Cooper Koch Reveals Kim Kardashian Slid into His DMs to Praise His Performance as Erik Menéndez inMonsters

Mar. 15, 2025

Cooper Koch (left) at the 2025 Golden Globes and Kim Kardashian.Photo:Amy Sussman/Getty;Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage

Amy Sussman/Getty;Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage

Cooper Kochfound monster success thanks to his latest project.

The actor, 28, picked up his firstGolden Globe nominationforMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story, in which he portrays Erik Menéndez.

Ahead of the 2025Golden Globesceremony on Sunday, Jan. 5, Koch told Heather McMahan onE! Live From the Red Carpetthat “life really has changed” since starring in the hit Netflix series.

“This is amazing,” he told McMahan, 37. “I’m so grateful and honored to be here. And everyone in my category’s like, insane. What a talented group of people. And I’m just honored to be next to them.”

Cooper Koch attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Netflix’s “Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story” at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on Sept. 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Kevin Winter/Getty

Kevin Winter/Getty

When McMahan asked Koch about which ofMonsters’ famous fans slid into his DMs, he revealed thatKim Kardashianreached out to him to rave about the show.

“It was fun,” he said. “She’s great. I love her.”

Kim Kardashian on ‘Saturday Night Live’ on Oct. 9, 2021.Rosalind O’Connor/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank

Rosalind O’Connor/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank

AfterMonsters’ release in September, Koch joined Kardashian, 44, her sisterKhloé Kardashianand their momKris Jennertovisit the Menéndez brothersat San Diego’s Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, wherethey’ve have been incarcerated since they were sentenced to life in prison in 1996forthe murder of their parents.

But when Koch came face to face with Erik, “there was an immediate connection,” the Golden Globe nominee said. “I got to hug both of them, and I sat next to Erik in this circle with all the other incarcerated individuals who were telling their stories, and they were both so kind. They’re amazing people.”

Lyle Menéndez (second from left) and his brother Erik second with their attorneys Gerald Chaleff (left) and Robert Shapiro in Beverly Hills Municipal Court on March 13, 1990.AP Photo/Nick Ut

AP Photo/Nick Ut

On the heels ofMonsters’ success, Koch finds himself being selective about his next project.

“It’s amazing to be in a different position now,” Koch told McMahan on Sunday, Jan. 5. “I can sort of pick and choose, and I want to do something that means something to me, that I feel passionate about. I feel like my work is just better when I feel deeply connected to a story, to a person or to a specific meaning or purpose. And so I want to find something that is really special and I feel really passionate about.”

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