Kim Kardashian has finally revealed the painful truth about her teeny tiny Met Gala corset.
In a new season six episode of The Kardashians, cameras followed the reality star to New York, where she met with John Galliano to be fitted for the organ-squeezing Maison Margiela corset, which made headlines due to its extremeness.
Fans also learned the truth about her “confusing” cardigan at the ball (which some assumed was a last-minute addition due to a wardrobe malfunction) – it was actually part of the look all along and the star’s “favourite” part.
While Kardashian herself referred to breathing in it as a “art form” at the time, experts became concerned about the restriction she was putting on her body, and it appears that behind closed doors she was dealing with the same reality.
In the show, the 44-year-old describes how she was about to leave the world-famous fashion party after walking the red carpet because she was so uncomfortable in her outfit, when she was cornered by Anna Wintour and forced to stay longer.
By the time she returned to the car (which she had to stand in just to get back to the hotel), Kardashian was complaining that she was going to throw up if she didn’t take the corset off.
“Can we go?” “I’m going to throw up, and we need to leave,” she tells a stylist, who tries but fails to remove the corset in the back of the car.
“I’ve never felt this much pain in my life,” she says, before confessing to the camera: “I am claustrophobic… but I’ve never felt this way before, where I feel like I can’t breathe…I’m literally going to die.”
Later in the episode, she lets out a huge sigh of relief when the corset finally comes off, but she’s left with a number of harsh indentations in her back due to how tight the top was.
Sounds painful, right? Nothing can stop the Kardashians from having a major fashion moment, because when producers asked if the stunt was worth it, she replied, “Absolutely. Yes. That is exactly who I am. “If you look good, it’s all worthwhile.”
