Fans finally caught a glimpse of Rob Kardashian four years after his last onscreen appearance on his family’s reality show.
In the season 7 premiere, which aired on Thursday, October 23, Rob, 38, was seen at a celebration in their past family home, with Khloé Kardashian, Kim Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian praising their younger brother’s cameo.
“I know everyone is hoping that Rob comes back to the show. Trust me, we are too,” Khloé, 41, explained. “Rob is doing well. He is alive.”
Khloé was excited for Rob’s appearance to address certain false rumors.
“The conspiracies run wild and one of them is that he lives with me and he’s in our shadows and we don’t want him around,” she noted. “He isn’t some miserable person that lives under a bridge. We are totally fine.”
In her own confessional, Kourtney, 46, said she loved “having him around” while Kim, 45, expressed hope for more onscreen appearances.
“I do miss him being on the show because he is just so funny,” Kim shared. “It would be great if he would regularly be back on the show. That is the goal.”
A past scene from The Kardashians showed Khloé asking Rob about his plans to come back and start filming, to which he replied, “I mean, I’m down.”
Rob originally played a large role in his family’s reality TV empire when Keeping Up With the Kardashians premiered in 2007. The E! series later started to document his emotional struggles and weight gain until Rob chose to make less appearances. He made a brief reality return during his tumultuous relationship with Blac Chyna in 2016 but their series, Rob & Chyna, was canceled following their split.
Eagle-eyed fans have caught glimpses of Rob out of the frame on The Kardashians. Rob has yet to mark an official return as he continues to focus on raising his and Blac Chyna‘s 8-year-old daughter, Dream.
“He’s still very private and isn’t active on social media. [He] doesn’t share a lot about his personal life,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly in May 2022. “He’s dating but is also private about that. He’s been on this amazing health and wellness journey and continues to make that his focus. He’s in good shape and is happy with how far he’s come. He’s never going to stop caring about his mental health and overall health — it’s important to him so he can be the best father to Dream.”
Rob previously made a small but very memorable cameo on The Kardashians. During an October 2023 episode, Kris Jenner enlisted her son in helping find the right woman for Scott Disick.
“They have to have a sense of humor. He is one of the funniest guys I know. He reminds me so much of my son, Rob,” she told the cameras before giving Rob a call. “Rob! What do you think is the perfect girl for Scott?”
Rob responded with a phrase that got censored out. Kris, 67, appeared stunned by his answer, saying, “Oh, never mind. OK. I will talk to you later.”
Viewers got a hint at Rob’s phrase of choice when a producer noted Disney wouldn’t let them include “**** whore” — as the subtitle read — on screen. “We will just bleep it,” Kris quipped.
Hulu releases new episodes of The Kardashians every Thursday.
