Khloe Kardashian has seen her ever-changing looks and dramatic figure transformation making headlines ever since she first rose to fame on Keeping Up with the Kardashian in 2007.
Though the reality star, 38, has long insisted that her change in appearance is simply the result of exercise, makeup and occasional cosmetic fillers, fans have often argued otherwise.
Indeed, many were delighted when former TV host admitted in a 2021 interview that she had, in fact, undergone a secret nose job in 2019.
Meanwhile, the Good American founder previously claimed that other notable changes in her appearance as seen in social media images were as the results of filters – not plastic surgery.
Khloe Kardashian, pictured in 2006 and 2023, has been making headlines for her changing appearance ever since finding fame with her family in 2007
The reality star, pictured in 2007 (left), 2022 (center) and 2023 (right), has become known for her shrinking frame and rounded curves in recent years
Back in April 2021, the reality star was trending for reasons she did not appreciate after an ‘unauthorized’ photo of her in a bikini emerged on social media.
The image in question saw the then 36-year-old standing by a pool wearing a skimpy leopard print string bikini.
However, the seemingly unfiltered, un-airbrushed image instantly made waves for looking striking different to the flawless appearance the star regularly shared in campaign shots and social media posts.
At the time, Kardashian addressed the drama and admitted to being a fan of ‘a good filter, good lighting and an edit here and there’.
It matched comments the star had made back in 2016, when she confessed airbrushing her images.
‘Of course I believe in airbrushing apps, I just think airbrushing apps, like who doesn’t want to airbrush a thing here or there,’ she told People. ‘I love FaceTune, that one’s great. I don’t really know of many more, but a filter, that’s like airbrushing. Who doesn’t love a good filter? Sometimes you’re having a bad day.’
In recent months, the star has been receiving praise from followers for posting far more seemingly ‘unedited’ snaps.
Tuesday saw the star – who shares daughter True, four, and a seven-month baby son with ex Tristan Thompson – upload a slew of bikini images that displayed some cellulite – instead of the usual flawlessly smooth skin typically seen in Kardashian’s photos.
Kardashian, pictured in 2015 (left) and 2021 (right), says that despite overhearing her mom say she needed a nose job at age nine, she never got one until 2019
Over the years, the star has confessed to airbrushing her images after being called out by fans (pictured in 2023)
In the 𝑠e𝑥y snaps taken by her younger sister Kendall Jenner, Kardashian posed in a grey bikini in a concrete patio.
Her flat abs and rounded derriere were on full display as she posed with one leg bent and her hair cascading down her back.
In the comments, fans commended Kardashian for posting the ‘natural’ images of her, capturing ‘flaws’ and all.
‘Yas! A Kardashian with cellulite! I love this more natural version of you Koko!’ a fan gushed.
‘Bravo. Finally, I real picture without retouching it,’ another posted with applauding emojis. Another asked: ‘Is it just me or do the pictures actually look untouched/unedited?’
‘I love that this is raw and shows that she’s got some texture and cellulite! It’s always refreshing when Celebs don’t over edit their photos. MORE of this,’ another posted.
As the star appears to be sharing more natural images with fans, FEMAIL looks back at how the star’s looks have completely transformed over the years…
Keeping up with the many faces of Khloe: Reality star insists she’s only had one nose job but experts believe she’s likely had more procedures
Khloe, pictured in 2009 (left) and 2021 (right) has previously stated that she is ‘offended’ by trolls saying she had 12 face transplants
Khloe has long been under fire for her changing face and body, with many calling out the KUWTK star for brazenly photoshopping her Instagram posts
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Kardashian, pictured in 2017 (left) and 2023 (right), surprised fans in June 2021 when she came clean about getting a secret nose job after the 2018 birth of her eldest child, True Thompson
Since 2007, fans have watched Khloe Kardashian go from a wild 20-something with a love for heavy eyeliner habits to a contour-savvy CEO who regularly wows on social media.
Though it’s undeniable that styles – and budgets – have changed since the Kardashian family became reality royalty, many believe that the star has had a lot more help to transform her looks than she lets on.
WHAT PROCEDURES HAS KHLOE HAD DONE?
Speculation about Kardashian’s changing appearance went on for years before she officially denied getting a nose job during an interview in 2013.
