Kim Took a Pricey Shortcut

In order to fit into a dress once owned by Marilyn Monroe for the Met Gala in May, Kim Kardashian dropped 16 pounds — then kept going. On June 21, she revealed she was “down 21 pounds now,” thanks to cutting out “so much sugar” and “a lot of junk food.” But according to a source, “that’s not the whole story.” Though Kim, 41, eats well and exercises, concedes the source, there are whispers among celebrity trainers that she paid around five figures to “get a little extra help from mini gastric sleeve surgery. She’ll never admit it, of course.”