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Victoria Villarroel knew when it was time for her to stop keeping up with the Kardashians.
Kylie Jenner’s former assistant—who worked for the reality star from 2015 to 2020—recalled the exact moment both she and Kylie knew it was time for her to move on, telling Kylie’s BFF and Victoria’s podcast cohost Stassie Karanikolaou she remembered it “like it was yesterday.”
“This is like year five,” Victoria explained on the March 18 episode of Better Half with Stas and Vic. “Me and Kylie, obviously we had a working relationship. But you can’t not get so close to a person that you see every single day and you know everything about and you’re with them at all times, good or bad. You just become close to this person.”
As the 34-year-old shared, she and Kylie were in the kitchen when the Kardashians star mentioned she needed her laptop, which was upstairs.
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“And I was like, ‘Oof, who’s gonna get that?’” Victoria laughed. “’I don’t want to go get your laptop.’”
It was then that she and Kylie realized it was time for Victoria to move on to a new endeavor. And Victoria is grateful for how kind Kylie was throughout the entire process.
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“She was amazing. I remember being so nervous and thinking, like, ‘Am I making the right decision? What if I’m leaving the best thing—best job I could ever have?’” Victoria said. “’Cause people were in my ear being like, ‘You’re gonna leave? People would die for this job.’”
But as Kylie, 28, told her, “’Oh my god, Vic, I want you to thrive, and I’m gonna be here supporting you. And I love you so much.’”
Before taking on the role as Kylie’s assistant, Victoria had been an intern at Teen Vogue and later joined Kris Jenner’s Jenner Communications as an office manager, which led to her job with Kylie.
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And while she was originally assistant to both Kylie and her sister Kendall Jenner, Victoria admitted on the podcast that “it became too difficult to do both of them at the same time.”
At the time, Kylie was launching Kylie Cosmetics, so it made sense for Victoria to continue on with her, especially because she had more of “a creative role” on top of assistant duties.
Of course, she made sure not to leave Kendall in the lurch, joking she “gave Kendall” her sister Sofia Villarroel.
“I told Kendall, I was like, ‘Please don’t hate me. I have a peace offering: my sister, my DNA,’” she laughed. “’Basically you get me, but you probably will like her more because she’s way more like you.’”
For a look back at Kylie through the years, keep reading.
2008
Kylie attends Matrix at A Time for Heroes Celebrity Carnival just months before the Keeping up with the Kardashians series premiere.
2009
Kylie shows support for Selena Gomez‘s Kiss & Tell album by attending its release party.
2009
Kylie sports bangs at Wango Tango music festival in Los Angeles.
2010
Kylie is all smiles at the Taste Of Beverly Hills.
2010
Kylie attends Wango Tango festial for the second year in a row.
2011
2012
Kylie attends the 2012 Teen Choice Awards just ahead of her 15th birthday.
2012
Kylie goes grunge at Jingle Ball 2012.
2013
Kylie vogues at the MTV Movie Awards.
2013
Kylie shows support for pal Justin Bieber at the Justin Bieber’s Believe premiere.
2014
King Kylie arrives at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards.
2014
Kylie walks the blue carpet at the 2014 Teen Choice Awards.
2015
Kylie is all grown up at GQ’s Grammys after party in 2015.
2015
Kylie brings back the bangs for a night at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards.
2016
Suited up! Kylie sports a business casual vibe at Marie Claire’s ‘Fresh Faces’ Party.
2016
Kylie walks her own red carpet at her 2016 charity event with SinfulColors.
2017
Kylie sports a two-piece ensemble at Marie Claire’s Image Maker Awards 2017.
2017
Kylie goes blonde at the 2017 Met Gala.
2018
A year later, Kylie returned to her roots for an all-black look at the 2018 Met Gala, just months after welcoming her daughter Stormi with her now-ex Travis Scott.
2019
Kylie supports Travis at the premiere of Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly.
2019
Kylie steps out in a Balmain jumpsuit at the 2019 Grammys.
2020
Kylie is feeling blue at the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscars Party.
2021
She’s on the move! Kylie leaves the Parsons Awards in 2021.
2022
Kylie steps out at the Baby2Baby gala months after welcoming her son Aire.
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