Speaking to Cosmopolitan UK, she explained that she hadn’t gone under the knife but had a vivid memory about the time she heard her mother suggest she should get one when she was younger.
‘Words are the most powerful weapon; they can leave scars forever. She didn’t mean harm, but when I was around nine I overheard my mom telling her friend I needed a nose job,’ she told the publication. ‘I was shocked; I hadn’t even thought about it. I’ve grown into my face but I’ve had makeup artists tell me, “You should get a nose job.” I’m so happy that I never have.’
She went on to attribute the fact that her nose sometimes looks different in photos to her use of makeup contouring.
Kardashian went on to vehemently deny surgery claims again in 2015 as she hits back at rumors that she has gotten fillers or gone under the knife in a post shared on her subscribers only app and website.
‘Let me set the record straight, once and for all: I haven’t had any fillers or done any plastic surgery. YET, LOL,’ she wrote in the post entitled ‘My Face is Filler-Free B****es’.
However, Kardashian went on to say that she has nothing against a little enhancement there and there – she just doesn’t think she needs it yet.
‘I don’t need work on my face just yet because I have an amazing makeup team,’ she explained. ‘Their contour game is so on point that I feel like I get a nose job every single day – and I love it!
‘I’m going to get fillers eventually – that’s the procedure I want to do when it’s time – but I don’t think I have wrinkles right at this moment.’
In 2016 she was made the face of Kybella and its Live Chin Up campaign. Kybella is an increasingly popular new treatment that targets double chins. The FDA-approved injectable, available at Cosmetique Aesthetics in LA, contours and improves fatty areas.
Since 2007, fans have watched Kardashian and her sister go from a wild 20-somethings with a love for heavy eyeliner habits to a contour-savvy CEOs who regularly wow on social media (pictured in 2011)
The star is worlds away from how she looked as a teenager before finding international fame on Keeping Up With The Kardashians
Kardashian still chalks her morphing looks up to picture perfect contouring done by shading and highlighting through makeup (Left 2019, right 2008)
‘Thank you for my perfect nose’: Kardashian praised her plastic surgeon Dr. Kanodia for his rhinoplasty work on her face in birthday post in 2022
However, Kardashian then surprised fans in June 2021 when she came clean about getting a secret nose job after the 2018 birth of her eldest child, True Thompson.
She told Andy Cohen: ‘Everyone says, “Oh my gosh, she’s had her third face transplant.” But I’ve had one nose job, [with] Dr. Raj Kanodia.’
When asked why she hadn’t spoken about it, Kardashian claimed: ‘You’re the first person in an interview that’s ever asked me about my nose. I’ve done, sure, injections – not really Botox. I’ve responded horribly to Botox.’
Indeed, Kardashian had spoken about wanting a nose job back in 2018 – which matches her timeline of when she claims she had the procedure done, telling fans on Instagram that she was considering it but ‘for now it’s all about contour’.
In June 2022, Kardashian stated that she couldn’t be prouder of the work that she has had done, after praising her plastic surgeon Dr. Kanodia on Tuesday, declaring: ‘Thank you for my perfect nose.’
Dr. Raj Kanodia had posted a happy birthday wish Kardashian, writing to the reality star: ‘Wishing you another hundred years of health, happiness and success,’ prompting the star to re-post his message to her 258million followers.
Her plastic surgeon calls himself the ‘king of closed scarless rhinoplasty’ and is based in Beverly Hills, conveniently close for the Kardashian family who all live nearby.
In April of the same year, Kardashian had opened up about the procedure saying she ‘always wanted’ to get a nose job, and ‘finally got the courage’ to do so.
Speaking to Robin Roberts during an ABC special on The Kardashians, she said: ‘My whole life I would say – I’ve always wanted my nose done, forever. But it’s in the middle of your face and it’s scary to think about. But I finally got the courage, and I did it, and I love it.’
Kardashian added on Twitter that she got the job done ‘a couple weeks before True’s first birthday. Love it!’
She gave birth to her daughter True on April 12, 2018.
WHAT PROCEDURES IS SHE RUMORED TO HAVE HAD?
A 2016 image series by Saint Hoax shows celebrities such as Kardashian posing alongside their younger selves to show just how they have weathered the years
Kardashian often hits back when followers point out how different she appears compared to previous years during her time as a celebrity
Kardashian has come under fire in recent years for her changing face and body, with many accusing the KUWTK star of brazenly photoshopping her Instagram posts to an extent fans sometimes struggle to recognize her.
