The culprit? No gym time ("I worked out once," she admits) and lots of snacking. "All the papers were like, Kim's pregnant!" says Kardashian, who dresses up as Cleopatra for the issue and even interview's the 1963 film's star, Elizabeth Taylor. "I ate the nuts on the street corner, the hot dogs, the street meat. It was not a joke."
Now the E! star is hard at work trying to regain her healthier habits.
"I'm on a diet," she tells the mag. "I need to be. I love to eat—Kit Kats or cookies-and-cream ice cream. I need sugar like five times a day."
Continues Kardashian, "I'm the first to say I have to work out extra hard, and it's such a struggle for me to eat healthy."
One thing that seems to be coming easily, however, is her foray into music -- she recently filmed her first video with her "good friend" Kanye West.
"I can carry a tune, yeah," she tells the mag. "I have a cute little voice. I talked to people in the business, and they said, 'This is what we do for fun. You go to the movies, you go shopping, why don’t you try what we do?'"
Katy Perry is certainly no stranger to glitter, but the limited-edition December cover of Harper’s Bazaar elevates her shine to a whole new level.
Shot by celeb fashion photographer Alexi Lubomirski, the close-up cover features Perry’s pout bejeweled in 150 red crystal Swarovski Elements!
And while only a select group of fashion insiders and VIPs will score a copy actually encrusted in the sparklers, you can still score insider access to the special edition by perusing the enhanced digital issue, where readers can check out exclusive interactive content for $3.99.
And if you’re not up for shelling out the cash, you can still check out chic Katy Perry content like the behind-the-scenes video posted below of her cover shoot.
On her husband, Russell Brand, and his spiritual quest, Katy tells, “I always knew I wanted a great man of God, someone who was going to be an inspiration for people and also be a lovely husband and father. We’re at different places in our lives, but we can still grow together. He’s thought-provoking, articulate, a real advocate. I also definitely wanted to have a laugh. I have all that in him.”
As for being part of a new generation of pop stars including Lady Gaga, Rihanna, and Fergie, Perry dishes, “We’re all unique. That’s why we all win and we all can exist. People don’t want just vanilla. They want 31 flavors. I couldn’t do what Rihanna does. I couldn’t do what Gaga does. They can’t do what I do.”
Also touching on her image, Perry dishes, “I’m kind of a good girl—and I’m not,” she says. “I’m a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect. I’m a bad girl because I like to tease. I know that I have sex appeal in my deck of cards. But I like to get people thinking. That’s what the stories in my music do.”
