Image: Complex magazine.
Another day, another eye-catching magazine cover starring a member of the Kardashian Klan.
This time it’s Khloe playing cover girl for pop culture title Complex. The 31-year-old has taken a leaf out of big sister Kim’s book, putting her derrière front and centre in a high-cut mesh leotard.
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The theme of the shoot is ‘Let’s Get Physical’, so there’s a lot of oiled-up hair and skin and, well, sexually suggestive posing with gym equipment. Maybe don’t try this at your own gym, yeah? Body Attack class could get awkward.
There’s no denying Khloe looks incredibly toned, fit and strong, but it was only going to be a matter of time before someone out there in the Internet abyss decided to accuse her of heavy Photoshop treatment.
However, Khloe was quick to nip that snarkiness in the bud, sharing both the unretouched (left) and published (right) versions of one of the photos on Instagram with some choice words for her “haters”:
"This one is for all the troll haters out there that cannot seem to give me an ounce of credit for my daily workouts! The image on the left is an unretouched photo from the actual camera on the day of the shoot. The image on the right is the retouched photo," she wrote.
"Yes [my] skin is smooth and shadows are removed but I still think I look good on the left image. Flaws and all."
Excuse us for one moment while we fist-pump in appreciation.
It's no secret magazines and other visual media use image editing techniques to 'perfect' photos before they're released.
Sometimes, like in Khloe's case, these changes are very slight (why on earth was she Photoshopped in the first place?!). Other times, they're comically awful, with limbs shaved down to physically impossible proportions and waists cut in so tight any vital organs would malfunction immediately.
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However, immediately assuming Khloe Kardashian doesn't — or couldn't possibly — look this toned is ridiculous and insulting, considering she's one of the few celebrities willing to acknowledge how hard she works to stay in shape and manage her weight. (Post continues after gallery.)
Khloe Kardashian for Complex magazine
In early July, the reality TV star told Aussie radio hosts Fitzy and Wippa that her approach to health involves broader lifestyle changes, not fad eating plans.
"I think all diets are kind of weird. The word 'die' is in it. I believe in lifestyle changes, and when you think of something long term, you do it better. If I know I just have to eat this way for a week, how does that help you for the long term? It doesn't," the reality star explained.
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"I've made major cutbacks. I used to love soda. So I've cut out soda completely and I'll drink iced tea or water for what I drink throughout my day... I'll do like one thing, like, a month. I'll just cut something off little by little, and then it just becomes like a part of your life. You don't even think about it."
Wise words, lady. Considering so many of her peers parrot the ol' "water and sleep does the trick for me, I can eat whatever I like!" line (or worse, Salma Hayek's 'I don't exercise, I just activate my muscles all day' claim), Khloe's honesty is refreshing.
She's also shared her fitness philosophy with her Instagram followers, explaining that it will be "a life-long journey".
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"Fitness is not about being better than someone else... It's about being better than you used to be. I'm not where I want to be, and who knows if I ever will be," she posted earlier this year.
"But I am healthier than ever, and due to my consistent workouts, I am slowly seeing results. Hi baby abs!! I see you!!! I hope to meet your other ab friends soon (yes, I'm talking to my muscles. I've never met most of them before)."
Knowing all this, can you blame the woman for being proud of her super-fit appearance in the Complex photoshoot? Apparently, we all have Kim Kardashian to thank for convincing — well, "forcing" — Khloe to agree to the shoot in the first place.
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"I have been procrastinating it because I was too scared to do the shoot! But Kimberly made me and had more confidence in me then I had myself!! I love you Keeks!" Khloe wrote on Instagram.
We hereby award one hundred Good Sister points to you, Kim.
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