It was a disappointing response. Kourtney Kardashian‘s attempts to celebrate her engagement to Travis Barker didn’t go well when her children learned the news.
“Penelope took it hard. I think it is a big change for her,” Kourtney, 43, explained during a new episode of Hulu’s The KardashiansAfter her 9-year old daughter began to cry over the phone, she hung up and watched ”, which premiered on Thursday May 5. “Even though she loves Travis, I think she doesn’t know what that means. Is that you taking me away? I think she just doesn’t know what it means.”
The Poosh founder also told Reign, 7, who responded, “Not exciting.” Kourtney couldn’t reach her eldest son, 12, telling Kim Kardashian, “Penelope didn’t go so well. Reign was fine. Mason didn’t pick up.”
The episode aired earlier in the season. Kris Jenner broke the news to Kim, 41, that the kids wouldn’t make it to the special event. “For us to have to lie to Scott and get them here under false pretenses would have been really hard for all of us,” the momager, 66, noted. “So this is the right thing to do and so that is the way I feel about it.”
Kourtney, however, wasn’t as thrilled by her mother’s final decision. “I do wish that my kids were here. I think it would have made them feel more included in the decision and part of the surprise,” she told the cameras before getting visibly emotional. “I know that my mom made that decision and it probably wasn’t her best.”
California native shares her children and ex-husband with them Scott Disick. After nearly 10 years of marriage, the former couple had their ups & downs before they called it quits in 2016. After years of friendship, Kourtney moved on with Travis, 46.
Amid Kourtney’s growing romance with the Blink-182 band member, Scott, 38, made headlines when he reached out to Younes BendjimaAbout their mutual ex girlfriend. “Yo is this chick ok!????? Brooo, what is this? In the middle of Italy,” the New York native wrote to the model, 28, alongside a photo of Kourtney and Travis packing on the PDA in August 2021. In the screenshots, Younes replied, writing, “Don’t matter to me as long as she’s happy. PS: i aint your bro.”
A source told the story exclusively at the time. Us WeeklyThe incident caused distance between the parents. “What’s really got him riled up is the effect Travis [Barker] and Kourtney’s relationship is having on his relationship with Kourtney,” an insider told Us. “It’s more strained than ever.”
Kourtney, who was engaged to Travis in Oct 2021, spoke out about where she stands with Scott on the new episode The Kardashians.
“I think it is really important for Scott to be accepting of our relationship so that the kids can feel good,” the TV personality told her family, noting that she “has sympathy” for her ex-boyfriend. “I am sensitive to him and his feelings. I communicate with him about the kids and make sure that he’s happy. I am happy to be present and happy, and that is all I can say. I just don’t think this moment is about Scott.”
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