Talk about a plot twist. Just a couple of weeks after the season finale of The Kardashians gave fans a glimpse of the heartbreaking split between Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson, it has been confirmed they’re expecting a baby together via surrogate.
The former couple already share daughter True, who’s now set to become a big sister. A representative for Kardashian told PEOPLE, “Khloé is incredibly grateful to the extraordinary surrogate for such a beautiful blessing.” The rep added that the baby was conceived in November.
The timeline is a bit messy for than on-again, off-again couple. Just a month after their surrogate baby was apparently conceived, news broke that Tristan had fathered a child during an affair with his personal trainer. That baby born was born in December. Though he initially denied paternity, Tristan admitted the affair and publicly apologized to Kardashian in January of this year.
A source told PEOPLE that Khloe and Tristan are now strictly co-parents, so it doesn’t look like their couple status will be affected by the birth of their second child. Khloe has spoken openly for years about wanting to give True a sibling. In a March 2021 interview, Kardashian then revealed that she’d already tried IVF three times by that point––all unsuccessful.
Fans also saw her fertility struggles documented on the previous version of their reality show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians. In the show’s final season, she shared that she’d been told she would likely miscarry if she ever became pregnant again.
Sister Kim Kardashian, who had the youngest two of her four children with the help of a surrogate, praised the idea of taking that option in an on-camera chat with Khloe. “If you can do it, it’s such an amazing experience,” Kim said. “But you’ll see, the love that you’ll have for your kids is exactly the same. There’s no difference, except that there was someone else that was the carrier.”
Given that the baby was conceived in November, he or she could be arriving any day now. Despite their rocky relationship, it’s clear that all those fertility struggles mean this baby was very much wanted, no matter where Khloe and Tristan stand now.
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