Mary Jo Campbell, the mother of the Kardashian-Jenner momager Kris Jenner, has died aged 91.
Jenner, 70, announced the news on Thursday on social media: “Today, we said goodbye to my beautiful Mommy MJ.”
No cause of death was immediately provided. Campbell, known as MJ, appeared on the family’s reality programmes multiple times since they were first brought into the spotlight with Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which premiered in 2007.
“She taught us that family is everything. She showed us how to love unconditionally and how to find joy in the little moments. She showed me how to face life’s challenges with resilience and faith,” Jenner wrote.
Campbell – grandmother to both Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian, along with Kendall and Kylie Jenner – has appeared multiple times alongside her daughter and grandchildren across their Keeping Up With the Kardashians reality series and The Kardashians show.
Kim Kardashian paid tribute to Campbell on social media, describing her as her as “my best friend, my gossip buddy, my forever twin”.
“You taught all of us the importance of family, and those values are something we’ll carry with us forever!!!!! You were the woman who showed me what it meant to be a hardworking businesswoman,” the Skims founder wrote.
She added that Campbell gave her her first job at her San Diego store and taught her lessons about having work ethics, strength and confidence that she has carried with her ever since.
