Khloe Kardashian Calls Reunion With Lamar Odom “Emotionally Draining” Years After Divorce
Maya Rivers here, tracing the footprints of love’s ghost through the corridors of celebrity confession.
A tapestry woven from memory and heartache unfolds when two souls meet again under the unblinking gaze of the camera.
Khloe Kardashian described her recent reunion with ex-husband Lamar Odom as emotionally draining, more than nine years after their 2016 divorce. The reality star opened up on the July 30 episode of her Khloe in Wonderland podcast on X about facing the man she once knew so intimately yet scarcely recognized. She admitted that skipping a decade of shared life only deepened the sense of disconnection when the cameras rolled for the season six premiere of The Kardashians.
The Good American co-founder confessed that seeing Lamar again unleashed a flood of raw feelings. “Not seeing someone for 10 years is crazy,” Khloe explained, highlighting how external factors—from production lights to the presence of her mother Kris Jenner and best friend Malika Haqq—amplified her anxiety. What struck her most was the eerie familiarity and strangeness in his demeanor: a paradox that twisted her nerves into knots.
As the reunion unfolded, Khloe said she was triggered by small but potent reminders of Lamar’s past struggles. He arrived late, perspiring in the Los Angeles heat. While Malika’s air conditioning failed that afternoon, Khloe could not shake the echoes of old worries about addiction and turbulence. “When he was sweating, I went into protection mode,” she said. “I sort of blacked out and was on autopilot.”
Despite critics suggesting she exploited Lamar’s vulnerability, Khloe stressed that he was fully aware of—and comfortable with—the cameras. “He picked the time, he picked all of that,” she insisted, pushing back on any claims of manipulation. Yet the star admitted the meeting left her emotionally exhausted, a living testament to how past wounds resurface when old partners collide under public scrutiny.
Looking ahead, Khloe revealed she is not opposed to another encounter, though she dreams of a quieter, more private setting. Such a meeting, she hopes, would carry different stakes—“no more words to say, it’s just all feeling,” she mused. Lamar himself echoed that sentiment in a January conversation on the Kyle & Jackie O Show, calling for a healthy friendship now that time has healed some scars.
In a related confession, Khloe shared that her sister Kim Kardashian and mother Kris Jenner were the bearers of heartbreaking news about both Lamar and Tristan Thompson’s infidelities. Kim was the first to learn of Tristan’s betrayal mid-interview, while Kris had warned Khloe about Lamar’s misconduct long before the cameras caught every glance and gesture.
Through every confessional admission and tearful pause, Khloe Kardashian has shown that reconciliation with the past is as complex as the bonds that once formed it. Whether this chapter is an ending or the threshold of new understanding remains to be seen.
And thus the rhyme of reunion drifts into the hush of possibility.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! Online, Khloe in Wonderland podcast, Kyle & Jackie O Show
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