A lot of people want to share their pregnancy journey with the world through social media. And when you're a member of the Kardashian/Jenner family, it is almost a requirement that every aspect of your personal life be broadcast to the entire planet.
So Kylie Jenner majorly bucked the trend when she, a 20-year-old with over 100 million Instagram followers and a net worth of nearly a billion dollars, decided to hide one of the biggest events of her life from the world.
It was a move that shocked, intrigued, and frustrated all of us, but Kylie successfully avoided confirming she was with child until Stormi Webster officially arrived. Exactly why she did this has always been a subject of debate, but now, finally, the makeup mogul has gone ahead and explained why she decided to keep that aspect of her life private. Check out her completely reasonable and satisfying explanation below!
Kylie is one of the most followed people in the world.
She's currently sitting at 113 million Instagram followers. That puts her easily in the top 10 accounts, along with names like Beyoncé and Selena Gomez.
Which is why the decision to hide her pregnancy was so confusing — isn't this a woman who makes a living based on sharing her life on social media?
Now though, six months after Stormi's birth, we're finally getting an explanation straight from Mom's mouth!
Kylie did an interview with "Vogue Australia," and obviously the topic came up.
"I knew that it would be better for us," explains Kylie, "if me and Stormi just stayed kind of low-key. Your hormones are going crazy and your emotions are more heightened and I just felt like I wasn't prepared to [be public]."
She continued, "I just knew it would be better for me, and I could enjoy the whole experience if I did it privately. I just felt like it was a sacred special moment and I wasn't ready to share it with anybody. I just wanted to keep that to myself."
Kylie would also credit Stormi's personality as a baby to the decisions she made while pregnant. "I had a really good time, and I feel like that's why Stormi is so calm and so happy — because I was so calm and so happy."
Coincidentally, this interview landed just as a teaser for the next "KUWTK" was released.
From what we can tell, it looks like Khloé was chomping at the bit to announce her pregnancy, but she wanted to wait for Kylie to go first.
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But as you can see, even early on Kylie knew that she wasn't going to spill the beans to the world!
As with everything Kardashian/Jenner, fans have mixed opinions on Kylie's secrecy.
A common theme among her supporters is that she can do whatever she pleases, thank you very much!
It's a special time in a mother's life, and she can be as private or as public as she wants to be with it — even if her last name is Jenner.
Others presumed that the mogul had more selfish schemes in mind.
It's hard to imagine there weren't some business considerations behind keeping the pregnancy secret. Kylie didn't become a mogul by accident!
And back when all this was going on, the constant guessing game in the media probably caused much more publicity than simply confirming the pregnancy would have.
But by far the most common opinion, especially among young women, is that Kylie definitely had the right idea.
It's officially called "pulling a Kylie" now if you keep your pregnancy a secret!
And the idea seems to be catching on quickly with future moms who value their privacy!
