All the ways Kim Kardashian hid split from Kanye West – from separate homes to loved-up photoshoots
KIM Kardashian has split from rapper Kanye West after six years of marriage, and has hired celebrity divorce lawyer Laura Wasser.
Multiple sources confirmed to Page Six that the star is and a split "is imminent."
But their divorce news comes eight months after The Sun first revealed that Kim and Kanye had been living separate lives - and here are all the ways Kim hid their split.
Taking turns
Kim and Kanye were said to "staying at opposite ends of the house" early in 2020, with sources alleging it was an effort to keep things "civil" amid the coronavirus pandemic, when they were both stuck at home.
But the famous couple, who are parents to four young children, had been "at each other's throats" as they self-isolated together during lockdown
Kim, 40, had made no secret of her her four children, and a source told that they had "been taking turns caring for the kids" with the pair never working together.
Separate homes
In April Kanye "whisked the kids away" to his $28 million ranch in Wyoming.
Kim chose to stay in LA, and the pair spent much of 2020 apart.
At times, the Kardashian family - including Kim's sister Kourtney and her children - were seen holidaying in the mountain state but Kanye rarely appeared in any social media posts.
Separate lives
In July The Sun confirmed that Kim and Kanye were living apart full time.
Kanye, 43, was holed up in a bunker at the time with sources claiming he “doesn’t trust” his family.
“Since lockdown they’ve had daily bust-ups over literally everything. But mainly about the kids, their future, and the different directions they’re going in.," the insider said.
“They live totally separate lives now. Kanye has surrounded himself with a small group of people who he trusts, and that doesn’t currently include Kim or her family."
Loved-up photoshoots
Kanye was often seen with Kim at various photoshoots and on holidays, including the $1 million plus Tahiti trip for her 40th birthday that drew intense criticism as it took place in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.
But sources told in January that he would only ever stay for short period of times and then leave.
His appearance in Tahiti for Kim's birthday was reportedly for "one day" and he refused to appear in any of the family's social media pictures.
"All he did was bring over the hologram of her father Robert Kardashian, then got out of there as fast as he could,” the source claimed.
Deleted tweets
By July Kanye was sadly in the middle of a public mental health breakdown.
During a rally for his ill-fated attempt to run for president, he made public many of the Kardashian family's affairs including the news that Kim had considered aborting their eldest daughter North.
But it was a string of since-deleted tweets which fans claimed was the rapper finally spilling Kardashian secrets.
In one he speculated he was subject to a sectioning attempt by his family, and he also called his mother-in-law Kris Jenner "Kris Jong-Un" and alleged he had been trying to divorce Kim for years
Full-body costumes
His behaviour and the rumours have also led to fans speculating that Kanye has been using stand-ins for family pictures.
For Halloween in 2019, Kanye was hidden by the two costumes he was allegedly wearing.
No ring
In the hours after the news of Wasser's hiring broke, Kim was spotted looking tense wearing only her wedding band and NOT her $1.5 million engagement ring.
In pictures exclusively obtained by The Sun, the entertainment mogul appeared somber as she failed to crack a smile while visiting her , in on Monday.
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Her hands noticeably had little bling on it - with just her ultra-slim wedding band on her ring finger.
As Kim got out of her chrome luxury car, she left her diamond-less hand visible before tucking it in her pocket.