Kim Kardashian hits back as critics question daughter North West’s talents

Kim Kardashian is angrily defending herself after making a surprising claim on social media that was met with instant scepticism.

Kim Kardashian has been absolutely roasted on social media after sharing a photo of a stunning artwork she says was painted by her seven-year-old daughter, North West.

“My little artist North,” Kardashian captioned the photo, which shows a vivid landscape painting, with North’s signature in the bottom-right corner.

Kim Kardashian says North painted this.

Fans were more than a little sceptical that North, who will turn eight in June, could’ve been responsible for such a professional-looking artwork.

I will bet anything (even my life) that this painting was not done by north west pic.twitter.com/aaegkDJJKO

— Ethan (@sirconeus) February 8, 2021

Fam if North West really painting like that at 7 she need her own tv show 😂

— Trevor Norris (@trevor_norris0) February 9, 2021

me drawing vs north west drawing
at 7 years old at 7 years old pic.twitter.com/zoOVDY2aeE

— 𝙅𝙊𝙎𝙃 ✪ (@jawshguy) February 8, 2021

exclusive: north west’s new painting!! pic.twitter.com/epUxoAC20d

— agnes and zoe (@zoeandagnes) February 9, 2021

This is gonna be me when I catch North West pic.twitter.com/dCHRlseOjr

— Star-lord hate account (@KTheoo) February 9, 2021

As the online roasting spread across social media, Kardashian hopped back on Instagram to blast her doubters, telling critics to “stop embarrassing yourselves” and warning: “DON’T PLAY WITH ME WHEN IT COMES TO MY CHILDREN!!!”

Kim K hits back at her doubters.

She also shared a similar artwork painted by a young friend of North’s in the same art class:

A similar painting by North's art class friend.

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Now, that friend’s mother, Tracy Romulus, has also stepped in to defend North.

“Both girls are in art class together and learning oil painting techniques from an instructor,” Romulus explained via Instagram. “They spend weeks at a time on a single painting and are incredibly proud of themselves once they complete a project.”

North West with her artwork.

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She said the children follow a curriculum, but “the works are original, starting from a blank canvas and each child’s interpretation”.

Romulus urged people to stop spreading “doubts on a child’s ability” and shared a picture of her daughter with another one of her own artworks:

Tracy Romulus' daughter is in the same art class as North.

A TikTok user has also come forward claiming that her mother is North’s art teacher, saying the child started art classes at her mother’s Westlake Village studio just two weeks ago.

“My mum taught me how to paint this and she taught North how to paint the same one, just two weeks ago,” TikToker Camryn Frederickson explained. “She’s been an art teacher for 30 years and everyone who comes to her classes starts with the exact same painting when they’re starting out.”

North West, artistic genius? Our verdict:

The truth is out there.

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Originally published as Kim Kardashian hits back as critics question daughter North West’s talents