Summary
- True Thompson was born amidst a scandal as Tristan Thompson was caught cheating 5 days before her birth, causing a nationwide stir.
- True is the only Kardashian grandchild born outside of California, arriving in Cleveland due to Tristan Thompson's NBA career with the Cavaliers.
- True, just 6 years old, already has her own Instagram account with nearly 150,000 followers, set up by the Kardashian clan for when she's older.
Khloe Kardashian has easily become a fan favorite when it comes to the entire Kardashian-Jenner clan. Despite going through a lot over the last several years, Khloe reached a milestone that she had dreamed about her entire life, and that was motherhood! Khloe gave birth to her first daughter, True Thompson, back in April 2018 and welcomed her son, Tatum Thompson via surrogate, in August 2022 with baby daddy Tristan Thompson.
Despite being born amidst a very emotional cheating scandal, True's birth was definitely one for the books! The birth was filmed for their hit E! reality show Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Khloe was instantly in love with her new daughter, and fans could not have been more excited for both Khloe and her baby girl, True.
As time has gone by, we have been able to see True grow up right before our eyes. Although she may only be 6 years old, True definitely has got quite the personality!
Below is everything we know about Khloe Kardashian's daughter, True Thompson.
Updated April 2024: True Thompson turned six on April 12, and the celebration started with a family trip to Turks and Caicos. While True's dad, Tristan Thompson did not join the family on the trip, he has been spending more time at Khloe's house after his mother, Andrea, passed away suddenly in 2023.
10 True Thompson Was Born During A Family Scandal
True Thompson was born just five days after Tristan Thompson's cheating scandal was made public
True was born in April 2018 during quite the scandal! Only five days before Khloe went into labor, Tristan was caught on camera kissing two women in a New York City club. The NBA player was then spotted taking home one of those two girls back to his hotel. And we all know this was NOT the first incident.
The news blew up and instantly became the nationwide talk of the town!
Despite his infidelity, Thompson was still present during True's birth.
9 True Thompson Is The Only Kard-Kid To Be Born Outside Of LA
True Thompson was born in Cleveland
The Kardashians are certainly the modern-day Brady Bunch! The Kardashians themselves are made up of six siblings with a total of nine kids of their own, making them quite the busy group. Despite all living in Calabasas, California, and being born at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, True is the only Kardashian grandchild to be born outside of California.
Since Tristan played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the birth took place in Cleveland where Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kris Kardashian, and Khloe's BFF Malika Haqq were all present.
8 Khloe Kardashian's Grandmother Chose The Name True
MJ chose True Thompson's name
The entire Kardashian-Jenner clan are known for giving their babies quite unique names! After North West was born, it was pretty much fair game to start naming their kids something more and more different. When it came time for Khloe to figure out her daughter's name, it appears as if she turned to her grandmother for guidance.
Khloe's maternal grandmother, MJ, suggested the name True, which was Khloe's great-grandfather's name, so it was only fitting for her to go with True!
7 True Thompson Is Always Matching With Mama Khloe Kardashian
True Thompson and Khloe Kardashian love a good mother-daughter outfit
If there is one thing that the Kardashians are great at doing, it is matching their kid's outfits with theirs! While the entire family participates in the match game, Khloe always takes things to the next level and has True matching with her mama at most family events and parties.
Whether they are celebrating Christmas Eve, a birthday party, or simply getting together at momager Kris Jenner's home, you bet that True and Khloe are always riding in style with their matching ensembles.
6 True Thompson Has An Instagram Account Waiting For Her
True Thompson had an Instagram account set up when she was just a baby
Although True is only six years old, she already has her very own Instagram account. The Kardashians work really quickly, considering most of their kids all have Instagram accounts saved for them for when the time comes that they are old enough to run their own accounts.
True's account already has a series of photos posted to the account and has managed to gain nearly 150,000 followers since the account was first made public back in 2018.
5 Kim Kardashian Is True Thompson's Legal Guardian
Khloe Kardashian chose Kim Kardashian when it came time to choose a guardian
When the time came for Khloe to enlist a legal guardian for True if anything were to happen to her, fans were certain she would choose Kourtney Kardashian. However, it appears as if she had another person in mind.
Khloe revealed that Kourtney was her first choice. However, after seeing how Kim parents her kids, Khloe reportedly felt more comfortable choosing Kim Kardashian.
Despite Kourtney not making the cut, she was chosen to be True's godmother!
4 True Thompson Lived A Bi-Coastal Life
True Thompson lived both in California and Ohio when she was younger
As mentioned before, True's dad, Tristan, is an NBA player who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The athlete had quite a hectic schedule that required him to travel for half the season and remain in Cleveland for the other half.
Since Tristan lived in Ohio for half the year, True found herself traveling back and forth from California to Ohio quite often to see her dad, making her the bi-coastal type of girl!
3 True Thompson's Cousins Take Very Good Care Of Her
True Thompson's older cousins, North West and Penelope Disick always look out for her
True remains one of the youngest Kardashian kids, meaning she's got a lot of older cousins who keep an eye out for her.
North and Penelope Disick, the oldest girls of the bunch, have bonded quite a lot with True since her birth back in 2018. According to Khloe, the two take very good care of their younger cousin and have been able to share a lot of special moments with her. Luckily for True, she'll always have her cousins to lean on as she grows up.
2 True Thompson, Stormi Webster & Dream Kardashian Are The Closest Of The Bunch
Being born around the same time, True Thompson, Stormi Webster, and Dream Kardashian are great friends as well as cousins
While True's cousins, North and Penelope have her back, it appears as if True is closest with cousins Dream Kardashian and Stormi Webster.
Since True is closer in age to Rob Kardashian's daughter, Dream and Kylie Jenner's daughter, Stormi, it only makes sense for the three to be the newest squad. The trio is always spotted posing in pics together and hanging out at either Khloe's or Kylie's house!
1 True Thompson Became A Big Sister In The Years After She Was Born
True Thompson is Tatum Thompson's older sister
Although True has got quite a group of cousins, she has a built-in best friend being a big sister.
Khloe revealed on Keeping Up With The Kardashians years ago that she was seriously thinking about having a second child. While fans were excited for Khloe, it appears as if there was one detail that a few people were having a difficult time understanding.
Khloe admitted that she would be willing to use Tristan as a donor for her second child, despite having cheated on her not once, but twice! Unfortunately, as fans know, Tristan was again caught red-handed in a cheating scandal when their surrogate was already pregnant with Tatum.
Tristan is very lucky that Khloe is as forgiving as she is, so that the two can have a decent co-parenting relationship where they put the kids before any issues between the two of them.