Following a slew of questions from fans, cosmetic and injectables specialist Claire McGuinness weighed in on the discussion, offering her opinion on what changes Kardashian may have made.
McGuinness, a registered nurse who hasn’t met Kardashian and is basing her assessment on the star’s latest social media posts, said on Australian radio show 3pm Pick-Up: ‘There’s so much going on in this photo. Who knows what she has had?’
She speculated that the mother-of-one had changed her appearance so dramatically thanks to a combination of ‘surgery, injectables, weight loss… and filters, makeup and lighting’.
‘Everyone is starting to look the same,’ McGuinness said of the Kardashian family and their millions of imitators around the world.
‘We don’t know what Kardashian’s mindset is. It’s hard being in the public eye,’ she added. ‘She’s always going to be judged or people think she’s unwell or that she’s just rich.’
The star’s looks on the red carpet, pictured in 2012 (left) and 2020 (right) have continued to change in dramatic ways
Kardashian is seen here in a 2022 video by Vandahood Live, which uses technology to undo years of cosmetic enhancements
The star’s digitally altered profile was noticeably different to her current appearance in the clip
As Kardashian – and her sisters – continue to flaunt fuller lips, changing curves and ever-thinning noses, fan speculation remains about their transformation in appearance.
So much so, the sisters have fueled multiple cosmetic surgery trends over the years despite never claiming to have undergone the procedures.
Former talk show host Wendy Williams previously accused the Calabasas socialite of having a ‘full facelift’ on her self-titled show.
‘Khloé, Khloé, Khloé. I don’t know whether it’s just the nose and the lips, or whether it’s a mini-face lift, but you’re only 36 years old. And I know that you grew up with the stress of being compared to the rest of your sisters and people making fun of you,’ the 56-year-old presenter said.
‘You can see what I’m saying. Like, I could stare at this all Hot Topics. Only because she’s only 36, do you understand? There’s certain surgeries and things like that, like, you should wait until maybe 60. She didn’t need a full facelift. The nose is clearly brand new…The lips are distracting.’
Wendy continued: ‘It is a lot of work and she’s only 36. It is a shame. It wasn’t like she needed all of that. Well, the nose job is good though.’
Meanwhile, a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Charles S. Lee recently exposed the secret procedures that he think the reality star has undergone on TikTok.
Over the years, her fans continue to point out glaring photo edits on the reality’s stars snaps such as this one from May 2019
Dr. Lee shared a TikTok video claiming that the star may have had a forehead graft, fox eye surgery, buccal fat removal, liposuction of her neck and chin area, jaw and chin surgery, veneers, and rhinoplasties
Dr. Lee hasn’t actually treated Khloe but he does have extensive expertise in how facelifts, liposuction, and fillers can change a person’s face.
And in one of his viral videos, the doctor analyzed ‘before’ and ‘after’ pictures of Khloe Kardashian while listing the alleged procedures.
He believes she’s had ‘a procedure on her forehead [forehead graft], she’s had a fox eye surgery including a temple lift and an eyelid corner lift, buccal fat removal, liposuction of her neck and chin area, bone surgery along her mandible and chin, veneers, lip fillers, and multiple rhinoplasties.’
In May 2022, Kardashian addressed the continued criticism she has faced regarding her looks.
When on the Dear Media podcast Not Skinny But Not Fat with Amanda Hirsch, the blonde bombshell explained that she had been ‘offended’ by trolls accusing her of ’12 face transplants’.
The star insisted that she has had only one plastic surgery operation: her nose job. And she added during the podcast that she ‘loves it.’
The author said that she has been very upfront about her nose job and that is why it is so offensive that people have accused her of lying about other work.
‘It did use to bother me when people were [saying] I’ve had 12 face transplants,’ shared the mother of one. ‘I’m like, “Oh, my God, I have?” I was like, “That’s crazy.”‘
Transformative years: Inside her diet and exercise regime as fans continue to suggest she’s had secret surgery to overhaul her figure
Khloe Kardashian has famously shed an impressive amount of weight over the years (pictured in 2021)
The star, pictured in 2013 (left) and 2023 (right), is no stranger to flaunting her growing curves in glamorous ensembles online and on the red carpet
The Good American founder made headlines when an unfiltered and un-airbrushed bikini snap leaked online in 2021 (seen here in a similar bikini in July 2020)
WHAT PROCEDURES HAS KHLOE HAD DONE?
