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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Chelsea Ritschel

Kim Kardashian claims losing weight to fit into Marilyn Monroe’s dress for Met Gala taught her about ‘health’

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Kim Kardashian has claimed that losing 16 pounds to fit into Marilyn Monroe’s dress for the Met Gala “taught [her] a lot about [her] lifestyle and [her] health,” while admitting that she’s since lost 21 pounds total.

The Kardashians star, 41, reflected on her controversial weight loss during an appearance on the Today show on Tuesday, where she revealed that she’d lost the weight in the three weeks before the 2022 Met Gala because she’d “really wanted” to wear Monroe’s iconic “Happy Birthday” gown.

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