The end of KUWTK: How do the fans feel?

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“You’re doing amazing, honey.”

Sounds familiar? It’s one of the many iconic lines from Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

But after 14 years of laughter, drama, and sibling rivalry, the show comes to a close and fans are reeling.

‘My mouth fell off’

Miranda, 24, of Croydon, has been a huge fan of the show for more than a decade.

“I think I have seen almost every episode, including derivatives.

“Some people may think I’m crazy, but it’s one of those shows that you just invest in,” she tells Radio 1 Newsbeat.

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“As much as their lifestyles are so different from the average person because they are rich and they travel all the time, as far as family goes, you can see that they are just human beings.”

• In Pictures: Keeping Up With The Kardashians

The show features the five Kardashian sisters: Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, Kendall, and Kylie, and their brother Rob.

Since it started, they have welcomed 10 new additions to the family.

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Miranda says: “We saw Kourtney’s oldest son being born on the screen, and now he is 10 years old, it will be very different to see them on social media.

“Watching them grow up, build an empire and build businesses shows young women, men, or anyone who is interested in the show, not give up on their dreams.

“As much as they all have different backgrounds and different lifestyles, I think they are true to themselves and believe in what they do, that’s what inspires.”

‘As if 2020 couldn’t be worse’

That was Sarah Halligan’s first reaction in Dublin when she saw the Kim Kardashian ad.

“My friends from work had to text me last night to see if I was okay, I joked with my boss that I was going to take the rest of the week off to accept the loss.”

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He even wrote a funny email out of the office when he heard the news.

“It sounds dramatic, but I’m very sad that it’s over.

“I’ve seen it from the beginning and got very involved in their lives.

“It became a big part of my life, especially since Kylie started throwing makeup, the girls at work think I’m obsessed.”

‘I’m waiting for a spin-off!’

“I was 14 when I was first introduced to Keeping Up with The Kardashians, it has been with me since I was growing up,” says 27-year-old Antonia Byrne.

She was devastated when she saw the ad on Instagram.

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“They did reality shows, everyone was talking about it and we got to see all sides of the family, which made it more real.

“There have been so many amazing moments, but the one that stood out to me the most was when Khloé and Kris pranked Kim, I would have reacted the same way Kim did.”

Analysis

By Sinead Garvan, Radio 1 Newsbeat entertainment reporter

Whether you caught him during confinement or been a fan from day one, the news is a bit surprising.

Even if you’re not a fan of reality TV, you can’t deny the impact that the show and that family have had on pop culture, especially on social media.

While they are paid for the program, it is nothing compared to what they have been able to earn since its success.

KUWTK gave them the platform to create this huge brand and empire that sells makeup, clothes, shapers, a lifestyle.

But everything has a cost.

They also said they wanted the show to be as real as possible, so that meant showing the fun and laughter, but also the deeply personal and sad moments.

As Khloe said in one episode referring to her then-boyfriend cheating on her: “I’m not just a reality TV show, this is my life.”

Kourtney began to show real signs of not wanting to continue to be a part of that when she cut down on the number of episodes she was on last season, saying it no longer made her happy.

Ratings have dropped in recent years, but most of the family is very active on social media and that’s where they sell their products.

So maybe they agreed that it was time to say goodbye to cameras in their homes and just shoot content whenever they wanted.