Kylie JennerVictoria Villarroel’s former executive assistant has spoken about the surprisingly simple everyday moment when she realized it was time to leave one of the most coveted jobs in celebrity circles. The story, which he shared on his podcast with Better Half Stas and Vic and later told in outlets including People, paints a candid picture of how a close working relationship can slowly fade and feels more like friendship than professionalism.
Kylie Jenner’s former assistant Victoria Villarroel remembers the quiet moment
Villarroel, who worked with Kylie from roughly 2015 to 2020, described a casual exchange in the kitchen that unexpectedly became a turning point. Kylie mentioned that she needed her laptop, which was upstairs, and Villarroel recalls joking, “I don’t want to go get your laptop.” That response, he says, was the first time he really noticed how much their dynamic had changed: “You know everything about them, you’re with them all the time, good or bad,” he told reporters, explaining that after years together, they became more friends than employer and employee.She also added, “I remember it like it was yesterday… It’s like five years ago,” Victoria explained. “Kylie and I obviously had a working relationship. But you can’t get that close to someone you see every day, and you know everything and you’re with them every moment, good or bad. You just get close to this person.”At that moment, he and Kylie just looked at each other and seemed to understand, wordlessly, that her role as his assistant had run its course. Villarroel admitted he was nervous about walking away from what many would call a dream job, and even questioned, “Am I making the right decision? What if I’m leaving the best job I could have?” What if I leave the best thing, the best job I could ever have?’ said Victoria. “‘People were in my ear saying, ‘Are you going to quit? People would die for this job.‘” However, he felt a calm light that it was time to step back and focus on his own path. Victoria added that she always supported Kylie and said things like: “‘Oh my god, Vic, I want you to move on, and I’ll be here to support you. And I love you so much.’ “Kylie supported his decision, and the two have remained close even after Villarroel’s departure. Reflecting on her journey from unpaid intern at Jenner Communications to Kylie’s trusted assistant, Villarroel now sees that lightweight laptop not as a struggle or drama, but as a gentle nudge that a new chapter awaited.
