Kim Kardashian finally opened up about her brain aneurysm — and the aftermath.
During the Thursday, November 20, episode of The Kardashians, Kim, 45, shared how a complete body scan raised some red flags about her health.
“They called me today and they’re like, ‘Everything looks great but you have an aneurysm in your brain,’” she revealed to sister Kourtney Kardashian. “They’re like, ‘It’s been there for years.’”
Kim tried to be proactive about the issue.
“I called Keith Black — the brain surgeon. I sent him a picture of my scan and he was like, ‘I want you to come in for all this imaging,’” she continued. “Then I asked, ‘Can I wait? What makes it rupture?’ And they’re like, ‘Just stress.’”
The reality star concluded: “I’m like, ‘OK, I’m taking the bar exam and I’m studying 10 hours a day.’ The stress has been next level to the point of hives.”
The season 7 trailer of the hit Hulu series showed Kim lying in an MRI machine before finding out she had an aneurysm, which is swelling in a blood vessel of the brain. After causing concern off screen, Kim was asked about her health on Good Morning America, where she explained earlier this month, “I had to end up going and getting tons of other brain scans at Cedars-Sinai [Medical Center].”
Kim noted that “everything works out” for her and said her scan was “just a good measure to make sure you always check everything.”
“Health is wealth,” she added. “And you just have to be careful with everything that you do.”
Kim’s health scare came amid her ongoing attempt to become an attorney. After previously passing the “baby bar” exam, Kim said she would become a qualified lawyer before the end of the year.
“In California, the way I’m studying law you need to take 2 bar exams, this was just the first one but with the harder pass rate,” she wrote via Instagram in 2021. “I was told by top lawyers that this was a close to impossible journey and harder than the traditional law school route but it was my only option and it feels so so sooooo good to be here and on my way to achieving my goals.”
After filming The Kardashians, Kim revealed she didn’t pass the bar — yet.
“Six years into this law journey, and I’m still all in until I pass the bar,” she wrote via Instagram on November 8. “No shortcuts, no giving up — just more studying and even more determination. Thank you to everyone who has supported and encouraged me along the way so far.”
She added: “Falling short isn’t a failure — it’s fuel. I was so close to passing the exam and that only motivates me even more. Let’s Go!!!!!!!!!”
Hulu releases new episodes of The Kardashians every Thursday.
