Overview
- In a new Time interview, Kardashian says she dropped "Kimberly" for "Kim" right before Keeping Up With the Kardashians premiered in 2007.
- She recalls deciding after seeing "Kimberly Kardashian" on her chyron that the full name felt too long for viewers to say.
- Kardashian credits herself with convincing her family to do the show by framing it as promotion for their Los Angeles boutique, DASH.
- She notes the series was produced by Bunim/Murray with Ryan Seacrest, connecting it to the team behind MTV’s The Real World that first inspired her.
- The E! show ran 14 years and ended in 2021, with the family later moving to Hulu’s The Kardashians, as Kardashian highlights her broader entrepreneurial path including SKIMS.