Kim is so bare-faced Selfish

05 May 2015 - 09:17 By ©The Daily Telegraph

Before selfies were even called selfies, everyone did them: arguably just as much as they do today, now that the word has been enshrined in the OED. They mark moments when you're having fun with friends, or looking particularly good ("on fleek", as Kim Kardashian, 34, writes here).Through her self-portraits she has built up a 31.1million-strong following on Instagram.In May last year a picture of her wedding to rapper Kanye West that she posted gained 1.92million likes, making it the most popular photo ever posted on the site.It makes sense for Kardashian, undisputed queen of the selfie, to publish an autobiography - titled Selfish - made up entirely of photographs she has taken of herself and of her friends.It's become rather easy to think of Kardashian as a sort of human Barbie doll that exists in a cloud of contouring and carefully flat facial expressions.And indeed, if it's photographs of her looking vacant in a thong you are interested in, there's plenty for you here. But Selfish is also oddly moving.After 2012, however, the fun disappears. Kardashian's professional selfie face kicks in, the friends feature less frequently - replaced by grainy solo shots and Instagram posts ("it got 1124315 likes!").She also includes a number of the photos showing her naked that were leaked online during last year's iCloud hack.Of the things that Kim Kardashian worries about, you can bet that revealing photographs of her popping up on the internet is not high on the list. ..

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