Kim Kardashian has revealed that she was left suffering with psoriatic arthritis after going on a diet in order to fit into Marilyn Monroe's dress.
The 41-year-old reality TV star looked incredible at this year's Met Gala as she walked the red carpet in the same gown Marilyn Monroe wore back in 1962, when she famously sang 'Happy Birthday' to President John. F. Kennedy.
The Hollywood legend's bedazzled sheer beige floor-length gown is currently a historic item held by the Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum, and was loaned to the Skims founder for her arrival at the charity ball.
However, due to the historic significance of Monroe's $4.8 million gown - the most expensive dress ever sold at auction - it meant that no alterations could be made in order for Kardashian to fit into it.
As a result, Kardashian told Vogue at the Met Gala that she put herself on a strict diet in order to drop weight and fit into it.
"I would wear a sauna suit twice a day, run on the treadmill, completely cut out all sugar and all carbs, and just eat the cleanest veggies and protein," she told the outlet, adding: "I didn’t starve myself, but I was so strict." Ultimately, The Kardashians star revealed that she shed 16 pounds in just three weeks.
Although, despite capturing headlines around the world for donning the gown, the reality TV star has also revealed the health implications her diet had on her body.
In her recent interview with Allure, Kim revealed that the honor to wear Monroe's gown was "a roller coaster of emotions", explaining: "To even find the dress was a feat, and then to get them to allow me to wear the dress was another feat. [...] I think [the dresser] was shaking because if anything rips, if anything goes wrong, you know? This is Marilyn’s dress. And it absolutely did not fit."
Kardashian added that two weeks before the Met Gala, she had lost 10lbs. "I was so proud of myself," she said. "Then I got down 15 [pounds] and it fit. I couldn’t believe it."
However, in order to drop the weight, Kim revealed that she ditched her usual plant-based diet and started to eat meat again.
As a result, she claims that "psoriasis broke out over my body and I got psoriatic arthritis so I couldn’t really move my hands."
"It was really painful," Kim told Allure. "I had to go to a rheumatologist who put me on a steroid. I was freaking out. I cut out the meat again, and it’s calmed down."