Lamar Odom reveals what led to his reunion with ex-wife Khloe Kardashian after more than a decade of separation. The former Los Angeles Lakers star opened up about his upcoming appearance on Season 6 of Keeping Up with the Kardashians and said meeting his close friend Malika Haqq encouraged him to reconnect with the Good American co-founder Had gone.
“I met (Malika) in Las Vegas; I think it was Super Bowl weekend,” Odom shared on Sunday’s episode of The Kyle & Jackie O Show. “She came to me and said, ‘You know, Lamar, I think it’s time for you and Khloe. It’s been years. You haven’t seen her. If you’re ready for it, I think I can accomplish this.”
Odom recalled arriving at Kardashian’s home in Hidden Hills, California, with a bouquet of roses and being stopped by a camera crew filming for the show’s upcoming season.
“I went there and there were cameras,” the retired NBA player said. “That’s great. I understand.”
When asked if he and Khloe got back together, Odom denied, saying that just being her friend would be a blessing.
“So much time has passed, and people have changed,” he explained, adding that he has changed “for the better.”
During a confessional scene in The Kardashians season 6 trailer, Kardashian seemed to agree with her former partner, saying, “I don’t know this person anymore.”
However, the reality star’s mother, Kris Jenner, appeared sad over her daughter’s reunion with Odom, saying, “(He) was the love of her life.”
Kardashian and Odom married in 2009 after only one month of dating. She filed for divorce after four years.
However, Kardashian put their divorce on hold in 2015 after Odom accidentally overdosed and went into a coma. At that time, KUWTK alumni became Odom’s caretakers.
In May 2016, Kardashian again filed for divorce, and they finalized their split in December. Kardashian later moved on with Tristan Thompson, and the two were in an on-again, off-again relationship between 2016 and 2021. She and Thompson have daughter True, 6, and son Tatum, 2.
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