Kim Kardashian breaks down in tears over failing bar exam

US reality TV star Kim Kardashian said she will “keep studying” after she failed her bar exam and was unable to qualify as a lawyer.

Her plan to follow in the footsteps of her late father, Robert Kardashian, who was a member of OJ Simpson’s defence team, has been delayed but the businesswoman, who plays a divorce lawyer in new Ryan Murphy show All’s Fair, said she will keep going “until I get there”.

The Skims co-founder, 45, known for starring alongside her family in the reality TV show The Kardashians, passed her “baby bar” exam on her fourth attempt in 2021 and said in May that she had graduated from a law program.

In October, she revealed in an appearance on The Graham Norton Show that she was due to qualify in two weeks.

“I will be qualified in two weeks. I hope to practise law. Maybe in 10 years I think I’ll give up being Kim K and be a trial lawyer. That’s what I really want,” she said.

In an Instagram post on Sunday, she released video of her final two weeks of studying - “the ups, the downs, and everything in between”.

The video starts with her breaking down in tears saying “every time I feel like I’m a step ahead something happens”.

“On November 7th, I found out I didn’t pass the bar. It was disappointing, but it wasn’t the end,” she said.

“This dream means too much to me to walk away from, so I’m going to keep studying, keep learning, and keep showing up for myself until I get there.”

Kardashian shared a video that offered an insight into the preparation she did for the exam, showing her organising her essays and writing on a whiteboard.

She studied for four months straight and “cancelled all work calls”, she said.

In another clip, taken the day before her bar exam, she said: “I feel good, like I feel prepared”.