Kim Kardashian sent her pal and former assistant Stephanie Shepard into an emotional meltdown after surprising her with a $25,000 designer Hermes bag for her birthday
The generous reality star and founder of KKW beauty splurged on the Hermès Kelly bag for her 32nd birthday moving her to tears.
Shepherd thanked the reality TV superstar for the pricey present on Instagram on Sunday, writing, “Oh and this happened @kimkardashian,” alongside a video of herself opening the designer gift.
“This is so crazy,” she screamed as she unwrapped the purse. “Don’t cry,” Kardashian replied, giving her pal a hug.
Stephanie broke down crying after opening the brand’s iconic orange box to find the bag inside, while confessing she had recently considered buying a knock off
“Oh my god I was going to buy a knock off. I was like do you think anyone would know?”‘ which drew laughter from the intimate crowd in the video.
Holding up the coveted purse, Stephanie beamed: “This is so nice,” as Kardashian joked, “Don’t drop a tear on the bag!”
“Your loyalty and generosity for your friends and family is unmatched,” she wrote in another Story, tagging Kim.
The Hermès Noir Black Epsom Sellier Kelly 28 bag retails new for $24,999.00 per an Ebay listing with good knock offs costing roughly $3,000.
Stunning Steph began working as the Skims founder’s executive assistant in 2013 and eventually became the Chief Operating Officer of all Kardashian West Brands before she was let go.
Despite being let go as an employee, she still spends time with both Kim and Kourtney Kardashian. She modeled Kim’s Skims line in August, and has even contributed articles to Kourtney’s Poosh website.
In scenes that aired on Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Steph had confided to Kim’s sister Kourtney Kardashian that she felt “unfulfilled career-wise,” which eventually got back to boss Kim and let to the demise of their professional relationship.
“I said I love you a lot, like a sister, and this conversation is really hard for me to have. But I just think that you’ve outgrown your position here,” Kim recounted of their conversation the show.
Shepherd went on to co-found Future Earth — a climate change non profit — and is dating Apple Music’s head of content Larry Jackson, who is also a friend of Kanye West.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
