Kris Jenner has spoken of her pride at her daughter Khloe Kardashian's strength following her divorce from basketball player husband Lamar Odom.

And we have all breathed a very slight sigh of relief to hear she is doing well.

Kris said her daughter, 29, is going through a "cleansing time" at the moment - we have to give it to her, she has made the most awful situation sound positive.

She told People magazine: "What Khloé is going through is definitely challenging, I’m not going to lie."

We would say that was a slight understatement, but good on her for staying positive, again.

Kris told the magazine: "It’s also a very interesting time for her because it's very cleansing."

She added: "She’s also showed this side of her that I didn’t know she had. I always knew Khloé was strong, but I never dreamed that she had this kind of strength."

Khloe will be leaning on her family more than ever

 

Khloe filed for divorce from Lamar, 34, last week and finally broke her silence on Twitter on Wednesday by writing: "This, in and of itself, is heart breaking and torture to my soul. Please, I don't need the extra rumors and BS right now."

We all cried a little inside.

The rumours she is no doubt referring to include those spread by US tabloids linking her to American professional baseball player Matt Kemp.

Kris added: "It’s definitely life lessons that she will be able to apply and use later in her life."

Court documents for Khloe's divorce from Lamar were filed  by high profile American attorney Laura Wasser - who represented Khloe's sister Kim during her divorce from Kris Humphries - at Los Angeles Superior Court with Khloe citing "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the split.

Khloe has asked a judge to take Odom out of her name so she can go from being known as Khloe Kardashian Odom to just Khloe Kardashian once again.

The television personality is not asking for spousal support and splitting any assets should be clean as they have a prenup and have kept their property separate.

We had SUCH high hopes for the two of them

 

Keeping Up With the Kardashians star Khloe married NBA basketball player Lamar in 2009 exactly one month after they met at a party for Lamar's then Los Angeles Lakers teammate Metta World Peace.

News of the divorce comes after months of speculation surrounding the couple with Lamar's alleged drug abuse putting a strain on the marriage.

In August this year the sportsman wasarrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and had a spell in rehab soon after.

In September, reports claiming the couple had been living apart surfaced after the pair had not been seen together in weeks.

However, in October, Khloe and Lamar were seen with the rest of the Kardashian/Jenner family in the VIP section at a Kanye West concert in Los Angeles.

But the pair did not spend the Thanksgiving holiday together with Lamar choosing to visit his father Joe.

Khloe has posted a number of cryptic messages online in recent months which appeared to relate to her turbulent personal life.

Just the day before she filed the divorce papers, Khloe posted an image on photo sharing website Instagram which contained such a message.

It read: "I am strong because I've been weak. I am fearless because I've been afraid. I am wise because I've been foolish."