Kylie Jenner is opening up about feeling like she lost her “young years” to early motherhood.
The “Kardashians” star, 29, made the candid admission in a new interview with Who What Wear published Wednesday, where she also posed for a stripped-down photo shoot that included black-and-white images of her in lingerie and smoking a cigarette. Jenner shares two children — Stormi, 8, and Aire, 4 — with ex Travis Scott.
Jenner explained that she made a promise to herself at age 25, right after Aire was born, to stop having children and “really just enjoy the last half” of her 20s.
“The first half was like, ‘You’re pregnant,’ and then it’s the year of recovery, and, you know, my mental state, my postpartum depression, and all those things,” she told Who What Wear. “It felt like I lost some of those young years of my life.”
Now approaching 30, Jenner says she’s feeling more confident than ever. “I’m a confident person in my private life,” she said. “I think it’s just hard to be a woman and a human because of this very singular experience of having so much attention.”
The Kylie Cosmetics founder also told the outlet she’s looking forward to a new chapter as she prepares for her next decade of life.
“I think there’s something that happens when you’re turning 29 — I’ll be 30 next year — and you almost feel like the clock is ticking, even though you’re still so young,” she explained. She added that she doesn’t want to “look back on life” and “wish” there were things she did when she was younger.
“Even though I already have children — so young — I feel like I lived such an adult life when I was young,” Jenner continued. “And I’m trying to make sure that I don’t have any regrets and to do brave things and give myself more opportunities or take advantage of the ones I have.”
One of those opportunities, she divulged, is acting — following in the footsteps of her older sister Kim Kardashian, who has appeared in Hulu’s “All’s Fair” and FX’s “American Horror Story.”
“She does a lot of things that excite her but, at the same time, scare her,” Jenner said of Kardashian. “It’s amazing to watch her achieve and chase her dreams. I’m just trying to do more things, choose a few things a year, get out of my comfort zone, and just go for it.”
The outlet also spoke to Kim, 44, who praised Kylie as the most “individual” of the Kardashian-Jenner siblings. “She’s always known what she wanted to do in life, always known who she is at a young age, and has always been very confident,” Kim gushed, calling Kylie “a wise soul.”
“I’ve always seen that side of her behind the scenes. But she’s coming into her own, and I think the world can see what our family has always seen,” she added.
Jenner also teased that fans could see her on screen soon. She told Who What Wear she’s received two scripts so far but hasn’t “found the right” project yet.
“I read something recently that I’m kind of interested in — the best I’ve felt about something so far. It’s just a pilot; it hasn’t been picked up yet,” she shared. “I want to make sure it’s the right fit, especially if I’m going to do something major and … be away from my kids. I want to make sure it feels right.”
In the viral moment that sparked broader conversation about young motherhood in the spotlight, Jenner’s comments about losing her “young years” resonated with fans who have followed her journey from teenage “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star to billionaire beauty mogul and mother of two before age 26. Her openness about postpartum depression and the recovery period after each birth added rare candor to a life often documented but rarely analyzed in those terms.
Jenner will turn 30 next year.