Former Olympic champion Bruce Jenner spoke publicly for the first time about being a transgender woman during an interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer on Friday. One month later, in the two-part special, Keeping Up With the Kardashians: About Bruce, Caitlyn had nothing but kind words for Kris. Jenner and Crownover were married from 1972 to 1981, but he confided in her early on. On Thursday, a source told ET that Caitlyn's relationship with the Kardashian children has also become distant. She thought Bruce had a little quirk and he asked her to keep it a secret, so she did.. Linda Thompson, his second wife, knew it was something deeper, he said. However, multiple sources confirm that Kris knew about Bruces lifelong secret when they met. A new docuseries will follow the rest of Bruce's journey going forward, premiering July 26. Rob and Chyna have had a contentious relationship, but reached a custody agreement in December 2020. Jenner's ex-wife and matriarch of the Kardashian clan, Kris Jenner, was not part of the interview, but showed her support after it aired. Though the show says Chrystie and Linda commented and Kris declined, the Kardashian momager claims ABC never contacted her. The couple married in 1991, and Kris helped revitalize Jenners career as a pop culture icon, booking Jenner for fitness infomercials and public appearances on talk shows, game shows and as a motivational speaker. The magazine has reportedly stated that the 65-year-old former athlete will come out as a transgender. Massive gas tanker crashes in Maryland and EXPLODES into fireball killing the driver and setting local What will the next pandemic be? I have my own s**t to deal with, so why don't you guys figure that stuff out. Dads really are heros'. After five years of taking hormones, Bruce says he'd developed 36B breasts, and Brandon and Brody were starting to notice. IE 11 is not supported. The former couple's youngest daughter, Kylie Jenner, had showed support earlier in the day with an Instagram photo. His days as a TV sports. Linda writes: One day, after having spent a little time at Bruce's house, both boys came into the kitchen and said to me, "Mommy, we saw Daddy getting out of the shower naked, and Daddy has boobs!". "And we did and we had Kendall. And the Jenner insider says Kris never fully comprehended the meaning behind Jenners admissions. Kourtney, the oldest of the Kardashian sisters, was the first to welcome her own kids into the world. This story has been shared 49,700 times. Jenner's oldest stepdaughter, Kourtney Kardashian, also chimed in. ", "I would think you would come from a place of more compassion, especially when you have two young daughters who are greatly affected by it," Khloe added. So, what he was telling me happened a decade earlier, and he never really explained it.". Khlo took it the hardest, Bruce explained, saying, "She's had the toughest time with it because she's had a lot of losses in her life." So he says, 'Neither do I! Kris Jenner married Robert Kardashian in 1978 and they had four children before they divorced in 1991: Kourtney, Kim, Khlo and Robert Jr. She married Bruce Jenner (now identified as Caitlyn. I've got no complaints with her. In January of last year, Jenner made a very private doctors appointment to have his Adams apple shaved down, but a tabloid found out and took photos of him leaving the doctors office, causing a media frenzy. She just looked at me like I was insane. He said, I have a family matter I would like to talk to you about, Pam Mettler said. PATRICIA ARQUETTE: You have to be so brave to live this truth of who you are. Robert Kardashian, a powerful defense attorney and lawyer for O.J. Olympic Gold medalist and ABC Wide World of Sports television personality Bruce Jenner with his wife, Chrystie Crownover attend the Carlsbad US Grand Prix, in Carlsbad, Calif., June 19, 1977. He also remembered during the interview that Kris would ask him, You like to wear womens clothes? He described memories in which she would request that he change when he was dressed in feminine outfits. And there may be more kids in store for Kourtney, who got engaged to Travis Barker in October 2021. We've received your submission. Aili Nahas is the West Coast Deputy News Editor at PEOPLE. "He was married to me, and he wasn't who he wanted to be so he was miserable," she mused. "I really hope if he's dating somebody, he's happy, but I just don't know. #ProudDaughter', KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN: 'Couldn't be a more proud daughter. It is always brave to stand in one's truth. this is astonishingly brave. Jenner says Bruce told Kris before they ever had sex. Despite the drama, Khlo and Thompson continue to co-parent baby True. "I said, 'You have the most beautiful eyebrows.' t nm 2007 n nm 2021 v l ngi sng lp v ch s hu ca cng ty . Bruce Jenner said his ex-wife Kris Jenner had a difficult time coming to terms with his gender transition. "I've been thinking about this day forever," a visibly emotional Jenner said. She'd see him try on dresses and laugh it off, thinking it was a quirk. Stars Scott Disick Caitlyn Jenner Kendall Jenner See production, box office & company info Watch on Peacock with subscription More watch options Chyna, on the other hand, was already a mother. "I've never been so angry and disappointed in somebody in my whole life," she adds. She wanted them to know that she thought it was just a phase and that she could fix him.. As