Rob Kardashian shares throwback shirtless Instagram profile picture as his sister Khloe says he’s ‘more confident’ ahead of KUWTK return
He’s ready to come out of his shell… again.
Rob Kardashian, the notoriously private member of the uber famous reality family featured on E!’s Keeping Up With The Kardashians, has changed his Instagram profile picture to something a little bit more up front and revealing.
The Halfway Dead founder, 33, has selected a photo of himself from 2013 for his new profile picture, in which he is turned partially away from the camera displaying his bare back and shoulder as he chows down on a sandwich.
Flashback: Rob Kardashian, the notoriously private member of the uber famous reality family, has changed his Instagram profile picture to something a little bit more up front and revealing
Rob wears a black beanie in the image, and appears to be in the sun near the beach as he shows off his impressive tattoo sleeve.
Regardless of the fact that it’s a dated photo, the move is just the latest instance of the sole male Kardashian child appearing to take control of his social media presence.
Nonetheless, his Instagram bio still does say ‘Rob Kardashian does not post to this account. Account is run by Jenner Communications.’
Shirtless profile: Rob has selected a photo of himself from 2013 for his new profile picture, in which he is turned partially away from the camera displaying his bare back and shoulder
The account clearly needs some updating, since Rob also calls himself ‘@dream daddy’ which links to his daughter’s Instagram account –– but there are no posts to speak of there.
The photo itself dates from over seven years ago, from July 4th, 2013, when Kardashian was in the midst of a well-documented weight loss battle as featured on KUWTK at the time.
The former Dancing With The Stars contestant frequently bemoaned the challenges of losing weight, and later took a protracted break from his family’s reality show as well as the media in general to focus on his health, both mental and physical.
That was around the time of his very messy split from Blac Chyna, the mother of his young daughter Dream, in late 2016.
Before: The photo itself dates from over seven years ago, from July 4th, 2013, when Kardashian was in the midst of a well-documented weight loss battle; seen here in 2016
After: Rob has recently looked a lot better, as seen here in a much more recent IG snap with sister Kourtney Kardashian
In January 2019, older sister Kim Kardashian explained Rob’s long absence from the spotlight during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live, saying, ‘He has his moods. Sometimes he’s like, “Look, I didn’t sign up for this” and then he’s like, “I’m cool to do it.”‘
And then in March, Rob dropped a hint that he was returning to the show when he said, ‘My sisters forgot we were filming #KUWTK and thought it was bad girls club.’
Things continued to change for Rob last month, when the reclusive star made a showy appearance at sister Khloe’s 36th birthday party, looking trimmer and healthier.
With sisters Khloe and Kendall: Things continued to change for Rob last month, when the reclusive star made a showy appearance at sister Khloe’s 36th birthday party, looking trimmer
And Khloe herself is excited about her brother’s transformation.
The 36-year-old star called in to SiriusXM Hits 1 in the middle of this month to tell The Morning Mash Up stars that her brother is coming back to Keeping Up With The Kardashians next season.
‘My brother’s coming back around, like he’s feeling more confident and comfortable, I think, you know, he just started a whole new season so here we go,’ said the mother to True Thompson.
Khloe herself is excited about her brother’s transformation: ‘My brother’s coming back around, like he’s feeling more confident and comfortable,’ she said recently; seen with Malika Haqq