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- The Kardashians ask Addison Rae about her relationship with Kourtney Kardashian on a "KUWTK" clip.
- Kim Kardashian West says her family wondered if they were "hooking up" when they became close.
- Rae, however, denied that she and Kourtney have ever been more than friends.
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Kim Kardashian West was just as confused as many fans when Addison Rae, a 20-year-old TikToker, struck up a friendship with her sister Kourtney Kardashian, a 41-year-old reality star. In fact, she told Rae, whose full name is Addison Rae Easterling, that her family suspected the unlikely friends were "hooking up."
In a preview for an upcoming episode of E!'s "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," Rae joins Kim, Khloe Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Corey Gamble, and Scott Disick for an al fresco lunch.
Khloe explained in a confessional that they invited the TikTok star over without Kourtney to "get to the bottom" of their relationship.
"We just want to feel her out a little bit," Kim said.
Following a series of rapid-fire questions about Rae's background, credit score, and criminal record, Khloe asked the "Obsessed" singer what she does to make Kourtney "so f---ing happy."
Kim then jumped in to say that her family initially questioned whether Rae was "hooking up" with Kourtney after they began spending time together.
"I'm still thinking that," Disick, who dated Kourtney for 10 years and shares three children with her, quipped. He added, "That was the elephant in the room."
Rae immediately denied that she and Kourtney are more than friends.
"It's just very weird that that's what the impression was," the social media personality told them.
Kim said they only thought something romantic was going on between Rae and Kourtney for "two seconds."
"I would say like four," Disick chimed in.
Rae and Kourtney became fast friends in 2020 after controversial YouTuber David Dobrik introduced them.
On an episode of "The Tom Ward Show," Rae said she and Dobrik "surprised" Mason Disick, Kourtney's 11-year-old son, with a visit since he's a fan of her TikTok videos.
"Then I kind of just stuck around and we got really close," Rae said.
In the months that followed, Rae and Kourtney posted a plethora of TikTok videos, workout routines, and Instagram photos in matching outfits. Their friendship, which seemingly came out of left field, puzzled many people due to their age gap.
Since the duo became friends, Kourtney started dating Blink-182 drummer and longtime friend Travis Barker. Us Weekly confirmed their relationship in January, and they've since been spotted together in Los Angeles.
Rae has been in an on-again, off-again relationship with YouTuber Bryce Hall but recently referred to herself as single in an interview with Apple Music's Zane Lowe.
Episodes of the final season of "KUWTK" air Thursdays at 8 p.m. on E!. The reality show's 20th season will end with a reunion special, hosted by Andy Cohen.