Mary Jo Campbell, the mother of Kardashian-Jenner matriarch Kris Jenner, has died at the age of 91. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing BBC News.
Jenner, 70, announced the news on social media on Thursday: "Today, we said goodbye to my beautiful Mommy MJ." No cause of death was immediately provided.
Campbell, also known as MJ Shannon, appeared multiple times on the family's reality shows, including "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," which premiered in 2007. Jenner wrote that her mother taught her that family is everything, how to love unconditionally, and how to face challenges with resilience.
MJ had two children: Kris and Karen Houghton, who died of cardiac arrest in March 2024 at age 65. She was grandmother to Kim, Kourtney, Khloe Kardashian, and Kendall and Kylie Jenner.
The matriarch died just shy of her 92nd birthday. The family celebrated her 90th birthday on "The Kardashians" on Hulu. In that episode, MJ said her biggest accomplishment was having her two daughters. Kris Jenner called her mother "my best friend, I couldn't live without you."
Kim Kardashian paid tribute to her grandmother on social media, calling her "my best friend, my gossip buddy, my forever twin" and crediting her for teaching work ethic and confidence. MJ had beaten cancer twice, earning admiration from her family.