText":"Richard Bord—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4016021/kim-kardashian-west-never-smile/","name":"This Is Why Kim Kardashian Never Smiles"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Kim & Kanye’s Relationship From Flirtation To Family","description":"Kim Kardashian and Kanye West will soon be “Mr. and Mrs.,” but before they’re bound for life, here’s a rundown of how they went from flirtation to family.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/qAsmAbEJ/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-05-22T18:03:57.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/qAsmAbEJ.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4016021/kim-kardashian-west-never-smile/","duration":"PT2M36S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4016021/kim-kardashian-west-never-smile/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```