Recently making headlines for serving full-throttle glamor at the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in a shimmering gold Gucci gown, sky-high heels, and piercing blue contact lenses, Kim Kardashian had already turned the after-party into her own private runway. But before the red carpet fantasy could glide too far, her towering heels appeared to work against her, thrusting the reality star into yet another viral moment.

In the behind-the-scenes TikTok posted on March 15, Kardashian appeared to be smoothly making her way down a greenery-lined path beside longtime friend Stephanie Shepherd, even pausing to wonder whether her shoe needed to be tighter. Seconds later, the Vanity Fair Oscar Party glamor took a messy detour as the reality star screamed and tumbled backwards into a shrub. Kardashian quickly apologised to nearby passersby, including a woman carrying a pink pastry box, while trying to steady herself and check her ankle.

"My ankle. Let me try to walk on it." She said.

However, this was not the first time Kim Kardashian found herself locked in a high-fashion battle with her footwear. Back at the 2024 Met Gala, the reality star carefully climbed the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s iconic staircase in a pair of Lucite heelless Pleaser heels, proving once again that when Kim Kardashian steps onto a major red carpet, her footwear almost always arrives with its own subplot.

And if the Oscars-night heel chaos was not enough to keep Kim Kardashian in the headlines, the reality star has kept romance whispers blazing after her recent Super Bowl LX appearance with Lewis Hamilton.

Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton fuel dating rumours with Super Bowl 2026 outing

After weeks of dating rumors from January 2026, Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton hard-launched their romance at Super Bowl LX on February 8, 2026, when cameras caught them sitting together at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, during the New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks showdown, instantly turning a game-day outing into headline material.

Before the Super Bowl spectacle pushed them into full public view, Kardashian and Hamilton had already turned up the romance heat with a whirlwind European getaway. The pair, who had been friends for years, reportedly took things to the next level with cosy stops across the UK, London, and Paris, giving the rumour mill plenty to feast on even before their game-day appearance exploded.

Whether it is romance rumours racing through the headlines or her Oscars-night heel mishap stealing the spotlight, Kardashian is clearly keeping the celebrity news cycle spinning from every angle.

What are your thoughts on Kim Kardashian’s viral heel mishap at the Oscars 2026 after-party? Let us know in the comments.

Written by

Lisa Roy

Edited by

Aliza Siddiqui