Kim Kardashian was in awe of her daughter North’s position within the Hollywood Bowl’s The Lion King live performance.
“Kim couldn’t be extra pleased with North for her efficiency in The Lion King,” a supply completely tells Us Weekly. “She is aware of it took a whole lot of braveness to carry out reside in entrance of that many individuals. Significantly for just a little woman her age, Kim thinks it’s exceptional and she or he’s so impressed.”
North, 10, who’s the eldest little one of Kardashian, 43, and ex-husband Kanye West, appeared as Younger Simba on the Hollywood Bowl’s Might 24 live performance. In between displaying clips of the 1994 animated motion pictures, many stars got here out to carry out the musical numbers reside. North sported a lion-inspired costume, taking to the stage to carry out “I Simply Can’t Wait to Be King” after an introduction from Jason Weaver. (Weaver was the unique singing voice of Younger Simba within the animated film.)
North was joined by a slew {of professional} dancers and backup singers, nailing all the quantity from begin to end. (An eyewitness beforehand informed Us that North didn’t neglect any of the music’s lyrics.)
The primary supply additional notes that North practiced “for a very long time” earlier than the reside present.
“North took this position very critically and rehearsed for a very long time so she might placed on a present that she could be pleased with,” the insider tells Us. “It was essential to her to provide a flawless efficiency and she or he walked away smiling ear to ear.”
North was supported within the crowd by each of her mother and father, in addition to her siblings. Kardashian and West, 46, additionally share sons Saint, 7, and Psalm, 5, and daughter Chicago, 6. Kim’s sisters Khloé Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian, in addition to their mom, Kris Jenner, additionally turned up within the viewers. Khloé, 39, and Kris, 68, sat with the Good American designer’s daughter, True, 6, and niece Dream, 7.
The Hollywood Bowl live performance shouldn’t be North’s first foray into the music business. After acting at a number of classes of West’s Sunday Companies, the preteen confirmed in March that she is engaged on her debut album.
“[I want to be a] basketball participant, a rapper,” North beforehand mentioned in an i-D journal cowl story in October 2023, including that she additionally plans to run Kim’s Skims empire ultimately. “Nicely, after I was 7, I wished to be a boxer. However now I don’t need to be a boxer.”
North continued, “I’m going to do artwork on the facet. After I’m, like, 13, I need to stroll canine to earn money to purchase artwork provides, as a result of the whole lot round right here is so costly. So a rapper, a basketball participant, and I’m going to make paintings that I promote.”
With reporting by Sarah Jones
