COUPLESKim Kardashian Says She 'Wasn't Ready to Open Up' Before Meeting Lewis Hamilton: 'Needed to Heal'
Kim Kardashian shared some insight into her current relationship with Lewis Hamilton in a new interview.
Oct. 4 2026, Published 10:23 a.m. ET
Kim Kardashian got candid about her current relationship with Lewis Hamilton.
The reality star, 45, opened up in a recent interview about how she “needed to heal” before jumping into a romance with the Formula One driver, 41.
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She told The Times that following her split from ex-husband Kanye West in 2021, she “was really single for five years.”
"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," Kardashian went on.
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She explained that with her exception of her fling with Pete Davidson — which lasted from October 2021 until August 2022 — she said she "really didn’t feel empty" by being single.
"I felt like I needed my time," the businesswoman said. "I wanted to completely heal and just work on myself. I wasn’t ready to open up."
Kardashian and Hamilton have been friends since at least 2014, but they began taking things to a romantic level in February.
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The SKIMS founder added she "really wasn’t even thinking about" jumping into a new relationship before taking things more seriously with Hamilton.
"The universe works in your favor when you just allow it to," she said. When asked to comment on her current romance, she stated: "In the most respectful way, I’d probably rather not."
Davidson, 32, touched upon on his love affair with The Kardashians star in wide-ranging profile for Variety shared on September 30.
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'The universe works in your favor when you just allow it to,' Kim Kardashian said.
The comedian claimed he took much of the heat from West, 49, when he was dating the TV personality. The rapper frequently targeted Davidson via his song lyrics and on social media at the time of the relationship.
“I like to think I got that one out of the way for her because whoever that guy was going to be was gonna get it,” the funnyman said. “I cleared the path for her to get back into the dating pool.”
He further discussed what it was like to date within the famed Kardashian clan, adding: “Look, man, that’s a really tough atmosphere if you’re not game."
“One of the things I love about Kim and that whole family is they’re like, ‘This is what we do,'” he told the outlet. “I found that very attractive and mature.”
