Rob Kardashian ‘Much Better’ After TV Return Following Personal Struggle

After years away from the cameras, Rob Kardashian has returned to his family’s reality show with a renewed spirit and reportedly doesn’t care what anybody has to say about him.

As previously reported by The Blast, Rob Kardashian sent fans of the family reality show, “The Kardashians,” into a frenzy when he appeared in the trailer for the show’s seventh season.

A source told PEOPLE that, despite living a low-key life for the last decade, Rob is at a “point in his life [where] he just doesn’t care as much what anyone thinks.”

Rob has gotten candid with the show’s viewers about his struggles with body image and weight; however, the insider said the “negative comments don’t bother him anymore.”

Rob is reportedly “in a better place and way more comfortable with who he is.”

In July 2025, Rob appeared on an episode of Khloé’s podcast, “Khloé in Wonder Land,” and spoke openly about feeling uncomfortable in his body, which has primarily driven him away from the spotlight.

“I’m not comfortable in my skin, so why would I wanna go be on camera and just be vulnerable and let people in? That’s not what I wanna do,” he said.

Elsewhere in the conversation, Rob admitted to not feeling “comfortable with myself in years … And I choose my own happiness and peace [over] just filming for somebody who doesn’t do anything for me in my personal life.”

These days, however, Rob is singing a different tune, according to the insider.

They shared, “Rob loves hanging out with his family. His scenes so far on the show are light and unscripted. There is no pressure on him and he enjoys it.”

Rob’s return to the family’s reality show came after reports claiming his mother, Kris Jenner, was hoping to break him out of his shell and back into the limelight made headlines.

“Kris is trying to light a fire under Rob to get him to start living life again. She never imagined when he stepped back from the show that he’d still be hiding out at home all these years later,” the source claimed, according to The Blast.

The source also called Rob’s personal struggle Kris’ “biggest heartbreak of her life” before describing her as “desperate” to convince the George Arthur designer to come back around.

The insider also shared that Rob had an ally and strong support system in Khloé, who “is completely ride or die with Rob … [and] always has been.”

Besides Rob’s long-awaited return, the season premiere of “The Kardashians” also featured some hard truths, particularly regarding Kim Kardashian‘s relationship with her ex-husband, rapper Kanye “Ye” West.

In one clip, Kim was seen entering an MRI scanner before later telling her family there “was a little aneurysm.” In another scene, the mother of four opened up about experiencing her first psoriasis flare-up in years, saying, “I felt more stressed, probably just because I had to super, super protect what I had to protect.”

The reality star then explained that her primary concern is shielding her children from the negativity that comes with their high-profile lives. “They’re gonna grow up, they’re gonna see. So my job as a mom is to just make sure that — at a time when that behavior is happening — is just to make sure that they’re protected.”

Kim appeared on an episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast before the season premiere of “The Kardashians” and discussed what it’s been like raising her four children, specifically her oldest daughter, North West.

The SKIMS founder spoke about her daughter’s love for fashion and makeup and also touched on the struggle she sometimes faces when letting her daughter be her own person.

“She’s really mature in one sense where she’ll be like, ‘Mom, I saw this and I don’t really care that they don’t like… my blue hair or this or that. She’s really confident and is like, ‘I probably wouldn’t be hanging out with those people,'” Kim revealed.

She later admitted that she’s even looked back on some of North’s choices and questioned why she allowed them before asking her fans for a “little bit of grace.”

“As a mom, you’re kind of, like, learning at the same time,” she said.