‘The Kardashians’: Why Don’t Kourtney & Travis Barker Show Baby Rocky’s Face?
What To Know
- Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker have never showed photos of their son Rocky’s face to the public.
- They have opened up about wanting to maintain their toddler’s privacy, despite their older kids living very public lives since they were born.
- Kourtney and Travis tied the knot in 2022 and welcomed Rocky in November 2023.
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker have both been living a very public life for more than 20 years, but when it comes to their son, Rocky, they’ve maintained an air of privacy like never before. Rocky is about to turn 3 on November 1, but Kardashian and Barker have yet to show his face to the public.
On October 8, Kardashian and Barker will be back on television for the eighth season of The Kardashians. Rocky has made a few appearances on the show over the years, but his face is always blurred out. While Kardashian and Barker’s other children from previous relationships have always been very much in the spotlight, the famous couple has taken a much different approach with their toddler.
Whenever Rocky is featured in one of the stars’ Instagram posts, his face is always either facing away from the camera or covered with an emoji. Kardashian and Barker have made a point not to reveal his face.
“Unfortunately, someone finally got a photo of him, but we’d rather keep him out of the spotlight,” Barker told The Wall Street Journal in September 2024, referring to paparazzi photos of the youngster that leaked online. “If I could do everything different, I would have done the same thing with my [older] kids. I think it’s weird to grow up and you’re 15 or 12, and you’re like, ‘Mom, you posted this of me?'”
Kourtney Kardashian/Instagram
Barker shares daughter Alabama and son Landon with ex Shanna Moakler. He’s also a father-figure to Moakler’s daughter from a previous relationship, Atiana De La Hoya. Meanwhile, Kardashian has three children — Mason, Penelope, and Reign — with Scott Disick.
Of course, sometimes things are out of Barker and Kardashian’s control. They took a trip to Australia for Blink-182’s tour at the beginning of 2024, just months after Rocky’s birth, and Kardashian admitted to having “a little bit of anxiety” about it.
“Rocky hasn’t been seen and in California, there’s a law that if I don’t show the baby’s face, the paparazzi have to blur his image,” she explained on an episode of The Kardashians. “But in Australia, there are supposedly no paparazzi laws, so they can take a photo and sell their image.” Aside from the one paparazzi leak, the duo has managed to keep Rocky out of the public eye for three years.
In fact, in October 2025, Kardashian posted a photo of Rocky with a giant pumpkin emoji covering his face. Fans wondered why Kardashian even chose to share pictures of Rocky at all, considering she’s hiding his face in them. One comment even prompted a response from the Poosh founder.
“Still acting like we care what the kid looks like,” someone wrote, to which Kardashian replied, “This is a sign you care btw.”
The Kardashians, Season 8 Premiere, Thursday, October 8, Hulu
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P
Surprising they don't want to show their kids face. Since they love the spotlight so much.
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O
HE MUST BE UGLY. HIS DADDY IS UGLY.
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They are so ridiculous. All of the rest of the kids' faces are shown, and they are all just fine. These people are SO silly.... 🙄
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J
Wow, Never thought I'd see the day, but this is ONE THING that someone from that family does that I think is actually GOOD.
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G
They splashed themselves and their kids all over TV from birth for decades to make money. They cover the face to make it elusive to make you want to see the face hence making more money. The best thing to do is just block all of their stories. no one gives a shit about them or their kids.
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Theÿ just want people to look at there pics. And then don't show him. Wtheh! These people! Who gives a royal squat what that kid looks like!!!! Yeah I wanted to see. But looked twice and same. I like the K's.
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Downs/hair-lip who cares..
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I wish they wouldn't show their faces.
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C
Why is there a random black child in the family photo