Kim Kardashian has shared a deeply personal and shocking health update, revealing that a recent MRI scan detected a small brain aneurysm. The 45-year-old entrepreneur made the emotional disclosure during the Season 7 premiere of her Hulu reality series, The Kardashians, which aired today. In a tearful conversation with her sister Kourtney, Kardashian recounted the discovery, which she claims doctors linked to severe stress.
Kardashian directly linked the frightening diagnosis to the emotional toll of her high-profile and tumultuous divorce from rapper Kanye West (now legally known as Ye). Discussing the finding with her family on the show, she said that when doctors suggested the cause was “just stress,” she felt that the pressure from her marital breakdown was the undeniable source.
A brain aneurysm is a bulge in a blood vessel in the brain which, while common and often harmless if small, can become life-threatening if it ruptures. The SKIMS founder was filmed undergoing the MRI scan and later shared her shock and distress over the news, saying, “Why the f*** is this happening?” She also revealed that the stress had caused her chronic psoriasis to flare up.
Despite the serious health scare, the mother-of-four expressed some relief over her personal life, saying of the divorce, “I’m happy it’s over.” The revelation provides a candid look at the intense physical consequences the reality star believes she faced following one of the most stressful periods of her life.
