Kim Kardashian tells Oprah Winfrey that her relationship with Kanye West is anything but a publicity stunt — it’s the real deal.

“We met almost a decade ago, we’ve known each other for a very long time, we’ve been friends for six or seven years,” the socialite explained to the talk show queen, as reported by Us magazine.

“I don’t know why it took us so long to get together. I think we’ve always had an attraction to each other, but we’ve always been in other relationships or it wasn’t the right timing.”

“One day it [the relationship with West] just happened,” the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star recalled. “It took me by surprise.”

“It’s your heart you’re playing with,” Kim noted. “I couldn’t sacrifice my heart for a publicity stunt.”

No, seriously, that was supposed to be a joke, right?

Long Overdue Duo?

Although Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher claim to be just friends, they sure are spending some quality time together.

TMZ reports that the longtime pals and former “That ’70s Show” co-stars dined out together at a romantic Italian restaurant on Saturday night in Los Angeles ... and then took off in the same car.

For months now, in the wake of Ashton’s split from wife Demi Moore, there have been rumblings (including a weekend beach getaway in April) suggesting that he and the “Friends With Benefits” star are — well, you know.

So are these two hiding the fact that they’re a couple ... or just hooking up now and again?