In fact, some fans probably wonder just how the mom-of-six first met her much younger boyfriend, given the pair’s 29-year age difference. In a strange way, it was Kris’ somewhat estranged son-in-law, Kanye West, who brought the two together, though he and Jenner’s daughters have later questioned whether Gamble is in the relationship for the right reasons.
Kanye West was responsible for introducing Corey Gamble into the Kardashian-Jenner family. In August 2014, West threw a party in Ibiza for fashion designer Riccardo Tisci’s 40th birthday.
Naturally a handful of the Kardashians, including Kim Kardashian and Kris and Kendall Jenner, attended the soiree. Who else was in attendance that night? None other than Gamble, and he instantly took notice of Kris, who had recently separated from her spouse of 25 years, Caitlyn Jenner.
Gamble chatted the newly single lady up and apparently the attraction was mutual. By October, Gamble was a regular face at big Kardashian events, like Kim’s 34th birthday party, as well as more casual, everyday get togethers, like dinner with the family and friends. Over time, Gamble even made his way onto the family’s reality show, though his introduction to the long-running reality series was a bit risqué.
In Corey Gamble’s first KUWTK appearance, his storyline revolved around all the loud sex he and Kris Jenner kept having around the house and how annoyed Kim was by it because she was trying to sleep — not exactly starting on the right foot. That tension between Gamble and Kris’ children, particularly her daughters Kim, Khloe, and Kendall, continued to grow.
In May 2019, Kim and Khloe discussed the fact that Kim’s husband, Kanye West, had texted Corey Gamble to express his suspicions about the fact that the family had never met anyone from Gamble’s family. “Kanye texts Corey something along the lines of, ‘Look, we don’t know you, we’ve never met any of your family members,’” Kim told Khloé.
“Of course we’ve all felt that way and thought that, but for Kanye to just so bluntly say that to him — I feel like that was the wrong choice to make at that time.” Khloé agreed that “Kanye’s delivery wasn’t great,” but added that “the essence of what he said is true… We don’t know Corey like that.”
After being confronted with her children’s suspicions of her boyfriend, Kris Jenner pushed back forcefully, saying, “I want you to recognize that when you do question my relationship with Corey, it isn’t okay and it hurts feelings. I think what you guys don’t realize is Corey is really taking care of me like no one ever has in my entire life.”
That put a stop to the rest of the Kardashians questioning Gamble, but that doesn’t mean that everyone continued to get along with him. Kendall Jenner had a particularly nasty argument with her mom’s boyfriend during the family’s trip to Palm Springs earlier this year.