Kim Kardashian fans go wild as unearthed tweet about Katie Price goes viral

KIM Kardashian may be one of the world’s most famous women these days, but back in 2009, she was far from a household name in the UK. And now, fans are going wild over an unearthed tweet where she fangirled over none other than Katie Price. Kim Kardashian may be one of the most well-known women in the world now, but she was once a hopeful fan of several British celebs Credit: Instagram/@kimkardashian Kim fan-girled over Katie in a 2009 tweet With the latter not responding until 7 years later – when Kim was a massive star While Kim was already a reality star on Keeping Up With The Kardashians at the time, she was yet to blow up to the global superstar she is today. In fact, Kim would regularly tweet about stars – many of whom she would never acknowledge today as an A-lister worth an estimated £1.4 billion. Sign up for the Showbiz newsletter Thank you! In 2009, at the height of Katie’s fame and the beginning of Kim’s, the latter was left starstruck after seeing the glamour model on a flight. She tweeted: “Omg Katie Price AKA Jordan and her husband Peter are on my flight home from NYC”. Kim shared the starstruck tweet in 2009, before she achieved global stardom Credit: Getty She spotted Katie and her then-husband Peter Andre (pictured in 2005) just a month before they split up Credit: PA:Press Association While Katie didn’t acknowledge it at the time, she certainly did when Kim then became a mega-star. Replying seven years later, in 2017, Katie said: “Awe that is so cute! Thank you Kim #flashback”. Fans have resurfaced the exchange online, with one dubbing it ‘iconic’. The tweet was shared while Katie was married to Peter Andre, with the pair splitting just a month later. Most read in Showbiz Kim rose to fame around 2007 and was beginning to gain traction, but didn’t become a worldwide megastar until the early-mid 2010s. Her relationship, and subsequent marriage, with Kanye West catapulted Kim even further into the spotlight from 2012 onwards. In a full circle moment, Katie’s new husband Lee Andrews – who has been dubbed a ‘real life Walter Mitty’ claimed to have met Kim previously as he shared alleged photos with the Kardashian star on his business account. It was later confirmed that the images were AI-generated and that the pair have never actually crossed paths. Comment now