Kim Kardashian appeared to steal an F1 star’s towel after the Monaco Grand Prix before getting drenched by Lewis Hamilton in the podium celebration
Kim Kardashian appeared to steal an F1 star’s towel before getting sprayed with champagne after the Monaco Grand Prix.
The 45-year-old reality TV superstar was in Monte Carlo last weekend to cheer on Lewis Hamilton. It was the first time Kim had been seen at a race since rumours of her blossoming romance with the seven-time world champion appeared.
Hamilton came home in P2 and celebrated climbing to second in the World Championship by embracing Kim in Parc Ferme before heading up to the podium to celebrate alongside race winner Kimi Antonelli and Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar.
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Kim had taken her place next to the Ferrari mechanics after watching the race next to Charles Leclerc’s wife Alexandra; however, she had little to celebrate as the Monegasque crashed out of his home race.
But on the way to the celebrations, Kim and her entourage walked past the podiums placed for the top three in Parc Ferme, but a video posted to X showed the billionaire model and entrepreneur deciding to swipe a towel from Antonelli’s podium.
Fans reacted to the clip on social media, with one user spotting: “Kim Kardashian just used the little towel set aside for Antonelli to use after the race.”
A second said: “Of course she knew, dude, she saw that number 1 there and didn’t miss the media opportunity…” A third fumed: “That’s for the winner honey, f1 ain’t winning with her around.” While another added: “Way too clueless, ffs.”
It’s unclear why Kim snatched the towel that obviously wasn’t meant for her, but if she was planning ahead for Hamilton’s podium celebration, she doesn’t seem as naïve as people would think.
After the podium ceremony had taken place, where the 41-year-old blew a playful kiss in the direction of Kim, the drivers and Toto Wolff sprayed each other with champagne.
But given the close proximity of the podium to the teams below, Kim was caught in the crossfire as her hair became covered in foam, and some even landed on the front of her dress, leaving visible damp patches.
Hamilton was able to keep his nerve and harbour the support of Kim as he claimed a second successive second place finish to move above former Mercedes team-mate George Russell in the drivers’ standings.
F1 heads to Barcelona this week and it remains to be seen whether Kim makes the trip to Catalunya to support her boyfriend.