North West has made her Hollywood Bowl singing debut, and Kim Kardashian is one proud mama.
The daughter of the reality star and rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took to the stage May 24 to belt out “I Just Can’t Wait To Be King” in a live production of the “Lion King” to celebrate the animated film’s 30th anniversary.
Based on fan footage, North appeared to be dressed in head-to-toe yellow garb, featuring a fuzzy hood, sleeves and slippers as performers dressed as animals danced around her.
Videos posted to X show that Kim Kardashian and Ye were in attendance, as well as their 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren Saint, Chicago and Psalm. Kris Jenner and Kourtney Kardashian were also seen giving North a standing ovation.
The performance of Hans Zimmer’s musical score also featured “Lion King” originals Billy Eichner, Bradley Gibson, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver, Jeremy Irons and Nathan Lane, Broadway star Heather Headley, Grammy winner Lebo M, as well as special guest Jennifer Hudson.
Prior to the show, Kim Kardashian shared pictures on her Instagram story of flowers sent to North from her grandma, MJ, and her mom, Kris.
She also showed a shot of what appeared to be two treats that resembled her daughter, North, and “Lion King” character Simba.
Kim Kardashian has previously opened up about wanting her kids to have a “normal life” as much as possible, despite their parents’ fame.
“I’ll do anything to keep their life as normal as possible,” Kim Kardashian told Angie Martinez on her “IRL” podcast in December 2022.
The conversation came shortly after she and Ye divorced after eight years of marriage. They settled their divorce in November 2022, agreeing to “equal access” to their four 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren, according to documents obtained by TODAY.com.
Kim Kardashian and Ye share four 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren: North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm West.
Kim Kardashian told interviewer Martinez about the difficulties of co-parenting amid media headlines and Ye’s erratic behavior, including antisemitic social media posts in October 2022.
“I definitely protected him, and I still will in the eyes of my kids. For my kids. So, in my home, my kids don’t know anything that goes on (in) the outside world,” Kim Kardashian told Martinez.
“One day my kids will thank me … for not bashing their dad,” she said.
Read on to learn more about Kim Kardashian’s four kids.
Kardashian and Ye welcomed their first 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥, North, on June 15, 2013.
Kardashian revealed how she came up with her daughter’s name in a 2020 makeup tutorial she did with Kylie Jenner.
“I actually got it from Jay Leno, who made that as a joke,” she said at the time. “I was like, ‘No way, I would never name my daughter that.’ Like, I said that on his show. Everyone was coming up to me like, ‘It’s such a cool name. You should really think about it.'”
Kardashian said it took “four or five days” for the name to stick.
North has an eye for fashion just like her mom. In a March 2022 interview with Vogue, Kardashian said that her daughter is “very opinionated when it comes to what I’m wearing.”
“She’ll always complain when I’m wearing too much black,” the SKIMS founder said.
“I showed up at her school on Valentine’s Day wearing head-to-toe pink, and she got so excited she ran over and hugged me,” Kardashian added. “(Of course) she opened my coat, saw the black lining, and says ‘Mom, you’re still wearing black.’”
North also wasn’t afraid to critique her mom’s 2023 Met Gala look — a quality that led Kardashian to call her “the new Joan Rivers“ in an episode of “The Kardashians.”
She didn’t hold back when it came to her thoughts on her mom’s makeup line, either.
On Jan. 27, the 10-year-old commented on different SKKN by Kim products, like lipsticks, lip liners and palettes, in a five-minute video uploaded to the joint TikTok account she shares with her mom.
North began her review by testing out different eyeshadows from a palette on her arm. She posed and said one of the colors was “really neutral.” She playfully added in a mocking voice, “I like it, like to go out, like dinner, yes, with the makeup on! This is classic Kim, so.”
