Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian's ex-husband, basketball player Lamar Odom, is said to be desperate to reconcile with her after she split with her boyfriend of eight months, French Montana.

Khloe and Montana announced their split this week.

"(The split) makes it that much easier for him (Odom) to get back with her and be her husband. He wasn't too fond of that rapper anyway," a source was quoted as saying.

The 30-year-old television personality split from Odom in December after four years of marriage, reports femalefirst.co.uk

The source continued: "Real love always wins in the end. He knew that wasn't going to last.

"French was there so she could get her mind off Lamar. We all know that. He did his job, played the role he was supposed to play, and now he's gone. Just like that!"

However, Khloe's mother, Kris Jenner, has other ideas.

A family friend said: "Kris thinks Khloe is very vulnerable right now and the last thing she needs to do is jump back into a relationship with Lamar. Kris always feared this would happen because she knew, as Khloe's mother, that her daughter wasn't over Lamar. Call it a mother's instinct."