36 Star AUGUST 12, 2019
love — but in Kylie Jenner’s case, it
may afford you a whole new circle of
friends. Since being relieved of former
BFF Jordyn Woods — who moved out
of Kylie’s house after a scandalous
hookup with Tristan Thompson, baby daddy and
former boyfriend of Kylie’s sister, Khloé Kardashian
— Kylie’s spent a lot more time alone. “Kylie’s still
sick to her stomach about the way Jordyn behaved
toward Khloé. She hates that she lost a best friend,”
the source says. But Kylie has a product to promote,
her new sunscreen line Kylie Skin, and a Kardashian-
Jenner launch needs an entourage. “She wanted her
launch of Kylie Skin to pop,” adds the insider, “which
meant she had to pull out all the stops.”
Without Jordyn as her longtime sidekick, the ever-
resourceful young entrepreneur has had to generate
a new crew, and fast. Kylie flew a group of seven pals,
including Scott Disick’s girlfriend, Sofia Richie, to
Turks and Caicos, says a source close to the 21-year-
old cosmetics mogul. The women took a pink, logo-
rich private jet to the lush Caribbean getaway on
what was less an authentic bonding girls’ trip than
a public relations opportunity for Kylie Skin, the
source noted.GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Though Kylie footed the bill for the glamorous trip,
the source says, the vacation didn’t come without a
cost to guests. “Kylie made it very clear before the
trip even began that, if they wanted a free dream
vacay, everyone would have to earn their keep and
post pictures on Instagram at every available oppor-
tunity,” says a source. “Literally everything she gave
them had her branding on it, so their job was easy—forced.” The result?
Lots of artfully choreo-
graphed group shots in
branded swimsuits on
boats and beaches.LONELY AT THE TOP
As successful as Kylie
is professionally, she’s
struggled to form genu-
ine friendships growing
up in the reality TV uni-
verse of the Kardashian-
Jenner family. “She
hates leaving the house,
so she’s always gravi-
tated toward the one orAnd post-Jordyn, Kylie’s really feeling the void in
her inner circle. “When she decided to throw a huge
girls’ trip to celebrate her new skincare products, she
realized the invite list was short,” whispers the tip-
ster. “Truth be told, if the invites to big events and
photo shoots dried up, so would a lot of her crew.
But that’s a by-product of focusing all of her time
and energy on her friendship with Jordyn for all
those years.”
Still, Kylie hasn’t fully recovered from having to
cut ties with Jordyn after the Tristan scandal, says a
source, and may not be ready to foster truly intimate
new friendships. “It’s probably why she’s not too
fussed if some of the new friendships she’s trying to
make are a little phony,” adds the insider. “She fig-
ures if she doesn’t let people get too close, she’ll no
longer get hurt.” ★SHE’S ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER
STARS IN HOLLYWOOD, BUT BEHIND
CLOSED DOORS, KYLIE JENNER IS
DESPERATE FOR COMPANIONSHIP.
Bestie
Breakup
Since Kylie kicked
BFF Jordyn to the
curb, she’s become
more isolated
socially, says
a source.