Kim Kardashian has insisted that she was joking about dating teen sensation Justin Bieber and says even if he was legal, he'd still be too young.

The 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' star said that people should realise that she was only having a laugh and that she was not serious, she told Access Hollywood.

Kardashian said: "I was joking! It's like, 'Come on, people', I would never seriously date a 16-year-old, an 18-year-old, a 20-year-old. It's all in fun. "I like 'em young but even if he was legal, that's still too young for me!"

The 29-year-old also said that she is "tired" of talking about the Graduate-themed photoshoot that she did with Bieber and she also added that critics were "making a big deal out of nothing" by calling the age difference inappropriate.

Kardashian has previously said in response to Bill O'Reilly's comments that "everyone is entitled to their own opinion on it" but that the pair "were just having fun".

Check out Kim Kardashian and Justin Bieber messing about on the beach for the photoshoot...