a newly-minted American hero during the Cold War, endorsement deals and appearance opportunities poured in. DONALD TRUMP: It's very sad because he doesn't seem very happy, and maybe whatever hes going to be doing will make him happy. I mean, she is a good person, he said. This differs . Jenner said Kardashian credited her rapper husband Kanye West for turning her around by telling her: "I can be married to the most beautiful woman in the world, and I am. Kris is heard crying over the phone to Kim. I had a wonderful life with her. #BruceJenner #Brave. They tied the knot in 1991 and welcomed two daughters together: Kendall and Kylie Jenner. she said. In 2013, Jenner and Kris separated, and Jenner moved into a house in Malibu. He said he had already been taking female hormones for five years during their marriage, which made his chest grow: You cant hide those things, he said. #BruceJenner. Simpson during his 1995 murder trial, married momager Kris Jenner, then Kris Houghton, in 1978. He should have thought about [transitioning] before he had all the kids Belinda, shame on you! LARRY KING: 'Had amazing talk with Olympian Rafer Johnson this week, who fully supports his fellow gold medal decathlon winner #BruceJenner & so do I', KIRSTIE ALLEY: 'Trying to find a place for myself midst a world that has mistaken bravery for insanityMandela was bravethe rest of this sh*t is absurd'. This is what I deal with. And they think I do a little cross dressing, I do a little of this, a little of that, you know, its going to be fine, well work all this stuff out., Jenner and Chrystie divorced in 1981. Robert Kardashian, a powerful defense attorney and lawyer for O.J. I thought we had a pretty good sex life. "Even between my mom and Bruce there's no negative, bad bloodI don't think they can be in a happier place right now.". In a sneak peek of the special, where Sawyer asks Caitlyn if she's ever had "doubts" about if she's doing the right thing, Caitlyn gets candid. Privacy Notice But things went south for the power couple in January 2021 when Page Six broke the news that Kim and Kanye were heading for divorce. March 31: It was claimed he'd had breast implants. In a later episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, cameras showed just how upset Kris was after reading the interview. Once back home, Jenner immediately began training for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, vowing to himself that he would win the gold medal. I would say Ive always been confused with my gender identity since I was [small], Jenner told ABCs Diane Sawyer in an exclusive interview that aired on Friday in a special edition of ABC News 20/20.. He recounted stories of trying on his sisters' dresses as an 8-year-old boy and of pursuing sports to fight his femininity. I pray for his happiness for the rest of his journey.. Kris and Caitlyn were able to put their differences aside in December, when they wore matching red gowns and posed side by side at the annual Kardashian-Jenner family Christmas Eve party. Bruce Jenner began an athletic career at Newton (Connecticut) High School, where . I support him & offer my respect. At the time of her coming out, she had been called the most famous trans woman in the world. "This is not the issue. ', Kris tweeted back: 'F*** you Perez no one asked me to comment .and I'm sitting with Bruce now watching this show so let's keep it realLOL.'. He sneaked into his mother's and sisters' closets to try on their clothes. BREAKING: Bruce Jenner comes out as the only interesting person in the Kardashian family. I didnt go heavily into it back then, Jenner said. And while Kendall doesnt have any children yet, the family tree will undoubtedly continue to grow. "He never said estrogen, he never said anything," she continued to claim. Episode aired May 17, 2015 TV-14 44 m IMDb RATING 4.6 /10 125 YOUR RATING Rate Family Reality-TV Bruce and the family share their feelings about Bruce's decision to live publicly as the woman. It was in the late 1950s, during the Eisenhower era, when Jenner said he was 8 or 9 years old and felt compelled to do something new: wear a womans dress. "But we are all good now and have moved past it. And for the first time, he has revealed that Kris Jenner always knew about his internal torment. George Long/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images. He confirmed he always believed he was born with 'the soul of a woman', and this is the last time he would appear as 'Bruce' before becoming 'her'. After much speculation, the former Olympian who was previously married to Kardashian . Jenners likeness became a nationwide brand, and Jenner appeared in ads, movies and TV shows. In the late 1950s, during the Eisenhower era, Jenner said he was about 8 or 9 years old when he did something new: put on a dress from his mother's or sisters' closet when she was out of the . ", April 2015: CaitlynComes Out as Transgender, Says She Loves Kris 'to Death'. Me of all people - Bruce Jenner - has to deal with these issues.'. I said, what? I couldnt believe it. I kind of downplayed it. Jenner has no regrets about doing the show. ", A post shared by Kris Jenner (@krisjenner). SEAN DOOLEY, MARGARET DAWSON, LANA ZAK, CHRISTINA NG, LAUREN EFFRON and MEGHAN KENEALLY. This July 26, 1976 file photo shows Bruce Jenner competing during the long jump event in the decathlon at the Summer Olympic games in Montreal, Canada. '[I told them] 'God's looking down, making little Bruce. Although the two appeared to have moved past their issues at this point, clearly, Kris and Caitlyn still disagreed over whether or not Caitlyn had informed Kris she was transgender during their marriage. