'I'm not back with him': Khloe Kardashian finally breaks her silence over Lamar Odom reconciliation rumors

Khloe Kardashian has spoken out for the first time since her estranged husband Lamar Odom was hospitalized following a drugs binge at a brothel in Nevada.

In an interview with People magazine, Khloe referred to the constant rumors that she and the former NBA star will reunite after she called off their divorce.

But she has confessed that they will not be getting back together just yet, despite holding off on proceedings - she only did this in order to be able to make medical decisions for him while in a life-threatening condition.

'I pulled back on the divorce because there is no rush for it,' the 31-year-old told the magazine. 'For medical decisions and a ton of other things, it's just smarter that it's put on hold.

'But that does not mean I'm back with Lamar. It's not even in our brains to think about us having a relationship. Only time will tell.'

Although she denied a reconciliation - a topic that has been heavily-contested over the past couple of weeks while she remains by his bedside - Khloe did confess to still having strong feelings for her ex.

'I loved him always, and I will always love him. I don't believe love is fickle. I believe when you love someone, you are allowed to love from afar. You don't have to be with that person in order to love him.'

Khloe and Lamar, 35, tied the knot in 2009 after a whirlwind one-month romance, and their wedding was broadcast on the family's reality TV show.

But their union fell apart and, in December 2013, Khloe filed for divorce.

She told People that after being branded 'the fat, funny sister,' one of the things she loved about Lamar was that he never cared about her weight.