From no mentioning exes to keeping nails short: 10 WEIRD rules Kanye West had for Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were considered to be one of the most celebrated couples before they decided to call off their marriage for their own good. The Skims owner filed for divorce from the 'Praise God' singer after six years of marriage on February 19, 2021.
West may have treated Kim with some of the most precious things in the world but he also made her life difficult. The self-claimed genius always had standards set for the people around him. During their marriage, Kanye had made some harsh rules for Kim, which are mentioned below.
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10 raspy rules Kanye West made Kim Kardashian follow during their wedlock:
1. Kim Kardashian was not allowed to talk to Kanye West’s bodyguard
One of Kanye’s former bodyguards, Steve Stanulis, spoke to The Sun and revealed that “very nice” Kim Kardashian was the reason Kanye fired him from his job. Stanulis said the rapper was so protective towards his wife that he used to fire his bodyguard if he ever caught them talking to her.
2. Kanye West banned Kim Kardashian from getting any more plastic surgery
Rumors about Kim receiving plastic surgeries have been taking rounds in the town for a long time now. But Kanye banned Kim from getting any more surgeries after the birth of their first daughter North West. A source close to the couple told Radar Online Kim was keen to get a nip and tuck in order to get a head start on losing her pregnancy fat. But Kanye “flipped out”. "Kanye told Kim in no uncertain terms that she needed to put her baby and her life first," the source reveals. "He got pretty emotional because he really didn't want her going through that kind of major surgery. He's still traumatized from his mom's death."
3. Kim Kardashian was only allowed to wear whatever Kanye West asked her to
Kanye has been making headlines for his fashion outfits for a long time now. He even gave a complete transformation to the wardrobe of the SKIMS owner. “I always thought I had really good style—until I met my husband and he told me that I had the worst style,” Kim recalled in an interview with W Magazine. “He was nice about it and cleaned out my whole closet.”
Kim continued that in order to teach her better about fashion since Kanye took over her wardrobe and she wore everything that he laid out for her until she was able to do it on her own.
4. Kim Kardashian was not allowed to mention her exes to Kanye west
A source revealed to Radar Online that Kanye was a very jealous husband and used to hate it when Kim mention any of her exes. "Kim went out of her way to avoid reading about Reggie's wedding to Lilit last weekend,” an insider told RadarOnline.com. "She doesn't like to discuss Reggie, not even with her sisters. And Kim did remind her family to not mention Reggie's name in front of Kanye because he is very jealous of him.”
5. Kanye banned her from appearing on the reality show spinoff
During their wedlock, 'Keeping up with the Kardashians' was the only reality show West was okay with Kim appearing on. "There's no way Kanye was going to allow Kim to do it,” a source told RadarOnline.com. “It's no secret how much Kanye dislikes and despises Kim's involvement with reality television, and there was no way it was going to happen so soon after the wedding.”
The source continued, saying that West didn’t want Kim to do more than what she was already contractually obligated to do.
6. Kim Kardashian was not allowed to make jokes about their divorce
Kanye was applauded by his admirers for helping Kim prepare jokes for an SNL episode. But in reality, his motive was entirely different. "The divorce is so sensitive for him," Kim told SNL producer Lindsay Shookus, via E Online, "and so, I'm already saying that part in the monologue, I don't want to like...maybe I could talk to Chris and think of something funny. I could just tell him, 'Hey! This is super sensitive to him.'"
7. Kanye was not keen on Kim Kardashian wearing make-up
During her appearance at the annual Vogue 100 Festival, Kim revealed that Kanye is not keen on wearing make-up. "My husband loves me without make-up so,” she told UK Vogue, via Mirror. “I would wear make-up 24/7 if I could, but he likes me without it."
8. Kim Kardashian was not allowed to post anything about their wedding
As per a report by TMZ, West kept the detail about his wedding under wrap. He kept everything super hushed about their wedding as it was a big surprise for his wife Kim Kardashian.
9. Kanye West made sure that Kim Kardashian kept her nails short
This claim resurfaced after Kim and West announced their divorce when Kim made a post on Instagram praising the ability to have long nails again — implying that West made her keep her nails short for him and his safety down under.
10. Kim Kardashian says Kanye West made her life more private
During an interview with The Alec Baldwin Show, Kim revealed that Kanye made her life private. "I used to...we'd get our hair and makeup done filming...and when we'd be done I was like, 'What is the hottest restaurant in Hollywood? Where can I go? Where can I be seen? Who's there? What are they doing? Oh my God! Is my car washed?" she told him.
But her everyday habits changed as soon as her courtship started with Kanye West. "Yeah and now, I'd say most of...it started with Kanye because he lived a more...his work life is very public but then when he was off, he was very private," Kim explained. "And I was so...everything had to be public for me back then."