Everything Kris Jenner Has Said About Cheating on Robert Kardashian
If you've been keeping up, you know that Kris Jenner cheated on Robert Kardashian Sr. in the late eighties, when the two had been married for more than a decade. As Kris admitted in her 2011 memoir, Kris Jenner... and All Things Kardashian, her infidelity was ultimately the reason they divorced. Still, the mom of six seemed stunned when Khloé brought it up it at the end of the Oct. 19 episode of The Kardashians.
“What was your mindset when you cheated?" Khloé asked her mom point blank.
“You’re asking me?” Kris said.
“Who the f--- else am I talking to?” Khloé shot back.
The episode was to be continued, but the questions (who did Kris cheat with?) are on everyone's minds right now. Buckle up for a bumpy ride into the infidelity of the most famous mom(ager) in the world.
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When did Kris Jenner and Robert Kardashian get married?
Kris was just 22 years old when she married lawyer Robert Kardashian, 12 years her senior, in a lavish 1978 ceremony. “I was very much in love with Robert—and I still am," Kris penned in her 2011 memoir, Kris Jenner... and All Things Kardashian. “We had four beautiful children together.”
But after more than a decade of marriage, cracks began forming in their relationship. “I think I got married because all my friends were doing it,” Kris reflected. “I felt like I needed to follow the crowd.”
How old was Kris Jenner when she married Robert Kardashian?
Kris was 22 when she wed Robert Kardashian, who was 34 at the time. Despite their large age gap, the couple had a whirlwind romance and wedding. They were together for 13 years.
Did Kris Jenner cheat on Robert Kardashian?
Yes. While married to Robert Kardashian, Kris had an affair with a younger soccer player named Todd Waterman in 1989. At the time, Todd was 23 while Kris was 33.
"That kiss was more than amazing; it was like a revival, a resuscitation, an awakening from some long, deep, unconscious sleep," she recalled in her memoir, identifying her suitor as a man named "Ryan." (Waterman came forward after the release of Kris's memoir to reveal his true identity as well as his side of the story.)
When did Kris Jenner and Robert Kardashian get divorced?
After 13 years of marriage, Kris and Robert made the decision to divorce in 1991. The end of their relationship came two years after Kris's affair.
Why did Kris Jenner and Robert Kardashian get divorced?
Kris and Robert decided to divorce in 1991 after Kris admitted to having an affair with soccer player Todd Waterman in 1989.
Kris's cheating ultimately led to the end of her marriage to Robert. “I had lost Robert,” she wrote, full of regret. “Suddenly, I realized everything that was great about my marriage. Robert was the greatest guy in the world. He would never cheat on me. He only wanted the best for me.”
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Who Did Kris Jenner cheat on Robert Kardashian With?
Kris cheated on Robert Kardashian with soccer player Todd Waterman. "I had not felt that way with Robert for years,” Kris admitted about her passion with Todd. “It made me feel young, attractive, sexy, and alive. Along with these feelings came a wave of nausea. I actually wanted to throw up at the same time. Because it dawned on me that I had not felt that way with Robert for years.”
For his part, Waterman, who went on to become a Hollywood animator, has said in reference to their affair, "We were pretty prolific. You’ve got a guy in his sexual prime and a woman entering hers."
"She was generous," he told The Daily Mail. "I didn’t have the money for the lifestyle she was leading. She was paying a lot, or it was Robert I guess."
What has Kris Jenner said about cheating on Robert Kardashian?
Kris has expressed deep remorse over cheating on her first husband, Robert, calling it one of the "biggest regrets" of her life.
What have Kris Jenner's kids said about her cheating on Robert Kardashian?
Kourtney has been the most publicly open about her struggle to come to terms with her mom's affair. In a 2012 episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, she described her mom's actions as "selfish."
“I can never understand, especially now having a child, how she could have had an affair at that stage of her life as a mom.”
Now that Kris's cheating drama has been dredged up again, expect to hear more.
