Woman’s Day (New Zealand)

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Kris Jenner couldn’t have written it better. During the early days of Keeping up with the Kardashian­s,

she joked, “Season 20, Kylie gets married." Turns out, the 62-yearold wasn’t far off!

The 15th season of the hit E! show follows Kylie Jenner, 21, and sister Khloé Kardashian, 34, as they welcome daughters Stormi and True into the world. And if that wasn’t enough baby drama, the cameras also follow 37-year-old Kim Kardashian West’s surrogacy journey.

“It’s like a nursery school – there are so many babies!” laughs Kris. “I don’t think anybody can predict what’s going to happen with this family.” The momager and grandmothe­r-of-nine takes us behind the scenes ...

How is Kylie adjusting to being amum?

She took to motherhood like nothing I’ve ever seen. Kylie is more calm than I was. I look at the way she loves Stormi and takes care of her, and I’m in awe. She doesn’t go anywhere without her.

And she’s a billionair­e!

She’s one smart kid. All the girls and my son have been raised to work hard. Kylie sat at a table and nailed down what she wanted, then we went out and made it happen.

Does she ask foryour input?

I talk to her about every business decision. Believe me, I give her the pros and the cons. She’s watched all of us work hard and she’s a really smart girl. My entire family, we communicat­e on another level. Kim and I used to go on walks around the neighbourh­ood to talk about her dreams. Setting goals and trying to achieve them is magical. You fall down a few times, get back up and keep going. I love that my kids have thick skin.

What didyou teach them about handling criticism?

I told them at the very beginning, “Don’t go on to the internet.” That worked for about a week! My kids are super-busy, so it’s not like they have time to dwell on what somebody has said. I’ve always taught them to be happy for somebody else’s success. There’s always plenty to go around.

Areyou surprisedw­ith how Khloé is as a mum?

I knew she would be amazing. SheShe'ss the one who has her house stocked with goodies and takes care of everyone else’s kids. They all want to have sleepovers at Auntie KoKo’s. True is the light of her life. I’m really proud of her for being an amazing mommy.

Kim has a full plate too! How does she handle it all?

Her first priority is her family, but she’s lucky because Chicago’s such a calm, sweet baby. Kim is like the Energizer Bunny. I don’t know where she gets her energy, but she’s non-stop. Once she puts her kids to bed, she’s still working.

Doyou have any regrets?

I don’t because everything I’ve done got me here. Sometimes we sit back and laugh at some of the things we used to do, but I don’t say, “I really regret that.” I am very grateful.

What’s the biggest misconcept­ion about your family?

It used to make me crazy when people would say, “They’re famous for being famous.” I would say, “No, we’re famous because we’re on a TV show in 167 countries!” People love to knock you down when you’re on top of your game.

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