Khloe Kardashian has famously shed an impressive amount of weight over the years, and is no stranger to flaunting her curves in glamorous ensembles.
In the 2013 Cosmopolitan UK interview, Kardashian also swore she’d never had surgery on her body, though she added that she wasn’t adamantly against it.
‘I’m proud for losing weight when I wanted to and I’ve never resorted to surgery. I’m not against it — one day I probably will but it would be on my terms. I won’t be bullied into it by social media or anyone else. I love my body and always have.’
In the years that followed, the star wowed fans with her ‘revenge body’ and spoke candidly on social media about her weight loss journey.
Kardashian posted a picture of her when she shot to fame and contrasted it to how she looks now and wrote: ‘Looking back at pictures of myself I didn’t realize at the time how unhealthy my lifestyle actually was.
‘People love to call me the fat one but as weird as it sounds I still don’t think I would consider myself fat back then. Definitely overweight and unhealthy, yes. About two years ago I decided to turn to fitness as a form of therapy and as a stress reliever.
‘I started slow and eventually I started working out 4 to 5 days a week. We all have to start somewhere and doing something is better than nothing at all. Working out is a huge part of my life now. I genuinely enjoy sweating out my frustrations and living a healthier life. My workouts are not all about vanity. They are about clarity for my mind and soul.’
After motivating others to lose weight on her TV show Revenge Body, Kardashian has been open about her diet and fitness regime with fans following her own transformation which has seen her lose over 60 pounds.
Khloe said to USA Today: ‘I turned to working out because I needed clarity in my brain and I didn’t know what else to do but go to the gym,’ she said. ‘As a by-product, I started losing weight.’
The star explained that hitting the gym hard proved to her and the rest of the world that she’s strong. ‘For me, my revenge is for everybody who called me fat and ugly … every piece of (crap) that comes our way in my family, and how we handle them. It shows how strong I am mentally.’
WHAT PROCEDURES IS SHE RUMORED TO HAVE HAD?
Kardashian had far more head-turning curves during this beach day in 2018, leading to butt implants rumors
The star has been accused of using diabetes medication to lose weight amid a global shortage for the pioneering obesity drug, known by brand names Ozempic and Wegovy
However, the TV star hits back at claims and insists her transformation is all down to exercise and her diet
Kardashian previously spoke about the pressure of being in the spotlight and struggling to have her body ‘micro-analyzed’ as a public figure
The star looks almost unrecognizable in this 2008 image promoting her naked PETA ad
Most recently, Kardashian hit back at claims that she has been using diabetes medication to lose weight amid a global shortage for the pioneering obesity drug, known by brand names Ozempic and Wegovy.
When a follower commented: ‘The fact that she uses dibetic medicine to get this skinny is disturbing [sic]’.
Khloe then clapped back: ‘let’s not discredit my years of working out. I get up 5 days a week at 6am to train. Please stop with your assumptions. I guess new year still means mean people.’
In April 2022, the star hit back at claims that she secretly used butt implants in order to create her famous curves.
One fans wrote underneath a video of the star working out: ‘Omg u can see her implants when stretching. A 2nd layer of her bum on top of her bum.’
Kardashian chimed in to correct the commenter and wrote: ‘Lol silly goose. It’s the seam design of the leggings. that’s so funny ha! You guys just want to believe anything bad.’
Meanwhile, after the infamous unedited image landed online in 2021, Kardashian addressed the drama on Instagram days later as she shared live videos of herself to prove that her body ‘isn’t photoshopped.’
Subsequently she issued a lengthy statement where she spoke about the pressure of being in the spotlight and her body being ‘micro-analyzed’ as a public figure.
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star also revealed that being compared unfavorably to her siblings, Kim and Kourtney, in addition to ‘constant ridicule and judgment’ has been ‘too much to bear.’
An excerpt from her message read: ‘As someone who has struggled with body image her whole life, when someone takes a photo of you that isn’t flattering in bad lighting or doesn’t capture your body the way it is after working so hard to get it to this point — and then shares it to the world, you should have every right to ask for it to not be shared, regardless of who you are.’