Los Angeles, Jan 12 (IANS): Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian is "like a mother figure" to the 17-year-old television personality Kylie Jenner.

Khloe shared a copy of the quotes from an interview with Kylie on her Instagram account, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

The words from Kylie read: "She has always been the strictest on me - taking away my cell phone, having my passwords to everything. It made me love and respect her so much because it just showed that she cared. (She's a) huge mother figure in my life."

Under the photograph, Khloe wrote: "I'll always be your mommy sister LOL you are my heart".

Meanwhile, Kylie's mother, Kris Jenner, recently revealed that she was dreading the day her youngest daughter turns 18 because it will leave the family house an "empty nest".

"(Kylie) keeps reminding me daily that she's 17 and there's only a few months left until she's 18. I ignore her because that's going to be weird and hard."

"Khloé bought a house this year, and Kourtney bought a house this year, and Kendall bought a house this year, and Kim bought a new house this year. I do feel a little bit like it's an empty nest," the 59-year-old television personality said previously.