There’s a name out there for nearly every phobia, but we’re not sure this one has been encountered before.
Retail assistant Mike Amess has admitted that he has a crippling fear of Kim Kardashian and her family.
He told the Daily Mail that the sight of the family makes him “want to retch”.
“Just hearing the sound of the Kardashians’ nasal voices or catching a glimpse of them on screen makes me feel nauseous and shaky,” he said. “My hands get clammy, my breathing gets heavier and I start sweating.
“Sometimes, I get teary and want to retch,” the 24-year-old said.
Mike revealed that his phobia dates back to watching Kim Kardashian’s infamous sex tape, which reduced him to tears and “left him terrified”.
He explained: “I was raised Catholic and growing up, I tried to repress my sexuality and deny that I was gay. Loads of the boys at school were going on about how good Kim Kardashian’s sex tape was. I thought I’d give it a watch in the hope it would turn me on.”
He said that her “huge bum and the sound of her horrible high-pitched wailing” left him feeling “repulsed”.
On why he dislikes the family so severely, he said: “I dislike everything about them, especially their physical appearance. I don’t understand how anyone could find them attractive.”
Mike added that his fear played a part in the break-up of his relationship, as his boyfriend enjoyed watching Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
“I don’t know how I could face a doctor about it. I can just see them laughing in my face the minute I told them about my fear of the Kardashians. It would be totally mortifying,” he said.
Source: Digital Spy