But there was nothing accidental about Kim Kardashian's rise to the top - with new revelations showing just how keen the young wannabe was to find fame.
According to Spencer Pratt, Kim used to come over to re-organise Heidi Montag's closet in a bid to appear on The Hills - but was edited out of the final cut.
'She used to call Heidi to organize Heidi’s closet,' he told Complex magazine. 'Kim was edited out of The Hills episodes organizing Heidi’s closet.'
And the former reality star, whose star has since faded, lamented their change in fortune: 'Now it’s like, "Kim Kardashian breaks the internet with her booty." Like, what the f***? That’s real life for us.'
While Kim - who back then claimed to be a stylist - did not make it onto The Hills she was still determined to try and make it as a reality star.
Spencer claims he saw first-hand Kim's mother Kris Jenner's excitement at the possibility of her daughter becoming a star.
'She can deny it if she wants, but she comes up to me and is like, "Spencer, I want you to manage Kim."'
And he says he wasn't tempted. 'I literally started laughing. What is this lady talking about?'
Kim first received media attention due to her friendship with Paris Hilton, and was indeed seen cleaning out the heiress's closet The Simple Life. But it was the release of her sex tape with Ray J in 2003, and Ryan Seacrest's subsequent decision to sign her and her family up for a reality show, that catapulted Kim to fame.
And the former reality star, whose star has since faded, lamented their change in fortune: 'Now it’s like, "Kim Kardashian breaks the internet with her booty." Like, what the f***? That’s real life for us.'
Queen is married to Kanye, rubbing elbows with Beyoncé, Rihanna, and JAY Z, and is still relevant a decade later while Spencer and Heidi were doing some damn "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!"
