United Kingdom, June 19 -- Khloe Kardashian felt "way more confident" before she lost weight.

The 40-year-old reality star has opened up about her fitness journey and the public's reaction to her weight loss as she hit out at the "gross" response from certain people.

Speaking on her own Khloe in Wonder Land podcast, she told fitness influencer Whitney Simmons: "The bigger I was, I was way more confident.

"I think because, like, what are going to say about me? I know all the things you're going to say. I would have my days that I would feel low and all of that.

"When I started my fitness journey and, like, becoming in shape, I felt such a need that I had to keep this up, like even if it wasn't for me. I felt like, 'Well, I can't get fa...