Rob Kardashian, the 29-year-old younger brother of Kim, Kourtney and Khloe, made his grand return to TV on Sunday night during E!’s “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.”
Why is this significant? For awhile, Rob was the tragic figure in the Kardashian universe; amid reports of his suffering from depression and a 100-pound weight gain, he refused to show up on camera despite his family’s contractual obligation to its reality TV empire. Never deterred, the show created storylines around Rob and his reclusive nature.
However, Rob’s absence became deeply unsettling, particularly when his family discussed him on television.
Yet now, it seems that things are getting back to the Kardashian version of normal: after years of not being filmed, Rob is on camera again. And he seems pretty OK with it.
It’s about time: Rob is the Kardashian making all the headlines lately, thanks to his controversial relationship with model Blac Chyna. Of course, Blac Chyna is the ex-fianc?e of rapper Tyga, who (until recently) was dating Rob’s half-sister, Kylie Jenner. This complicated romantic web seemed to cause quite the rift among the Kardashian and Jenner siblings. Rob, who lived with Khloe, soon moved out.
That’s how the show set up his re-entry in the central storyline on Sunday: Rob needs a new place to live. Enter momager Kris Jenner. Thrilled that her son is ready to live by himself, she decides to help him purchase and redecorate a new $2.3 million home in Los Angeles.
Now that Rob has proved he’s fine being back in the spotlight, it appears his emergence back into the family drama is just getting started.
