The Kardashian, Jenner, Foster, and Hadid Family Connections, Explained

Did you know that BFFs and It models Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid are almost related? See, there's a web of four famous families who are all connected by marriage: the Kardashians, the Jenners, the Hadids, and the Fosters. You may recognize all four families thanks to Keeping Up With the Kardashians, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and the mockumentary TV show Barely Famous, but the connections between each family can be a bit confusing. We're breaking it down step-by-step, so keep reading to understand the web of family trees, then check out sweet snaps of fashionable friends Gigi and Kendall.

Kris Jenner . . .

Married Robert Kardashian Sr. in 1978, and they had four kids together . . .

Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, and Rob Kardashian.

Meanwhile, Bruce Jenner was married to Chrystie Scott from 1972 to 1981.

Bruce and Chrystie had two kids . . .

After Bruce and Chrystie split, he married Linda Thompson.

Linda is also famous for dating Elvis Presley, who she calls her first love.

Bruce and Linda were married from 1981 to 1986. They had two sons . . .

Brandon and Brody Jenner.

Next, Bruce married Kris Jenner in 1991. They had two daughters . . .

Kendall and Kylie Jenner.

And then there's Yolanda Foster . . .

The former model currently stars on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

She and Mohamed Hadid were married for eight years and divorced in 2003. He already had two daughters . . .

Marielle and Alana Hadid.

Together, Yolanda and Mohamed had three kids: Gigi, Bella, and Anwar Hadid.

In 2011, Yolanda married David Foster.

Here's the backstory on David Foster . . .

He had two daughters from previous relationships when he married Rebecca Dyer in the early '80s. Together, David and Rebecca had three daughters of their own . . .

Sara, Erin, and Jordan Foster.

Sara and Erin are the creators, executive producers, and stars of VH1's Barely Famous.

Now HERE'S THE KEY: David Foster and Linda Thompson were married from 1991 to 2005.

And Kendall Jenner is BFFs with Gigi Hadid, who she also models with.

Both Kendall's dad (Bruce) and Gigi's stepdad (David) were once married to the same woman (Linda).

See? It all comes full circle!

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