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Rob Kardashian is doing really well.
The rarely-seen member of the Kardashian family made his first-ever appearance on The Kardashians in the season 7 premiere, which dropped on Oct. 23 and marked his return to TV after nine years out of the spotlight.
Ever since the end of his relationship with Blac Chyna, with whom he shares daughter Dream, 8, Rob has kept his life predominantly private.
A source tells PEOPLE that the 38-year-old is now at a “point in his life [where] he just doesn’t care as much what anyone thinks.”
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He’s “really struggled with body issues and self-confidence for years,” the source says, but “negative comments don’t bother him anymore.”
“He’s in a better place and way more comfortable with who he is.”
The source also shares an update on how involved Rob will be on this season of his family’s Hulu reality show.
“Rob loves hanging out with his family. His scenes so far on the show are light and unscripted,” says the source. “There is no pressure on him. And he enjoys it.”
In fact, he “seems open to appear on the show more often” after making his return.
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In July, Rob made rare comments on his sister Khloé’s podcast, Khloé in Wonder Land, when he admitted that the reason for his private, low-key life “has everything to do with myself.”
“There’s definitely nothing wrong between any of us,” he said, referring to his relationships with Khloé, his older sisters Kim and Kourtney, his younger sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner and his mom Kris Jenner.
“I’m not comfortable in my skin, so why would I wanna go be on camera and just be vulnerable and let people in? That’s not what I wanna do.”
He said that he hasn’t been “comfortable with myself in years … And I choose my own happiness and peace [over] just filming for somebody who doesn’t do anything for me in my personal life.”
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Rob made it clear, though, that he wasn’t taking the possibility of a TV return out of the equation.
“I mean, I love filming if it’s positive and if it’s natural and I’m feeling good about myself. Then, of course,” he said. “I like being around my family, so that stuff is good to me. Obviously, I have nothing against it. The reason I don’t is because I’m a homebody and I just choose, like I said, my peace and happiness.”
New episodes of The Kardashians drop Thursdays on Hulu.
