Kim Kardashian reveals she “never watched” Saturday Night Live before she was asked to host the NBC show
Kim Kardashian has revealed that she “never watched an episode of Saturday Night Live” before being asked to host the show.
The 41-year-old reality star – who is currently dating SNL star Pete Davidson – was asked to host the variety show in October and ended up delivering an opening monologue that poked fun at her famous family but initially “freaked out.” ‘ when she was first obliged to do it.
She said: “It was talked about a few seasons ago and I was like, ‘Oh no, I never could!’ but now that I’ve done it, I can see how crazy it is. [Creator] Lorne Michaels came into town and had lunch with me and my mother and officially asked me to.
Reality star: Kim Kardashian, shown in Los Angeles last week, has revealed she “never watched” an episode of Saturday Night Live before she was asked to host the show
“He was just so charming and explained why he wanted me to do it. So I said yes and had no idea what I was getting myself into and freaked out afterwards. I didn’t mean to embarrass myself, but I had never watched an episode of SNL,” Kim added.
The Kardashians star – who has Kanye West North (eight), Saint (six), Chicago (four) and Psalm (two) with her ex-husband – went on to explain that although she attended a taping of the show in person, she did , it was she wasn’t sure what the monologue entailed, but made sure she was “prepared.”
Speaking on the ‘Not Skinny But Not Fat’ podcast, she told host Amanda Hirsch: “I’d watched parts because Kanye was in it, so I’d seen an entire show in person once, but I didn’t really know what The Monologue was all about , so I watched an episode and said, “Okay, I get that.” As long as it’s just me and a camera, I can tune out everything else and I’m fine.
“I got so many calls thinking, ‘I have to own this,’ and I came up with my monologue ready to be prepared.”
Show host: The 41-year-old reality star is shown during the monologue while hosting Saturday Night Live in October 2021
Kim and Pete, 28, were first spotted together last October following their appearance on SNL.
They shared an on-screen kiss as Kim hosted during a Disney skit in which they played Jasmine and Aladdin.
Kim recently revealed during an appearance with her famous family on Jimmy Kimmel Live that Pete gave her the props and costumes from her SNL sketch for Valentine’s Day.
On-screen kiss: Pete and Kim kissed on-screen during a Disney sketch in which they played Jasmine and Aladdin
She promoted the family’s new reality series, The Kardashians, which premieres Thursday on Hulu.
Kim was legally singled last month after filing for divorce from Kanye West, 44, in February 2021.
They have children North, eight, Saint, six, Chicago, four, and Psalm, two, together.
Legally single: Kim was declared legally single last month after filing for divorce from Kanye West in February 2021, about a year after they were shown together in Los Angeles in February 2020