Kim Kardashian on North West’s Hollywood Bowl Performance: ‘I Couldn’t Do What She’s Doing’

Kardashian compared her time on 'Dancing With the Stars' to her daughter's Hollywood Bowl debut.

February 20, 2025
Kim Kardashian and daughter North West are seen out for dinner at the Polo Bar on August 14, 2024 in New York City.
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Kim Kardashian knows that North West doesn't get the performance gene from her.

On the latest episode of Hulu's The Kardashians, the business woman and her ex-husband Ye (formerly Kanye West) showed up to support their eldest daughter at her Hollywood Bowl debut, which was filmed in May. The show was a 30th anniversary concert dedicated to Disney's 1994 animated classic The Lion King.

In the episode, per People, the SKIMS co-founder, 44, said she "couldn't be more proud" of North West but confessed that she was "nervous" and "emotional."

"I’m like, gonna just cry the whole time," Kardashian said while sitting in the dressing room with her 11-year-old daughter.

Kardashian also joked that she wasn't prepared to step into the momager duties of her mother, Kris Jenner, 69.

"I’m not ready for my pantsuit and my short haircut," she said. "But if there’s one thing that she wants to do here or there that makes sense, we’ll consider it. And I loved this for her."

A producer also asked Kardashian if she'd be up to the challenge of performing like her daughter, to which she bluntly answered, "Absolutely not."

"I couldn’t do what she’s doing on Dancing with the Stars at 30, so no," Kardashian said, comparing her daughter's talent to when she was on the ABC dance competition. "I froze."

In 2008, the mother of four was on Season 7 of Dancing With the Stars, with Mark Ballas as her dance coach and partner. While Brooke Burke and Derek Hough would win the competition, Kardashian finished in 11th place.

The preteen West had a successful, and fashionable, cameo during the Lion King live anniversary show, where she briefly appeared to sing "I Just Can't Wait to Be King."