Between Kendall’s catwalk career, Kim and Kanye’s attempts to ‘break the internet’ and Caitlyn’s Vanity Fair cover, the Kardashian takeover is almost total. In an exclusive interview with Judith Woods, the ‘quiet’ klan member KOURTNEY offers her own take on reality.

Kourtney Kardashian’s Bambi-brown eyes are wide with consternation. Her PR is looking visibly pained. I am blushing heavily. It’s not a great start. I have just brought up the subject of Kourtney’s nude portrait – you know, the one published last year? But she has no idea what I am talking about. ‘That wasn’t me; I wasn’t ever photographed naked in Vanity Fair. You must be thinking of one of my sisters,’ she gently protests, politely taken aback by my blunder. Meanwhile, the PR is hastily Googling to check whether I really mean Kim or Khloé or Kendall or Kylie, or even family matriarch and mum/manager Kris.

The PR eventually downloads the artistically lit, intimate image of a woman lying on her side. Her bare back is towards the camera. ‘Oh, you’re right, I recognise that butt. It is me!’ Kourtney laughs. ‘I actually love that picture, but I do so many things that it’s hard to keep track…’ That, in a nutshell, is life on Planet Kardashian. Surreal. Astonishing. And so rich with extraordinary incidents that a nude portrait in Vanity Fair can easily get forgotten.
We are meeting today to talk about her new role as ambassador for Manuka Doctor skincare, a range that contains that most ancient of modern rediscoveries, manuka honey, a substance renowned for its healing properties – more of which later.

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