Kim Kardashian is “free” with her new boyfriend Pete Davidson after years of being Kanye’s “doll”, it has been claimed.
The reality star and billionaire businesswoman has been packing on the PDA with 28-year-old comedian Pete for seven months and the pair seemed as strong as ever when they stepped out for the Met Gala last week.
Kim, 41, is smitten with her new man and her loved-up behaviour couldn’t be further from the restrained front we were used to seeing when she was with ex-husband Kanye West.
And pals have claimed that there’s a reason for the emergence of this new romantic Kim - she is more relaxed and happier than ever.
It’s reported that the fashion mogul – who once said “Kanye dressed me up like a doll” – has loosened up now she’s no longer feeling like she’s “under the control” of her rapper ex.
A source told Closer magazine: “Kim constantly felt like she was Kanye’s ‘project’ and, while she enjoyed many parts of that – such as how he helped turn her into a fashion icon – it also became exhausting and made her feel like she couldn’t be her true self.
“While she knew he did is out of love, it got to the point where she felt like she was constantly being picked apart and being Kanye’s muse became a job in itself.
“Being with Pete has given her a newfound sense of freedom and restored her sense of self – insisting she finally feels she can let her guard down when she’s with him and just be Kim again, which has been incredibly liberating.”
The Kardashians star recently confessed she is open to marrying again in the latest episode of her Disney+ series The Kardashians.
She made the comments on the Hulu reality show in the midst of her divorce from Kanye.
Kim was sitting with mum Kris Jenner and friend Simon Huck, as well as his then-fiancé Phil Riportella, drinking tea on a palatial balcony overlooking Los Angeles as she made the comments.
As the group chatted over Travis Barker's imminent beachside proposal to Kourtney Kardashian, the Skims founder told the cameras: “I believe in love. That's why hopefully there will be just one more wedding for me.”
She then added: “Fourth time’s a charm,” as she began cackling with laughter.
Rumours of Kim’s rebound romance with Pete Davidson sent shockwaves through fans last autumn, after the pair first kissed during a skit on SNL while Kim was hosting.
Prior to her current relationship, Kim walked down the aisle three times.
Kim married rapper Kanye West in 2014 and the pair had four children together - North, eight, Saint, six, Chicago, four, and Psalm, three - before the beauty mogul filed for divorce in February of 2021.
Kim’s 2011 wedding to NBA star Kris Humphries was featured on a special episode of the family's hit E! show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, but resulted in an infamous 72-day marriage and divorce.
Kim's first marriage came at the age of 19, when she married songwriter Damon Thomas, who was ten years her senior, at a Las Vegas ceremony. Their marriage lasted three years before he filed for divorce in 2003.
