Kendall Jenner Talks Anxiety In-Depth, Lensed By Chris Colls For ELLE US June 2018

Kendall Jenner covers the June 2018 issue of ELLE US, styled by Anna Trevelyan in Versace, Tom Ford, Gucci and more. Chris Colls is behind the lens, producing a vibrant and lush series of images of the often-maligned Jenner. 

In her interview, Kendall chats with close friend Lana Del Rey, 'the pop star, fashion darling, and friend of House Kardashian.' The topic is Kendall's struggles with anxiety, a topic that has taken center stage over the last year. Del Rey, for one, gets it.

“I haven’t spoken that much about my anxiety over the years,” the singer, 32, tells Jenner. “But one of the cool things that’s come up is the focus on self-care. I do meditations for joy and happiness and try not to spread myself too thin.” Jenner welcomes the advice. “It’s interesting; ever since I said something about being anxious, a lot of people in the spotlight have come to me, being like, ‘Oh my God, me too!’ There’s this community. I take what they do to help themselves and piece it together to find what helps me.”

Kendall has also dedicated herself to trying to control her involvement in social media -- with family and followers. “I’ve been doing more Instagram stories, but I give only as much as I’m willing to because I’m still figuring a lot out myself,” she says. It’s safe to assume Jenner is often obligated to share sponsored posts with her 89.2 million Instagram followers. Otherwise, she relishes the control social media affords her. “It’s nice to be able to say, Do I wanna share this? Usually in my life, I don’t really get a choice, especially with paparazzi.” And she can’t stand hanging out with people who are paying more attention to their phones than to the world around them. “It’s an addiction. I’ll be at dinner with my good friends, and I’ll look at someone on their phone. They’re not texting someone, which I could accept. Maybe they’re talking about something important, or figuring out an email? No, they’re on Instagram and Twitter. It really does irk me. I’m like, ‘Oh my God, you don’t need to see what everyone else is doing! It’s not like you’re sitting in bed right now.’ I strive to not be that person—to not live my life on my phone.”