When the Kardashians walked into this chat with nice old lady interviewer Barbara Walters, they probably didn’t expect to be labelled talentless.

Many reporters fawn all over the family, given how famous they are, but Barbara didn’t pull any punches in the interview, which was aired in the States last night.

After estimating that the Kardashian family made more than $60million last year, Barbara said: “You don't really act, you don't sing, you don't dance.

“You don't have any - forgive me - any talent!”

The family winces a little, with the question clearly aimed at Kim, before Kourtney piped up: “We don’t disagree.”

Khloe adds: “None of us think we have talents. None of us think we can sign or act or dance. But we're still entertaining people.”

After collecting herself, the media machine that is Kim spins the question and says that, if anything, her job as a reality star is harder because she doesn’t play any parts.

Kim said: “I think it’s more of a challenge for you to go on a reality show and get people to fall in love with you for being you.

“There’s more pressure to be famous for being yourself than if you’re being a character.”

We can see where she’s coming from with this – and Khloe’s right, Keeping Up With The Kardashians is incredibly entertaining. We’ve been known to lose whole afternoons to the E! programme…

But Barbara doesn’t let up for long, continuing to grill Kim, but this time about the sex tape she filmed with Ray J. Commenting that it was the tape that first made her famous, Barbara said: “So was it a good thing to have done?”

Kim doesn’t really know how to deal with question – given that the tape really is one of the reasons why she shot to fame – and said: “Whatever you do, you might think…”, before changing her mind and admitting, “I've made mistakes in my life for sure.”

Mum Kris adds: “And she’s learned from them too.”

Ah yes. When in doubt, resort to the ‘I’ve learned from my mistakes’ line. Media training at its best.