The reality star, 41, was asked to host the show in October 2021 but had ‘no idea what she was getting herself into’ as she didn’t actually watch the show.
Kim revealed: ‘It had been talked about a few seasons ago and I was just like “Oh no, I could never!”, but now after doing it I can see how crazy it is.
‘[Creator] Lorne Michaels came to town and had lunch with me and my mom and officially asked me to do it. He was just so charming and explained why he wanted me to do it.
‘So I said yes and had no idea what I was getting myself into and freaked out afterwards. I didn’t want to embarrass myself but I had never seen an episode of SNL.’
Kim’s new beau, Pete, 28, just so happens to be a rather large part of the show, but the mother-of-four had not been a fan of it before her own turn on the variety programme.
She revealed on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast that she’d only caught parts of it when ex-husband Kanye West had been on there: ‘I had gone and watched parts because Kanye had performed on it, so I had seen a full show in person once but I didn’t really know what the monologue entailed.
‘So I watched one episode and was like “Okay, I got this.” As long as it is just me and a camera, I can block everything else out and I’m good.
‘I was getting so many calls and I was like “I have to own this” and I came prepared with my monologue ready to go.’
As well as impressing with her monologue as she hosted the show, Kim’s appearance on SNL also sparked her romance with Pete after they kissed during a sketch in which they played Jasmine and Aladdin.
Pete famously became known for his BDE (big d**k energy) during his romance with Ariana Grande, but Kim admitted that she wasn’t focused on that at the time.
She explained: ‘I was not even focused on that. And then when we kissed I was just like, “Hmmm”. It was a stage kiss but it was still a little zing.
’It wasn’t anything like a super crazy feeling. I was just like, “Huh”. Then I was like, wow I really haven’t kissed anyone else in 10 years so maybe I’m just being stupid and it’s just nothing, it’s just a stage kiss.
‘A few days later, I was like, “Hmm, there is some BDE action, I’ve just gotta get myself out there.”’
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