Kim Kardashian divorced Kanye West in 2022 after an eight-year marriage, during which time the media personality gave birth to his four children, including 12-year-old North

Kim Kardashian said the "final straw" that ended her marriage to Kanye West was feeling "emotionally and financially unsafe".

The socialite, 44, has described how she constantly felt on edge due to Kanye's erratic behaviour, including allegedly giving away five of their Lamborghinis during a mental health "episode". Kim became so concerned for her own safety she filed for divorce, which became official in 2022.

Speaking on a podcast today, the media personality said: "You never know what you're going to get when you wake up, and that's a really unsettling feeling." Host Alex Cooper asked Kim what the "final straw" was in her decision to end her marriage, to which Kim said a "lack of stability" was a major factor in her call.

But she and Kanye, 48, maintain "a great healthy relationship" despite the divorce, and they share four children; North, 12, nine-year-old Saint, Chicago, seven, and Psalm, who is six.

Kim and Kanye's relationship was also strained by the musician "airing out a lot of personal stuff", alluding to the time he publicly revealed the pair had considered an abortion after falling pregnant with their first child.

"I didn't like the feeling of someone talking bad about my kids, grandmother, aunts - all of those feelings. If someone feels that way, then we shouldn't be together," Kim added during the interview on the Call Her Daddy podcast.

The socialite wed Kanye, a longime friend, in May 2014, around one year after her divorce to then professional basketballer Kris Humphries was legalised. She stressed her second divorce was particularly tough because Kanye, who has won 24 Grammys, introduced her to the huge fashion and art realms.

But since then, her career has continued to flourish with more films and TV shows to her name, including a regular role in American Horror Story: Delicate and appearances in numerous international magazines.

The mum of four, born in Los Angeles, California, added: "Some of my biggest projects came about after I made that decision (the divorce). It was the universe rewarding me and showing me that I was moving in the right direction."

The reality TV star claimed someone "extremely close" to her "put a hit out" in the trailer for series seven of The Kardashians, in which she stars alongside her mother Kris Jenner and sisters Kourtney Kardashian Barker, Khloe Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner.

The identity of the individual alleged to have organised the would-be contract killing was not revealed. It comes following reports in 2022 that West had uploaded and then deleted a social media post that said she had accused him of putting a hit out on her. In the trailer she says: "I got a call from investigators. Someone extremely close to me put a hit out on my life."

Kim Kardashian details the 'final straw' that ended her marriage to Kanye West - The Mirror