‘Life is crazy.
A lot can happen in four
years,’ says Jordyn, sitting
across from me in London’s
Sanderson Hotel, wearing
a hoodie that aptly reads
‘Bad energy stay far away’.
Seeing her fresh-faced,
outside the realm of social
media and with her mum,
Elizabeth, a few steps away
ensuring that her girl feels
supported, she seems younger
than her 21 years.
Over the past few months,
Jordyn’s name has featured
heavily in celebrity gossip
headlines and been dragged
through the mud on Instagram.
‘There’s been so much that’s
happened in my life, I feellike I’msoold,’shetellsme
semi-wearily,asthoughthe
magnitudeof livingsucha
public-facinglifeis stillsinking
in. Sheis referring,in part,to
the lossof herfatherin 2017
and tothemomentshefound
herselfembroiledin a tabloid
frenzyof cheatingallegations
surroundingtheKardashian-
Jennerposse.
For thebenefitof
the uninitiated,Jordyn–
a successfulfashionand
beautyentrepreneur– was
knownto manyasthelong-
time bestfriendof KylieJenner.
Until, inJanuaryof thisyear,
there wasanallegedkiss
betweenJordynandTristan
Thompson,boyfriendof Kylie’ssisterKhloéKardashianand
fatherof Khloe’sdaughter,
True.In anintimatechatwith
closefamilyfriendJadaPinkett
SmithonheronlineshowRed
TableTalk, Jordynclaimed
thatTristankissedheronthe
wayoutof hishouse.Yet
a now-familiarnarrativepattern,
in whichmenarenotheldto
accountfortheirinfidelities,
repeateditselfanddespite
Tristan’srumouredhistory
of cheating,it wasJordyn
whoreceivedanonslaught
of onlinehatred,including
a (sincedeleted)tweetfrom
Khloéthatread,‘Whyare
youlying@jordynwoods?? If
you’regoingto tryandsave
yourselfbygoingpublic,instead of calling me privately
to apologise first, at least be
honest about your story. BTW,
you are the reason my family
broke up!’ apparently holding
Jordyn accountable for the
subsequent breakdown of
her relationship with Tristan.
Jordyn goes on to explain
that, straight after the kiss,
‘I didn’t know how to feel.
I was like, “That didn’t just
happen.” I [told him] “I need to
go.” I was leaving already so
I walked out immediately. I got
in the car. I was in shock.’ The
first thing she did was check in
with her mum and family and
spend time processing what
had happened. ‘You know
that saying, “I feel so alone Take a seat...
Jordyn
When Jordyn, 21, found herselfatthecentreofa cheating
scandal with the Kardashian-Jenners,it turnedherworldupside
down. Here’s whathappenednextCOVER STAR42
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