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. And she goes well you know, OK, you know, you like to wear womens clothes and I kind of downplayed it some.. Three months ago, when Bruce Jenner opened up to ex Kris Jenner about his decision to transition from male to female, his wife of 23 years was shaken. She is also the TV deputy in Los Angeles as well as the Weddings Editor. docu-series, I Am Cait, in August 2015. "I was very proud of you when you stood on that podium in Montreal, Esther said in a message to Jenner during the 20/20 special. April 2017:Caitlyn Is Upset Over Growing Apart From Her Family. ", "We will, as a family, together with Bruce, we will be watching it," Kim said of the 20/20 special. ABC said Chrystie, Linda and Kris were asked for comments. Jenner had dyslexia and struggled in school at a young age, but excelled at. Caitlyn Jenner's story is a very unique and memorable one. "You're not going to f**king play this game anymore!". I feel duped because hes the same fame whore as the rest of the family. Bruce is love. Bruce and Kris Jenner would ultimately have 10 children together with their blended family, four children from his two previous marriages -- Burt, Cassandra, Brandon and Brody -- four children from Kriss previous marriage -- Kourtney, Kim, Khloe and Rob Kardashian -- and then they had two more children of their own: Kendall, who was born in 1995, and Kylie, who was born in 1997. Although the two were married for 23 years and share two children together -- 21-year-old Kendall and 19-year-old Kylie -- with the upcoming release of Caitlyn's new memoir, The Secrets of My Life, the pair is clearlyno longer on good terms. Jenner had a nose job and had electrolysis to remove his beard. May 2014: Bruce refused to cut his long hair for Kim Kardashian's wedding to Kanye West, despite pressure from the bride and his estranged wife Kris Jenner. 49,700, This story has been shared 45,525 times. and necessary and overdue. This is his body and his life, and he needs to do what he wants to do. In an episode of I Am Cait, the pair debated over the sensitive topic during a dinner with Caitlyns friends. The best beach in Britain that you've never heard of: Seaside town is braced for tourism boom after Kate Garraway reveals Derek's heartbreaking words when they thought he had just minutes left to live. Seen here in 2000 with their daughters Kendall and Kylie, the couple were married for 22 years. Eventually, Jenner told Kris about how much he wanted to stop living as a man. And, at the time, I didnt know why I was doing it besides it just made me feel good.. I'm so proud of you, Dad. Bruce Jenner and Kris Jenner are seen in this Feb. 24, 1993 file photo during a President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports event. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? I am honored to stand by Bruce's side and support him. In 1984, he got what his future step-daughter Kim Kardashian would later describe as an 'ill-advised' nose job and facelift. "I honestly wish I never met this man. Now sporting manicures and ponytails, the former Playgirl cover hunk has evolved from being the picture of American manliness into a favorite femininetopic of tabloid speculation. In a KUWTK episode earlier this month, Caitlyn talked openly about her increasingly distant relationship with the Kardashians. He had also noticeably begun thinning out his eyebrows, which only made him look like a better-groomed metrosexual. His mother's pitiful public apology. PETER HITCHENS: Now we know for sure that our leaders lost their heads over Covid. I didnt understand it.. Not only was I able to call him my husband for 25 years and father of my children, I am now able to call him my hero. 'I identify as female. February 2015: TMZ reported that Bruce told his family that he has known he was meant to be a female since the age of five. Kim replied that she thought Kris and Caitlyn were on good terms, but obviously, was wrong. A post shared by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian). After the interview aired, she tweeted that she would talk more about her feelings at a later time, but wanted people to know she was proud of her dad. In the late 1980s, Jenner started taking estrogen for the first time. Sending him lots of love. '", October 2016:Kris Calls Kim a 'F**king Traitor' for Helping Caitlyn, A post shared by Kim Kardashian (@kimkardashian). #BruceJenner we learn from you to be courageous, funny and to be our authentic self. And while Bruce himself is choosing to make himself a role model for trans people afraid to come out, his family has also made themselves role models for families of trans people, flooding social media with tweets and Instagrams supporting Jenner. And when asked if he dreams as a woman, he said he 'always' has done. He is freeing himself. #BruceJenner #Brave. January 2014: The Olympic gold medalist reportedly underwent a laryngeal shave to flatted his Adam's Apple. Take two aspirin get plenty of sleep and you ll be just fine? he said. When Jenner met Kris Kardashian in 1990, she was in the process of divorcing famed defense attorney Robert Kardashian. DR PHIL McGRAWI am so happy for him. My beautiful Hero. She would allow cross-dressing here, cross-dressing there, you know, going on the road, and going in a hotel, and she was OK with that if she didnt see really that much of it, or hardly at all.. "I don't really think about it day-to-day, but for some reason that hit me, I guess, just the wrong way. I cant do it anymore, he said. Jenner admitted to taking hormones in the 1980s, but stopped the transition after getting worried about public reaction. She claimed his first wife Chrystie Crownover told her he had a penchant for women's clothing, shoes and lingerie. She and on-again, off-again-boyfriend Travis Scott welcomed daughter Stormi in February 2018. 