Inside Khloe Kardashian's marriage to Lamar Odom - how they met and the moment she 'knew' marriage was over

The pair married in 2009 and their marriage had its fair share of ups and downs

Reality TV fans have been eagerly waiting for season six of The Kardashians to drop, after the trailer teased some major life changes for the family. And after spotting Khloe's ex-husband in the trailer, there was lots of speculation that she may have rekindled her relationship with basketball player Lamar Odom.

While the former couple seem to have an amicable relationship nowadays, their marriage had plenty of ups and downs, from cheating scandals to fertility problems.

Here's a look back at their marriage, from how they met to why they split.

How did Khloe and Lamar meet and when did they marry?

Khloe and Lamar met in 2009 at a party held by his fellow NBA player Metta Sandiford-Artest. They then shocked fans by marrying just one month after their first meeting. According to People magazine, they married at a "private residence in Beverly Hills" with Khloe, aged 25 at the time, opting for a Vera Wang wedding dress.

Phones were banned from the intimate ceremony, which was followed by a nightclub themed reception where Babyface sang. Once married, Khloe changed her name to Khloe Kardashian Odom.

What happened during their relationship?

As with most of the Kardashian marriages, the details of the relationship's ups and downs were heavily covered in the news at the time. They even had their own spin-off reality show called Khloé & Lamar which launched in 2011 and ran for two seasons.

It was reported that Khloe and Lamar were trying to conceive, and she often spoke about their fertility issues. However, Khloe later revealed that she secretly stopped fertility treatments because of their volatile relationship and "fake tried" for a baby.

Speaking on X, formerly Twitter, sister Kim said: "Khloé did start fertility [treatments] and she wanted to have a baby, but I believe in the middle of the process she realised timing wasn't good based on what was going on with her relationship."

The couple also faced cheating scandals and speculation that Lamar had strayed. But in an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians from 2014, Khloe admitted to sister Kourtney that she knew Lamar had cheated, saying: "Let me tell you something! Last year on my birthday, I lied to everyone, because I had to lie and say I was with my husband, when in fact, my husband was missing with another girl! Okay?!"

Lamar later revealed that he had "full-blown relationships" with other women during his marriage. Despite being married to Khloe for six years, he reportedly had a year-long affair with an exotic dancer. Speaking about his marriage, he admitted: "I didn't treat that good woman right."

An incident in a Nevada brothel hit the headlines in 2015, when Lamar suffered a near-fatal overdose. He was found unconscious at The Love Ranch, a legal brothel in Carson City, NV, having taken cocaine and sexual enhancement drugs. Lamar suffered kidney failure, a heart attack, and several strokes, and was in a coma for days. After being released from hospital, he checked into rehab and has been sober since.

Why did Khloe and Lamar break up?

Khloe's January 29 episode of her podcast Khloe in Wonderland shed light on the moment the Kardashian sister knew her marriage was over. Speaking to motivational speaker Mel Robbins, Khloe said: “I remember, I was married and my ex-husband had a drug addiction, and I knew that his addiction always heightened — he was in the NBA — and his addiction always heightened when he was in the off-season, cause idle time is the devil’s playground.”

When Lamar was asked to join Team USA at the Olympics, it brought things to a head for the couple. She recalled: “I was begging, ‘Please, please go to Team USA’ and I was pushing, and I remember he just looked at me and said, ‘You can’t want it more than I do.' I remember when he said, ‘You can’t want it more than me’ and ‘I don’t want it’ — it was so profound." She added: "But he just wasn't in that place."

Khloe went on to say: “It took me a long time to get to, then I had to file for divorce. That was a very pivotal moment in my life because I remember that statement being like…'Yeah, you’re right. I can’t want your life more than you.’”

After months of speculation, Khloe filed for divorce on December 13, 2013, but withdrew her petition after the incident in Nevada. Khloe and Lamar's divorce was eventually finalised in December 2016.

The Kardashians season six will premiere Thursday, February 6 on Disney+ with subsequent episodes dropping every Thursday until April 10.