North West is only 10 years old, but she recently landed her first acting role. Now, more people than ever suspect that Kim and Kanye have been pushing their daughter to start working.
So why exactly are they being accused of not looking out for North’s best interests? The real reasons why Kanye and Kim want their daughter to become as famous as possible are absolutely crazy.
The Mirror UK recently reported that North just landed a major acting role. She will be appearing in Disney’s The Lion King 30th Anniversary – A Live-to-Film Concert Event.
The performances will be broadcast live from the Hollywood Bowl and are set to take place on May 24th and 25th. It isn’t publicly known what part North will be playing yet.
However, a recording of the event will eventually be available to stream on Disney+. It’s obviously a pretty big deal that North’s first acting role is going to be in a Disney production.
But not everyone is impressed that she’s making a name for herself as an actress at such a young age. They don’t think it was really her idea in the first place.
People believe Kim and Kanye have pressured their daughter to start working because they’re desperate for her to become famous. Their critics think they might have been behind Disney’s decision to offer North a role in their live event.
There’s no denying that the Kardashians have countless connections in the industry. It’s definitely possible that Kim and Kanye managed to pull some strings for their daughter to be able to appear in Disney’s live performance. But the reason why they wanted North to have a role in The Lion King so badly is seriously bizarre.
Kim and Kanye Have Been Competing with the Carters
Interestingly, a week before news broke that North would be appearing in The Lion King live-to-film event, another celebrity child was in the headlines. According to TODAY, Disney announced on April 29th that Beyonce and Jay Z’s 12-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, would be joining the cast of one of their productions.
The outlet reported that Disney revealed in a press release that Blue Ivy will be playing the part of the lion cub, Kiara, in the live-action prequel, Mufasa: The Lion King. So when it was announced that North had landed a role in a different production of The Lion King, some people felt like the timing was too similar to just be a coincidence.
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It’s no secret that Kanye used to be close friends with Jay Z and Beyonce. But according to The Mirror UK, around the time that Kanye’s controversial rants started becoming more frequent, the Carters began distancing themselves from him.
Not to mention, when Kim and Kanye got married in 2014, Beyonce and Jay Z didn’t attend their wedding. That allegedly led to an intense feud between the couples. But after Kanye and Kim split up, they seemingly continued silently competing against the Carters.
Some people have speculated that Kim and Kanye were unbelievably jealous when they found out that Beyonce and Jay Z’s daughter would be appearing in a Disney production. They believe Kanye and Kim called in some favors to make sure North would have a similar role.
North is Very Involved in Her Parents’ Careers
That’s not the only potential reason why North’s parents have been desperate for her to become super famous. Another one of Kim and Kanye’s possible motives for pushing their daughter to start working is incredibly self-serving.
Over the last several months, North has been extremely busy. She launched a music career when she rapped on stage with her dad at several of his live shows, collaborated with him on a song, and even appeared in the music video for the track.
According to Forbes, during a live performance in March, North revealed that she was going to be releasing her first album soon, titled Elementary School Dropout. But she hasn’t only been making waves in the industry because of her famously problematic father.
North has accompanied her mom to a variety of high-profile events. She also made more appearances on the last season of The Kardashians than she did previously.
She’s continued regularly posting on her TikTok account as well. Several of her videos either feature cameos from her mom or appear to promote products from one of Kim’s brands.
North has been very involved with her parents’ work lately. People have started to criticize Kim and Kanye for not allowing her to be an actual child. Many of their critics have also accused them of forcing their daughter into fame just to boost their own careers.
Kanye and Kim Aren’t Popular with the Newer Generation
Kim’s popularity has been declining. Many online reports have claimed that since the start of this year, she’s lost 3 million followers. Kanye’s numerous controversies have caused him to lose business deals, and his rap career has suffered.
The newer generation doesn’t seem very interested in feeding into Kim and Kanye’s obsessions with staying relevant and famous. As a result, they’ve been trying to remain relevant and save their failing careers by exploiting North.
Even if Kim and Kanye’s fame hadn’t changed, it’s possible that they would still be pushing their daughter into working. There’s another reason why they desperately want North to become extremely famous, and it’s honestly unbelievable.
For years, people have been accusing both Kanye and Kim of having narcissistic tendencies. In an episode of The Kardashians that aired last fall, Kim was even called a narcissist by her own sister. Unfortunately, the majority of narcissistic parents tend to have a very damaging perspective on their own children.
In an article published by CNBC, Dr. Ramani Durvasula, a psychologist, discussed some of the most common, toxic traits of narcissistic parents. She said that they typically view their kids “as an extension of themselves,” which is incredibly harmful.
Dr. Ramani explained that many children are only praised by their narcissistic parents if they do exactly what their parents want them to do. She added that a lot of kids are so desperate to be valued by their narcissistic parents that they will do whatever it takes “to fit the mold their parents set for them.” Dr. Ramani also mentioned that children will even sacrifice their own interests and goals, or other parts of their identity, just to please their narcissistic parents.
Sadly, this could potentially already be happening with North. What she revealed last fall was absolutely unreal.
North Is Treated Like an Extension of Kim and Kanye
According to People Magazine, North was interviewed last October by i-D magazine. She was also featured on the cover of their Fall/Winter issue.
During the interview, she mentioned that she has a lot of goals she’d like to accomplish when she’s older. She explained that she wants to be a basketball player, an artist, and a rapper someday.
North also claimed that in the future, she hopes to take over her parents’ businesses, including Yeezy and SKIMS. Of course, it’s possible that she really does want to own her parents’ businesses when she grows up.
It’s hard not to wonder whether she actually wants to do this, or if she just feels like she has to. If Kim and Kanye really are narcissistic parents, that could explain a lot about how they treat North.
If they do actually view their daughter as an extension of themselves, they might want her to become super famous because that’s exactly what they want for themselves.
Hopefully, North is able to decide what she wants to do sooner rather than later and doesn’t feel the need to win her parents over by following in their footsteps.
Otherwise, she could spend years feeling like she’s never going to be good enough for Kim and Kanye.
