Born on 3 November 1995, Kendall Jenner is an American model and celebrity. She rose to fame after doing Keeping Up with the Kardashians, a television show about the Kardashian family. Apart from these, do you know she was shy in her childhood? Do you know her inspiration is Cindy Crawford? Yes, you read all this right. Kendall Jenner was shy and was inspired by Cindy Crawford. Here, we will be talking about the top 13 things that you did not know about Kendall Jenner.
In 2015, she was among the top-earning models. After this, she became the world’s top model in the year 2017. She has walked on almost all the biggest fashion shows available on the globe. While her popularity knows no bounds, let’s look into some facts you might not have known about Kendall Jenner.
1. Kendall Jenner Was Quite Shy
From the 13 things you didn’t know about Kendall Jenner, this is the first one. In an interview, remembering about her childhood, she shared that she had a shy personality and was even suffering from homesickness.
Whenever a friend used to call her for a night’s stay, she usually used to deny it. She said that her father got happy when she told him that she was going for a night’s stay at her friend’s house. Her father used to feel good about it. But the same night she called her father and told him to pick her up at 9 pm only.
2. Horse Rider Kendall Jenner
When asked what she would be if not a model. She replied by saying that she would have loved to be a horse rider. Just like her father, she would like to go to Olympics. There is an interesting event related to horse riding. While riding a horse, she fell off it almost five times in a row.
She even had three horses while she was growing up. She participated in every horse riding competition as well. Not only in horse riding, she even participated in various sports, and we could say she is quite athletic. Both the sisters, Kendal and Kylie Jenner, are good horse riders.
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3. Kendall Jenner Used To Hide Her Last Name.
In an interview, she revealed that she feels bad when people often think of her as being lucky because of her family fortune. She said that she earned all this through hard work and dedication. She even kept her title hidden when going for modeling.
When she got her first job in Keeping Up with the Kardashians, people thought it was only because of her connection with Karl Lagerfield. On the other hand, at that time, Karl Lagerfeld was unaware of who she was.
In an interview, Karl Lagerfeld even revealed this and said when he met first time with Kendall without knowing who she was, she appeared to be very sweet and warm. Therefore, she dropped her last name professionally for making a career in the modeling world on her foot.
4. Kendall Jenner’s Middle Name Is Nicole
Kendal Jenner’s full name is Kendall Nicole Jenner. We already discussed the story that goes behind hiding her last name. But what is the story of Nicole? She got the middle name from Nicole Brown Simpson. Her parents were very close to Nicole Brown Simpson. Actually, her mother was a very good pal of his. The year after he got murdered in 1994, Kendal was born (1995). Her mother named her Nicole after him. It was a tribute from her mother to Nicole Brown Simpson.
5. Kendall Was A Cheerleader In High School
She was enrolled in Sierra Canyon School in Calabasas, and like all the teenagers, she had an urge to play the role of cheerleader in her school.
6. Kendall Jenner Has Trypophobia
Kendall has a fear of unusual patterns present inside holes. This fear is called Tryophobia and has not been listed in scientific literature. On her Instagram handle, she said that whoever knows her is also aware of her being a Tryophobic. She also named the kinds of stuff that can set her off, for instance, honeycombs, pancakes, and lotus heads. She then added that the little holes give her anxiety and who knows what dwells in there!
7. Kendall Jenner Skin Care Routine
In an interview, she said that she is very lazy and simple with her beauty routine. She doesn’t follow much, but she washes her face at least three times a day. She said because of her work, she has to wear makeup all the time, and this is where it shows its effect.
Her habit of washing her face three times a day was present in her before she even started her career as a model. Other than this, she uses a natural cleanser prescribed by her dermatologist Christie Kidd regularly. However, this cleanser is not available in the market till now. If your want skin like Kendall Jenner, then do wash your face at least two or three times a day.
8. Kendall Jenner Struggles With Anxiety
In an “Open Minded” Video Series by Vogue, she opened up about having anxiety, and she feels and deals with the same. She said she is very aware of her anxieties. She said that the workload and the position she is on now sometimes get out of control. Describing how it feels like having attacks, she explained how it feels like she needed to be rushed to the hospital because she feels her heart falling. She cannot breathe at the moment and has someone else help her.
She also added that those who don’t know anything about anxiety might feel like she is making up all of this.
9. Kendall Jenner Dating NBA Player Devin Booker
Among all Kardashian, Kendall is more private. She rarely goes out revealing her personal life. But this time, when she posted a picture with Devin Booker on 14 February on her Instagram handle, she broke the rule. One week after this incident, she got caught watching his match, which gives the fans another assurance about her relationship with Devin Booker.
In an event related to the new teaser of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, she said she now wants a child too badly. After this, they even celebrated their first anniversary by posting pictures on their social media account. We wish good luck to this newly made couple (maybe old actually).
10. Kendall Jenner Is Collaborating With Kylie Jenner For Her New Project
After the first successful collaboration in June 2020, Kendall Jenner is set to again collaborate with her sister Kylie Jenner in cosmetic line. This cosmetic is going to launch on 6 April 2022. Using a mirror, she announced this through her Instagram handle.
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11. What Kendall Jenner Does In Her Day Off
Kendall Jenner loves Sunday as this is the time when she can do whatever she wants. She usually wakes up at 9 am. She often follows her hobby like horse-riding and invites friends for a BBQ. About this, she said she loves to see her friends and family as often as possible, and whenever she gets time, she goes to meet them and often her low time with them. Other times when she got no mood to go outside or see anyone, she often makes some tea for herself and takes her dog out for a walk.
12. Kendall Jenner’s Workout
Every lady wants to have a shape like Kendall Jenner. Hitting the gym and doing exercises there are time-consuming processes, and she does not have that much time to go to the Gym (sometimes she does), so she relies mostly on her 11 minutes ab workout. She likes to work out on her abs anywhere, anytime, and sometimes even on the road. In an interview, she said that sometimes when she watches TV, she thinks to herself, she should be doing sit-ups and crunches right now. She then gets off the TV and does those things.
Her eleven minutes workout includes four exercises, which are Forearm Plank, Side Plank with crunch, High Plank, and Side Plank.
13. The Time When A Stranger Gifted Her A Car
It was her 21st birthday, and she was gifted a Rolls Royce by a stranger. When Kendall and her sister went outside her house, she saw a man handing her the keys to the car. She then said jokingly, What is the gift, the man or the car?
Apart from this, Kendall has a love for collecting vintage cars. This came from her childhood hobby of racing cars in go-karts. One of her possession is the 1957 Corvette Stingray.
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