Kim Kardashian considered dropping out of the upcoming film The Fifth Wheel after facing intense criticism for her performance in the first season of All’s Fair.
The 46-year-old revealed her concerns in a new episode of The Kardashians, saying she had become insecure about whether the film’s team still wanted her involved.
“I think coming off of such criticism for All’s Fair, I got insecure,” Kardashian said. “I was like, ‘Do they want [me] out of the movie? Are they so nervous, do they maybe not want to attach [my name] to the movie?’”
She said she had offered to leave the project, directed by Eva Longoria, if those involved felt it was the right decision.
“I was like, ‘I totally understand, I’ll fully back out, don’t worry.’ I also wanna be respectful, like maybe that is the right thing to do,” she continued. “I just wouldn’t want people to feel like, ‘Ugh, we have to work with this one… Buckle up, we’re gonna get the worst critics in the world.’”
Kim Kardashian says criticism pushed her to work harder
Kardashian said the response to All’s Fair also motivated her to put greater effort into The Fifth Wheel.
“So, I was like, if I suck in this, then it’s over for me,” she said, adding that she had nevertheless enjoyed making the film.
The Fifth Wheel also stars Brenda Song, Nikki Glaser and Fortune Feimster.
Kardashian previously responded to criticism of All’s Fair with a sarcastic social media post asking whether viewers had “tune[d] in to the most critically acclaimed show of the year”. Glenn Close and Sarah Paulson also publicly reacted to the negative reviews.
The series initially received a critic score of 0% on Rotten Tomatoes before later rising to 6%. Its audience score reached 65%.
