Kanye West reportedly wants to turn Kim Kardashian into the ''perfect'' wife.

The 'Bound 2' star is said to advise his spouse - with who he has 13-month-old daughter North - on every aspect of her life, and has even ordered her to stop smiling for photographers when they are out together.

A source told Britain's Grazia magazine: ''Kanye can be very controlling with everything in his life, that's his personality. He wants Kim to be perfect.

''In the old days, you'd always see Kim smiling when she was having her photo taken. But now, more often than not, she'll be stony-faced.''

Kanye's controlling ways are said to have left the 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star with a crisis of confidence and she can't even bear to make small decisions alone.

The source added: ''It seems even when he's not around she can't make decisions. Kim will call him to check she's buying the right brand of water.

''She can't even pick her own nail varnish without checking with him.''

The brunette beauty has previously admitted to changing her clothes if her husband doesn't like her outfit.

She has said: ''I'll put something on and he's say, 'No, that doesn't look good,' and I trust him.''