Kim Kardashian's Fashion Designer Olivier Rousteing Suffered Severe Burns After Fireplace Explosion, Opens Up A Year Later
Oct. 10 2021, Published 1:51 p.m. ET
Kim Kardashian's fashion designer and close friend Olivier Rousteing opened up about a tragedy in his life that happened a year ago. He had been hiding the secret with his teams and friends until recently.
He shared his story via his Instagram and posted an image of his state during the unfortunate incident.
On Saturday, the Balmain creative director shocked his followers and friends after posting an image of his entire upper body and head covered in bandages with burned marks on his face.
In the caption, he began explaining the image saying, "A YEAR AGO. I finally feel ready to share this. I've been hiding this for too long and it's time for you to know."
"Exactly a year ago, the fire place inside my house exploded," Rousteing explained in a lenghty post. "I woke up the next morning in Paris' Hôpital Saint Louis. The talented staff at that famous hospital, which was dealing with an incredible number of COVID cases at that same time, took amazing care of me. I cannot thank them enough."
The 36-year-old fashion designer claimed that he "did everything to hide this story from as many people as possible and trying to keep the secret with my teams and friends for too long."
He also addressed the possible reason why he took such actions.
"To be honest, I am not really sure why I was ashamed, maybe this obsession with perfection that fashion is known for and my own insecurities...," he shared. "And I truly realized that the power social media is to reveal only what you want to show! Kind of allowing us to create our own special narrative that avoids what we do not wish to see or show: this is our new world."