Kim Kardashian was the same age as daughter North, 9, when her parents divorced and says the marriage’s collapse helped her cope with her own split from ex-husband Kanye West

Kim Kardashian has revealed how her parents’ divorce helped her cope with her divorce from ex-husband Kanye West.

The reality star, 43, was just nine years old when the marriage ended, a similar age to her eldest daughter North, who turned 10 in June.

Kris and Robert Kardashian were married for 13 years and shared children Kim, Kourtney, 44, Khloe, 39, and Robert Jr, 36, before splitting in 1991.

Adorning the cover of GQ’s 28th annual Men of the Year She then recalled how her parents made her and her siblings feel “loved and heard” during the painful breakup, something she tried to do with her own children.

Telling the publication: ‘I didn’t foresee it [her parent’s divorce]”I was taking a bath and they were having a family meeting.”

Candid: The reality star was just nine years old when the marriage ended, a similar age to her eldest daughter North, who turned 10 in June (pictured with Kanye in 2016)

“I remember thinking, ‘Please, Lord, don’t let them divorce.’ I never suspected this would happen, but I knew they would tell us. I felt it.’

Discussing how this affected her own marital breakdown, she continued, “I did think about how my parents handled it with us.”

‘I just remember them being open… Ultimately, it’s about children feeling loved and heard. You want to be sensitive because they’re just kids, and it’s hard to go through it no matter what age they are.”

Adding: ‘You have to make sure you only go to a level that they can understand. It’s okay to show your vulnerable side. You never go to the negative side.”

Kanye and Kim started dating in 2012. The couple married in 2014 and share four children together: daughters North, 10, and Chicago, five, and sons Psalm, four, and Saint, seven.

Kim filed for divorce from the rapper in 2021, citing irreconcilable differences and initially agreeing to joint custody before a breakdown in 2022 that saw the former couple fall out over their children.

Not only did she turn to a child psychologist for help and advice on parenting, but she also enjoyed publishing how she relies on her Christian faith to cope with difficult times.

Saying how she and her children pray every night before admitting, “I’m probably more religious than most people think.”

Family: Gracing the cover of GQ’s 28th annual Men of the Year issue, she recalled how her parents made her and her siblings feel “loved and heard” during the painful breakup, something she tried to do with her own children (Kim and North together in the photo)

Dad: Kris and Robert Kardashian (pictured with his children in 1994) were married for 13 years and shared children Kim, Kourtney, 44, Khloe, 39, and Robert Jr, 36, before splitting in 1991

She also touched on her own father’s work ethic, something she has passed on to her descendants.

Kim recalled, “My dad made me sign a contract for everything. When I got a car I had to have it washed once a week, make sure it had enough gas in it and that I didn’t run it into the ground. It was a gift he gave me at 16, but I had responsibilities.”

And now North can be found most weekends with her own lemonade stand at the end of their street, trying to make some extra money.

Out now: Read What Kim Kardashian Learned from Her Father by Sean Manning on GQ.com and in GQ’s Men of the Year issue