The moment at the airplane door became viral, when the First Lady appeared to slap the French president following their touchdown in Vietnam for a state visit.
It is quite a journey from sex tape to law degree, via launching one of the world's most successful lingerie ranges, but Kim Kardashian has made that trip her own.
At Newcastle Crown Court this week, former best friends Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, protested their innocence right to the end, even in the face of much evidence to the contrary.
JAN MOIR: Quite a week for the Montecito Two, what with Meghan launching her podcast, her jams and her packets of pancake mix - or 'flour' as I like to call it.
Really, what the world needs saving from are those who think they can save the world. They are so proud of themselves it's just unbearable - and I don't believe we have heard the last of them.