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By Gillian West, Social media manager

September 3, 2017 | 2 min read

Kendall Jenner has finally spoken out about the controversial Pepsi ad she fronted earlier this year.

In a trailer for the new series of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Jenner is seen discussing the ad with her sister Kim Kardashian-West declaring “it feels like my life is over.”

Released in May, the campaign saw the model calming a protest by handing a police officer a can of Pepsi. The soft drinks brand pulled the ad shortly after its release claiming it “missed the mark”.

At the time, reports said Jenner was “mortified” by the response to the campaign and, until now, has kept quiet about her involvement.

In the clip, Kardashian-West consoles her sibling commenting “you made a mistake”.

Last month Kardashian-West told The Hollywood Reporter that the upcoming series would feature Jenner’s reaction to the ad.

“We’re not perfect, but you see these things in the media, like Kendall and her Pepsi ad, where I see her at home crying. But in the media she looks another way because she’s not addressing it,” she said.

On pulling the ad a spokesperson for Pepsi said it “did not intend to make light of any serious issue” with the ad and apologised to Jenner for putting her “in this position.”

Since then, Jenner has appeared in an ad for Adidas Originals which has also provoked criticism online for using a model to promote the sports brand instead of a professional athlete.

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