Lamar Odom shares his hopes for his relationship with ex-wife Khloé Kardashian.
During an appearance on The Kyle & Jackie O Show on Monday, Jan. 20, Odom revealed what led to his recent reunion with his ex-wife. Explaining that he ran into Kardashian’s best friend Malika Haqq in Las Vegas last year, Odom said she suggested the exes meet up.
“[Malika] came to me, she said, ‘Lamar, I think it’s time for you and Khloé to [meet],’” he shared. “‘It’s been years. You haven’t seen her. If you’re up for it, I think I can make it happen.’”
Fans got a sneak peek at the moment in a trailer for the upcoming season of The Kardashians, which showed the NBA alum visiting Kardashian with roses in hand.
“I went there, and there were cameras there and I was like, ‘Oh, all right.’ It’s cool, I understand it, you know,’” he explained, adding, “So much time has passed, and people have changed. I think for the better.”
Odom and Kardashian had a rocky marriage. They tied the knot in 2009 after only one month of dating and later called it quits in 2013 after Odom’s cheating scandal and drug relapse. The Good American co-creator didn’t officially file for divorce until 2015 to support Odom after his near-fatal overdose earlier that year, but their separation was finalized in 2016.
“It would be a blessing just to be her friend,” Odom noted on the radio show, later answering the hosts’ questions about whether or not he had any lingering feelings for Kardashian.
“You’re in love with her still,” co-host Kyle Sandilands said. “You want to be with her or not? You want her back? You can admit it.”
“I don’t care. I think it’s healthy,” Odom replied. “I think it’s healthy sometimes to like, you know, move on. You know, in a healthy way. Like I said, it’d be a blessing just to be a friend, just to be around her.”
Khloé’s sister Kim Kardashian and mom Kris Jenner were just as shocked as fans to hear of Odom’s reemergence, with the preview of the scene showing them get emotional.
“Honestly, I think timing is everything,” Khloé confessed to the pair in the clip. “You guys are never going to believe who I met with.”
“Who?” Kim asked as a man’s foot can be seen stepping out of a car.
“This is insane,” Kim continued as Odom walked into someone’s home bearing a bouquet of red roses.
In her confessional, Jenner began to cry, saying, “That was the love of her life.”
Khloé then said, “I don’t know this person anymore,” before the “momager” declared that she was “devastated for [her] child.”
The segment also hinted at a reconciliation between Khloé and Lamar, concluding with Khloé shouting to her family, “It’s the truth. The truth hurts one time. A lie hurts 7,000 times.”
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Season 6 of The Kardashians premieres on Hulu on Thursday, Feb. 6, with new episodes every Thursday at 12 a.m. ET.
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