It’s hard to believe, but gettingKeeping Up with the Kardashiansoff the ground was no small feat.During Thursday’s episode of theEmergency Contactpodcast, guestKourtney Kardashiantold co-hosts Simon Huck and Melissa Gray Washington that it was initially difficult to get a network to pick up the now-iconic reality series.Kourtney, 41, said her sisterKim Kardashian West, 40, was the first to be contacted about a potential show.“This producer that met Kim had just found her really interesting and wanted to shoot with her, so they came and Kim was like, ‘Can we come to the store?'” she recalled, referring toDash, the clothing store they ran alongside sisterKhloé, 36.Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Sugar Factory American BrasserieKourtney continued, “They came to the store and the girl was like, ‘Oh my God, you and your sisters! This is everything.’ So then we started trying to pitch a show, like, [about] the sisters. I remember we went to E!, we went to everything — I think no one wanted it or something.“The show fans know and love today finally came to be when a casting director came over to the family’s house for dinner and told family matriarchKris Jenner, “‘This has to be a reality show — I’m callingRyan Seacrest.'““They introduced Ryan to my mom and then we made a reel, and it just was picked up right away,” Kourtney said. “I think something happened with like,Lindsay Lohan’s show and they needed filler, and so they were like, ‘Oh, this is going to be a one-season thing.'“KUWTK season 1.E! Network / Courtesy Everett CollectionWant to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast,PEOPLE Every Day,to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.Over a decade later, the show is currently airing its 20th and final season with Seacrest serving as an executive producer. Kourtney, whose three children with exScott Disick—Mason, 11,Penelope, 8, andReign, 6 — have all grown up on the reality series, said it was difficult at first to get used to filming.“It’s hard when you first start filming, because I would think about like, ‘Oh my God, what did I say? What did I do?'” she said. “But then I didn’t realize how little of it is actually used, and that you also don’t know how editors are going to edit it and make you look, or what the intention is. I think once we started seeing edits, I felt more comfortable.“E!Of the show’s upcoming conclusion, the Poosh founder said it’s “bittersweet” but “exciting” nonetheless.“I think we get so scared of change, just as people … but I don’t know, I’m excited,” she said. “It is bittersweet thinking of the crew that we have seen every day for like 13 years.“Keeping Up with the Kardashiansairs Thursdays (8 p.m. ET) on E!
It’s hard to believe, but gettingKeeping Up with the Kardashiansoff the ground was no small feat.
During Thursday’s episode of theEmergency Contactpodcast, guestKourtney Kardashiantold co-hosts Simon Huck and Melissa Gray Washington that it was initially difficult to get a network to pick up the now-iconic reality series.
Kourtney, 41, said her sisterKim Kardashian West, 40, was the first to be contacted about a potential show.
“This producer that met Kim had just found her really interesting and wanted to shoot with her, so they came and Kim was like, ‘Can we come to the store?'” she recalled, referring toDash, the clothing store they ran alongside sisterKhloé, 36.
Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Sugar Factory American Brasserie
Kourtney continued, “They came to the store and the girl was like, ‘Oh my God, you and your sisters! This is everything.’ So then we started trying to pitch a show, like, [about] the sisters. I remember we went to E!, we went to everything — I think no one wanted it or something.”
The show fans know and love today finally came to be when a casting director came over to the family’s house for dinner and told family matriarchKris Jenner, “‘This has to be a reality show — I’m callingRyan Seacrest.'”
“They introduced Ryan to my mom and then we made a reel, and it just was picked up right away,” Kourtney said. “I think something happened with like,Lindsay Lohan’s show and they needed filler, and so they were like, ‘Oh, this is going to be a one-season thing.'”
KUWTK season 1.E! Network / Courtesy Everett Collection
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Over a decade later, the show is currently airing its 20th and final season with Seacrest serving as an executive producer. Kourtney, whose three children with exScott Disick—Mason, 11,Penelope, 8, andReign, 6 — have all grown up on the reality series, said it was difficult at first to get used to filming.
“It’s hard when you first start filming, because I would think about like, ‘Oh my God, what did I say? What did I do?'” she said. “But then I didn’t realize how little of it is actually used, and that you also don’t know how editors are going to edit it and make you look, or what the intention is. I think once we started seeing edits, I felt more comfortable.”
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Of the show’s upcoming conclusion, the Poosh founder said it’s “bittersweet” but “exciting” nonetheless.
“I think we get so scared of change, just as people … but I don’t know, I’m excited,” she said. “It is bittersweet thinking of the crew that we have seen every day for like 13 years.”
Keeping Up with the Kardashiansairs Thursdays (8 p.m. ET) on E!
source: people.com
