Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian.Photo: Cindy Ord/MG22/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
In a newinterview withGQ, Barker compared his previous experience onMeet the Barkerswith ex-wife Shanna Moakler from 2005 to 2006 to filmingThe Kardashianswith wifeKourtney Kardashian Barker, sharing that his current experience ismuch easier than his previous gig.
“There were cameras placed throughout my house. There were people living at my house,” he recalled. “It was insane, y’know. And it wasn’t really for me, at that level — it was too much.”
WithThe Kardashians, Barker said, “the only time I really film with Kourt is when she asks me to, and I’m only around for some of it.”
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Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker.Kourtney Kardashian/Instagram
“I don’t care if I’m c—ing in a cup, or whatever. It’s real life,” he explained, noting that publicly sharing their journey “can help people.”
“Seeing Kourtney’s journey through IVF [in-vitro fertilization], which is super hard for a woman, you saw her struggle with it and talk about it. That’s real. And there’s however many millions of dudes that have to go give their semen for this same procedure. So it’s, like, relatable, you know?” he told the outlet.
Kardashian and Barker, 46, have beenopen about their IVF journey, which they are on to add to their blended family that already includes five children. Kardashian has three kids — sonsReign Aston, 7, andMason Dash, 12, plus daughterPenelope Scotland, 10 — while Barker is dad to daughterAlabama Luella, 16, and sonLandon Asher, 19.
Speaking to her mom, Kardashian continued, “Every single person on social media is always like, ‘Kourtney’s pregnant, Kourtney’s pregnant, Kourtney’s gained so much weight.’ I’m like, it’s so rude to comment on people when you have no idea what they’re actually going through.”
source: people.com
