Kim Kardashian Spent Five Years Single Before Dating Lewis Hamilton

Kim Kardashian revealed in an interview published on October 3 that she spent five years being single to completely heal following her 2021 divorce from Kanye West before beginning a new romance with Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton.

The reality star and entrepreneur opened up about her love life in a Zoom interview with The Times’ Style Magazine, detailing the deliberate time she took for herself after the end of her marriage. Kardashian, who is worth $1.9bn according to Forbes and commands 344m Instagram followers, stated that she was really single for five years and needed that period to process the fallout from her high-profile separation.

Apart from a nine-month relationship with comedian Pete Davidson that ended in August 2022, Kardashian remained single until connecting with Hamilton. She explained that staying unattached gave her the space to concentrate on her four children—North, 13, Saint, 10, Chicago, 8, and Psalm, 7—alongside her business ventures, including shapewear brand Skims. During those five years, she continued growing her primary business, the shapewear brand Skims, which she co-founded with Jens and Emma Grede, explaining that it started with a simple idea because she had always loved wearing shapewear but found the color choices limited to black or a very light nude shade. She would dye her shapewear in the sink using tea bags to find something matching her skin tone, prompting her to think it would be brilliant to offer a range of almost a dozen neutral colors.

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Reflecting on Five Years of Independence After Marriage

The path to her current relationship involved a deliberate pause on dating following a turbulent marriage and subsequent divorce filing in February 2021. Kardashian and her ex-husband finalized their divorce in 2022, a process accompanied by significant public scrutiny and media attention. Their November 2022 settlement set joint custody and required Kanye to pay $200,000 each month in child support, with neither owed spousal support.

“And that felt great. I could focus on my kids and projects that I really wanted to be involved with. I really felt no rush. Like, I really didn’t feel empty. I felt like I needed my time.”

Kim Kardashian, via Yahoo

She added that the hiatus was driven by a desire to address her emotional well-being rather than seeking external validation. I wanted to completely heal and just work on myself. I wasn’t ready to open up, she told the publication, noting that letting go allowed circumstances to align naturally. She emphasized that she really wasn’t even thinking about it, noting that the universe works in your favour when you just allow it to.

Kim Kardashian Explains 5 Years Single Before Lewis Hamilton

Building a Public Relationship With Lewis Hamilton

The years of intentional solitude eventually led to a romance with British racing driver Sir Lewis Hamilton. The pair have known each other since at least 2014, when they crossed paths at the GQ Men of the Year awards while partnered with others.

Their relationship transitioned into the public eye earlier this year. The couple made their first public appearance together at the Super Bowl in February, followed by an appearance at Coachella and public support at the Monaco Grand Prix in June. Hamilton later marked their relationship on Instagram in August by sharing vacation snapshots captioned Resting, restoring, recharging 🔋🔋🔋 alongside a post urging followers to hold loved ones close. The couple has also posted a series of snaps together on holidays around the world, including a photo of them cuddled up on a beach and an intimate mirror selfie captioned “somewhere over the rainbow”, though they are yet to make a formal public statement on their relationship.

Reflections From Past Relationships and Family Life

Davidson recently addressed the scrutiny of dating into a high-profile family during an interview with Variety, describing it as a demanding environment. Look, man, that’s a really tough atmosphere if you’re not game, Davidson said, praising the family for being upfront about their unconventional lifestyle and stating that one of the things he loves about Kim and that whole family is how they straightforwardly acknowledge what they do.

Outside of her romantic life, Kardashian discussed passing down lessons from her late father, Robert Kardashian, emphasizing a strong work ethic to her children.