When it comes to gift-giving, Kim Kardashian has it in the bag.
The KKW Beauty founder treated her friend and ex-assistant Stephanie Shepherd to a special surprise for her 32nd birthday: an Hermès Kelly bag.
Shepherd — better known as Steph Shep — thanked Kardashian for the pricey present on Instagram Stories Sunday, writing, “Oh and this happened @kimkardashian,” alongside a video of herself opening the designer gift.
“This is so crazy,” she screamed as she unwrapped the purse. “Don’t cry,” Kardashian replied, giving her pal a hug.
Still, Shepherd was moved to tears by the gift, with someone instructing her to not “drop a tear on the bag.”
While Kelly bags typically retail for less than Hermès’ famed Birkins, of which Kardashian has many, they still come with quite a hefty price tag. A Kelly 35 Sellier Noir Black Epsom bag like Shepherd’s is currently listed on eBay for nearly $25,000.
It seems Shepherd has had her eye on the coveted design for a while, as she told her friends, “Oh my god I was going to buy a knockoff.”
“Your loyalty and generosity for your friends and family is unmatched,” she wrote in another Story, tagging Kim.
The influencer was hired as Kardashian’s executive assistant in 2013 and eventually became the COO of her company, Kardashian West Brands. The reality star severed business ties with Shepherd in 2017, however, after she gave a revealing Refinery29 interview about the famous family.
Despite being let go as an employee, she still spends time with both Kim and Kourtney Kardashian. She modeled Kim’s Skims line in August, and has even contributed articles to Kourtney’s Poosh website.