Kim Kardashian is set to reveal her shocking diagnosis of a brain aneurysm in the upcoming Season 7 premiere of The Kardashians. In the episode, she attributes the “little aneurysm” to stress from her contentious divorce from Kanye West and his erratic behavior.
In a teaser clip, Kim is seen entering an MRI scanner before sharing the diagnosis with her family. Her older sister, Kourtney Kardashian, reacts with a shocked “Whoa!” before Kim explains the doctor’s findings: “They were like, ‘Just stress.’”
Kardashian adds, “People think I have the luxury of walking away,” referencing the challenges of sharing four children with West. “I’m happy it’s over,” she says. “My ex will be in my life no matter what.”
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She’s also shown breaking down in tears, lamenting, “Last night I was like, ‘Why the fuck is this happening?’”
According to Mayo Clinic, a brain aneurysm is “a bulge or ballooning in a blood vessel in the brain.” While most are common and not serious — especially when small — they can cause bleeding if they leak or rupture..
Elsewhere in the episode, according to PEOPLE, Kardashian says her psoriasis “started coming back” after recently feeling “pretty tested” by West, whom she divorced in 2021. She adds that she “always felt like I had a bit of Stockholm syndrome” with him.
“I have psoriasis again,” she shares. “I felt more stressed, probably just because I had to super, super protect what I had to protect.”
Kardashian also opens up about focusing on protecting her children with West, especially after hearing about their father’s behavior. “They’re gonna grow up, they’re gonna see,” she says. “So my job as a mom is to just make sure that — at a time when that behavior is happening — is just to make sure that they’re protected.”
The Season 7 premiere of The Kardashians airs tonight, October 23rd, at 9:00 p.m. ET on Hulu.