Save for Highlights or maybe Field and Stream, it seems no magazine has been Kardashian-less in the past year. Now the entire crew -- Kim, Kourtney, Khloe and Kris Jenner -- is on the cover of the first ever family edition of Redbook. They were the mag's first choice for the inaugural issue, and editor-in-chief Jill Herzig totally developed a girl crush on the kabal of Kardashians during the six interviews the fam did for this cover. PopEater chatted with Herzig about the shoot and her newfound adoration for the Kardashians.
Why did you choose the Kardashians for the first family issue of Redbook?
The choice of the Kardashians was actually obvious because they are clearly an American obsession and also a really loving family. Whatever you might think about them or however scandalous their history might seem, deep down they are devoted to each other. This is our first ever family issue, and we could not think of a better cover concept to convey the bonds between family members. The glamour of the family is fascinating, but when you peel back the layers you see they are really devoted to each other in complex ways.
Behind the Scenes with the Kardashians
You spent a lot of time with the family, all of them in fact, what was your biggest takeway?
Two things. The Kardashians are nothing if not joyful, and they are the hardest workers you will ever meet. They wake up at 5AM, and they work until they fall down at night. Kim was tweeting from a Golden Globes party at 3AM, and then there she was at 6AM, chipper, professional and ready to do her thing. All of them were so easygoing and happy and un-ironic.
Redbook is a mag for women with young families. Why do the Kardashians appeal to them?
I think there is an honesty about them that contrasts in an interesting way with how stunningly gorgeous they all are, and I think that is what clicks with the American public. They're real. They show their flaws. You have Kris who is this amazing matriarch and has kept these girls really grounded and Kourtney who is a new mom. Each of them can tell us so much about family.
You have a girl crush?
They are very human and they let it all show, and that challenges your notion of celebrity. They made themselves so available to us, and they make themselves that available for their fans. I was so impressed on so many levels.
For more photos and the complete interview head over to Redbook.com.
The hardest workers I'll ever meet!?! Really??? I have to be at work at 5:00 in the morning and get home at 6:30 at night. And I dont get paid a ton of money to be a stupid sk***! Their hard workers!!! Yeah right! HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH! Thats the stupidest thing ive ever heard!! HAHAHAHAHAHAAH!! What a stupid article!!
Why is Jill Herzig so taken aback by honesty and family? Should we believe that Redbook promotes anything opposite? I like the Kardashians but I think celebrity culture has gotten out of control with accepting fake, phony, and contrived. If the family had their guards up or acted differently at the shoot I don't think there would be an article.
Wow, they talk like sailors, as for Khloe there is a 4 letter word she uses like butter. The mother of this so called clsoe family chewed out Kim because she went to an event for that other wonderful piece of lovely Scott and it wasn't a "paid" event that she arranged. Oh, what did this mean you ask? It means Kris did not get her percentage as the manager of this so called wonderful family. Everything these people do is about money and fame and if you think any differently you are mistaken. They own stores that never have customers and let me tell you it was not cheap to open that store in SoHo. I own a small retail business and my daughter and I have not taken a dime from it in 10 years and we own a specialty store. These bimbos "jobs" are all about parties and dancing and trips and this type of thing. Hey you can pay me to do all that stuff it is not that hard. They have make-up people, hairdressers, and dressers all the time. They have chauffers that drive them around and people to tend to their every wish. Yeah it is real hard to be the Kardashians.
I feel sorry for those that subscribe to this magazine. Receiving this in your mailbox is about as bad as getting a flaming bag of poo on your doorstep.
The mother, Kris, "has keep them grounded"??????? Encouraging Kim to pose nude, Khloe and her unstoppable potty mouth, Kourtney sleeping with her boyfriend in their house for years, her exposing her two youngest daughters to that and more plus can we forget her gynecological pose with the American flag which became a poster for them to admire.
Again I would love to see them 4 a year working at kfc or white castle with no perks!!! Live on a real salery like 90% of America does. min wage to start for sure ( and honey that's high for the likes of them ) Maybe then they will understand what real work is. C**T'S
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LOOK! pigs on parade
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A Hallmark moment=when mama took the girls out for a liquid lunch when khloe left jail for a DUI! Priceless! Mama of the yr!
Sk*** pigs!! Did Kim get peed on the head for any of these photos! I wouldnt let these wh**** tell me anything about anything!
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Trailer Trash!
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Personally, I think the Lauren family would have made a better choice.
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Thank God for Redbook! I can use the cover for toilet paper!
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The hardest workers I'll ever meet!?! Really??? I have to be at work at 5:00 in the morning and get home at 6:30 at night. And I dont get paid a ton of money to be a stupid sk***! Their hard workers!!! Yeah right! HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH! Thats the stupidest thing ive ever heard!! HAHAHAHAHAHAAH!! What a stupid article!!
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The Holy Trinity of Sk****!
With Momma Sk***
The tall fat one looks like a drag queen!
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Why is Jill Herzig so taken aback by honesty and family? Should we believe that Redbook promotes anything opposite? I like the Kardashians but I think celebrity culture has gotten out of control with accepting fake, phony, and contrived. If the family had their guards up or acted differently at the shoot I don't think there would be an article.
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Wow, they talk like sailors, as for Khloe there is a 4 letter word she uses like butter. The mother of this so called clsoe family chewed out Kim because she went to an event for that other wonderful piece of lovely Scott and it wasn't a "paid" event that she arranged. Oh, what did this mean you ask? It means Kris did not get her percentage as the manager of this so called wonderful family. Everything these people do is about money and fame and if you think any differently you are mistaken. They own stores that never have customers and let me tell you it was not cheap to open that store in SoHo. I own a small retail business and my daughter and I have not taken a dime from it in 10 years and we own a specialty store. These bimbos "jobs" are all about parties and dancing and trips and this type of thing. Hey you can pay me to do all that stuff it is not that hard. They have make-up people, hairdressers, and dressers all the time. They have chauffers that drive them around and people to tend to their every wish. Yeah it is real hard to be the Kardashians.
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I feel sorry for those that subscribe to this magazine. Receiving this in your mailbox is about as bad as getting a flaming bag of poo on your doorstep.
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This picture is like playing 'Which one doesn't fit' Khloe, being the "I cheated on my husband" child of the bunch - she is no Armenian!
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ARMENIAN = Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves!
The mother, Kris, "has keep them grounded"??????? Encouraging Kim to pose nude, Khloe and her unstoppable potty mouth, Kourtney sleeping with her boyfriend in their house for years, her exposing her two youngest daughters to that and more plus can we forget her gynecological pose with the American flag which became a poster for them to admire.
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Isn't this magazine a little too clean for a trashy family like this?
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Again I would love to see them 4 a year working at kfc or white castle with no perks!!! Live on a real salery like 90% of America does. min wage to start for sure ( and honey that's high for the likes of them ) Maybe then they will understand what real work is. C**T'S
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Popeater must owned by the Kartrashians.Geez,give it a rest,everyone hates these pigs.
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what a bunch of haters!!
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I beg to differ, Armenians are not gypsie,tramps amd thieves
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THESE LADIES ARE FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS!!WHY ARE THEY SOOOOOOOOO IMPORTANT!!!!!!!
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