Kim Kardashian Gifts Her Former Assistant Stephanie $25K Bag: 'This Is So Crazy'

Kim Kardashian celebrated her friend and former assistant Stephanie Shepherd's 32nd birthday by gifting her a Hermès Kelly bag worth $25,000.

Shepherd took to her Instagram Story on Sunday to thank Kardashian for the gift. "Oh and this happened @kimkardashian," she wrote along with a video of her unwrapping the gift.

In the video, Shepherd can be seen screaming, "This is so crazy," before Kardashian hugged her and said, "Don't cry" as she was in tears. Someone in the background jokingly asked her not to "drop a tear on the bag."

A user took to Twitter on Monday to share the video. "Shown is @KimKardashian gifting her longtime friend, @Steph_Shep, a luxury bag recently!"

"Oh my god I was going to buy a knockoff," Shepherd told her friends in the video.

In a separate Instagram Story, she tagged Kardashian and wrote, "Your loyalty and generosity for your friends and family is unmatched."

Shepherd began working for Kardashian as an executive assistant in 2013. She was later promoted to COO (Chief Operating Officer) for KKW's brand. However, four years later, Shepherd was reportedly let go from her position after she gave an interview to Refinery29 about the Kardashian family in 2017.

In 2018, an insider revealed why Shepherd was fired from her job. "Kim made a decision to let Stephanie go," a source told People, at that time. "She was a good assistant but when Stephanie wanted to transition into a larger role with Kim’s brand and businesses, it just didn’t work."

"Kim gave her the chance, but after a short period of time it became clear that Stephanie just didn’t have the knowledge to take on a role like that," the source added. "Kim made an executive decision to part ways."

While Shepherd is no longer an employee of Kardashian, she is often spotted with the latter and her sister Kourtney on several occasions, including birthday parties.

On the work front, Shepherd appeared on the popular reality TV show, "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" between 2014 and 2019. She also produced a miniseries, "Steph Shep Says" in 2020 and hosted the show. She was also featured in the TV series "Dave" in 2020.