Kim Kardashian and Kanye West: The rise and fall of Hollywood’s ‘IT’ couple

These days, Hollywood is buzzing about Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, even though they’ve been apart for years. Why? Turns out, there might have been some new and interesting developments in their lives.

For starters, Kim K’s rumored fling with Formula 1 superstar Lewis Hamilton has people buzzing, scratching their heads. On the other hand, Kanye’s wife, Bianca Censori, just dropped a raw and brutally honest interview, where she said that being married to Ye felt like “doing CPR for months.”

Now, it’s wild and somewhat hard to fathom how much has changed for Kim and Kanye and their equation. The once-upon-a-time ultimate power couple is now just two people finding their way after a very public breakup and a nastier aftermath.

But today, let’s take a closer look at how all things started for Kim and Kanye.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West: The glamorous beginning

It all started like something out of a movie. Kim was already famous from ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians,' and Kanye was a force in music and fashion. From being a Grammy winner to a creative genius, Ye was the whole package. Their paths crossed, sparks flew, Kanye rapped about Kim, and things turned romantic back in 2012.

Their relationship flourished fast, as by 2013, they were expecting North, their first child. A year later, in 2014, they threw a lavish wedding in Italy, cementing their status as pop culture royalty. Together, they shaped trends, built businesses, and dominated headlines.

After North, their eldest daughter, the couple had three more kids: Saint, Chicago, and Psalm. Their shared life looked picture-perfect on Instagram, TV, and in magazines.

However, cracks started to show when Kanye’s public outbursts became more frequent than ever. His controversial political stunts and comments, and his highly unpredictable behavior, put strain on their marriage. Ye, in fact, opened up about his bipolar disorder, which explained some of the chaos but didn’t make life any easier for Kim.

By 2021, they’d hit a wall. Kim filed for divorce, ending nearly ten years together. The split was official not long after, with Kim opting for a modification in her name, ‘Kim Kardashian West’. However, Kim and Kanye agreed to co-parent their four kids, and Kim later admitted the emotional toll of it all affected her health, including a scary brain aneurysm.

Even now, they try to keep things together for their kids. In a recent interview with Complex, Kim even said that they’ll “always be family,” and that co-parenting comes first, no matter what.

Where do they stand now?

Kim, at 45, is rumored to be seeing Lewis Hamilton, 41. Per Page Six, they supposedly spent a private weekend at a luxury estate in the UK—think spa days, fancy dinners, the whole deal. Although neither has confirmed anything, insiders close to them say it’s more than friendship. However, they also note that they aren’t rushing into anything serious right now.

On the other hand, Bianca Censori, Kanye’s wife and a creative in her own right, recently opened up about what it’s like being married to him. In a recent Vanity Fair interview, she revealed that she’d been emotionally drained, doing everything she could just to keep their relationship — and sometimes Kanye himself — afloat.

“This year was a lot like doing CPR for months,” Bianca shared in an emotional admission, adding how hard his mental health battles, including bipolar disorder and all the public controversies, hit them.

“All I can do is always just be there and help,” Bianca confessed.

She stuck with him, she said, even as they navigated his diagnosis, the backlash over his antisemitic statements (which he’s since apologized for), and all the personal stuff he aired in public about their private life.

“I have the love and empathy for him to be able to do that,” she said. “And I understand that the world doesn’t.”

Bianca also set the record straight about their marriage, too. People have whispered that she’s just with Kanye for the fame, but Bianca shot that down. “I didn’t marry my husband because I wanted some sort of platform, I married him because I love him,” she said.Get the latest entertainment updates from the Times of India, along with the latest Hindi movies, upcoming Hindi movies in 2026 , and Telugu movies.”