Fans Accuse Kim Kardashian Of ‘Shapeshifting’ After Paparazzi Footage Comparing 2005 To 2023 Goes Viral
September 2, 2023 by Carrie McCabe
Kim Kardashian is a household name nowadays, but it wasn’t always so! Yes, it’s hard to believe, but the A+-lister was once a relative nobody—and a recent viral video perfectly encapsulates the differences (and similarities) between pre-fame Kim and post-notoriety Kim K.
The video, posted this week to the Reddit subreddit r/KUWTK, shows Kim in 2005 with a meager amount of photographers versus her today in 2023, bombarded by interested press. The original poster noted that Kim’s “evolution [has been] kinda crazy”, with one commenter replying, “You mean [metamorphosis],” and another reply simply saying, “Shapeshifting.”
The fan-edited video begins with a clip of Kim Kardashian in 2005, before becoming the paparazzi phenom she is today. At the time of the clip, Kim was in the years just preceding her burst into fame with the release of Keeping Up with the Kardashians and, yes, the additional release of her infamous sex tape with R&B singer Ray J, both of which happened in 2007. At this time, though she had been close to the celebrity scene for most of her life—her lawyer father Robert Kardashian had become widely known as part of the notorious O.J. Simpson “Dream Team” in the massively-covered 90s murder trial—she had not yet been the subject of media coverage.
Instead, she was most known for being one of the best friends of socialite Paris Hilton, as well as her stylist, accompanying the OG reality star to events and parties. Kim had also been seen during a guest spot on Paris’ show The Simple Life. Looking back now, it can be humorous seeing the now-megastar reality icon in the background of pictures focusing on Paris, with the paparazzi snapping the pictures none the wiser that the out-of-focus stylist in the back would soon become one of the biggest A-list names in the world.