'I'm not stuck in anyone's body. But the transition started more than two decades ago, and it was a secret he shared with all three of his wives. For the next five years, Jenner struggled to sort out his feelings, but he finally came clean to his older sister, Pam. KENDALL JENNER: 'I love you. I would say, Youve just got no guts and then I would literally go up into the hotel room, change [into womens] clothes and walk around, he said. "My friend said, 'Have a bottle of wine and go have great sex,'" Kris concluded. Bruce and Chrystie divorced in 1981 and he remarried Linda Thompson, but, according to an article on The Huffington Post this week by Linda, he didn't tell her about his identity for several. Jenner has now told all 10 children about his being transgender, saying: "I couldnt come out earlier and be honest because of my children., When he told his children about his decision to move forward with his transition, They all cried, mostly because they didnt want anybody to hurt Dad.. Kylie's older sister Kendall Jenner posted a pair of short, but sweet notes of support. I admire him for doing it and I support him 100 percent. ', KHLOE KARDASHIAN: 'Just finished watching the #BruceJennerInterview with the family. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Just hours before the TV interview was set to air, Bruce's second wife Linda Thompson tweeted a message of support describing her ex-husband as 'a champion for those who share the struggle to just be who they are.'. Walter Iooss Jr./Sports Illustrated/Getty Images. "She keeps saying she told me, but she didn't. They had two sons, Brandon and Brody. But his constant daily questions about gender had nothing to do with his very real attraction to the opposite sex: Girls. I've never been with a guy," Jenner said, explaining that gender identity was different than sexuality, and ultimately identifying as asexual. Clutching a tissue, Bruce remarked: 'We have to keep our sense of humor about this. Kris later implies that she's ready to fight back. Nearly two decades into Bruce and Kris Jenners marriage, Kris negotiated a deal for a reality show that would give the Kardashians a chance to do eight episodes of Keeping Up With the Kardashians in 2007. (She also lashed out out at Diane Sawyer for claiming she did not provide a comment to ABC on Bruce). "[Kris] goes, 'Well, you know, OK. You like to wear women's clothes?' Prince Harry shares struggles to be his 'authentic true self' growing up, saying he felt pressures to 'come As Prince Harry says he felt like the film 'the boy in the bubble' before having therapy, who was Hollywood's love affair with the new non-binary Brit Pack: After MeToo sex scandals, Tinseltown is desperate Five unexpected signs in your 20s and 30s you're at risk of developing heart disease later in life. The couple worked to save money so that Jenner could go to the Olympics. For her part, Khloe said she was still looking out for her mother. Muscles bulging, the athletic champ quickly became the media's darling, and appeared in a variety of advertisements, including a Wheaties box cover, as well as many magazine covers. He's a great guy. "It rocked her," he said in Friday's. Certainly," she says. I had a wonderful life with her. "For me, that's not my experience with Bruce. October 2013: Rob Kardashian Says There's 'No Bad Blood' Between Kris and Caitlyn. She saw him cross-dressing, he revealed, but he found it difficult to fully express how deep his feelings sat; that his believed his soul to be female. Kim went through two marriages before settling with her current husband, rapper Kanye West although their relationship is on the rocks. Still, Kris officially filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences in September 2014, and was photographed the same day at the airport, smiling big. If I can't be true to myself, they don't mean anything.". "I probably was not as good at saying, you know, hey this is really down deep in my soul and I dont know if I can go further like this, Jenner said. WENDY WILLIAMSI feel duped by Bruce I dont feel duped because hes turning into a woman. "', Bruce added: 'I probably was not as good at saying, "This is really down deep in my soul and I don't know if I can go any farther like this. She was the first person he'd ever told, and it opened a floodgate of feelings for him. "Bruce lives a lie, she is not a lie. "We all just support him 100 percent and I hate so badly when I see things like, my mom doesn't support him and this sister doesn't support -- it's all just a story people want to put out there. KRIS JENNER: 'Not only was I able to call him my husband for 25 years and father of my children, I am now able to call him my hero.' The same month he had rhinoplasty to give himself a more feminine nose. Bruce Jenner is shown here at age 10 in this undated childhood family photo. Then I'd get upset, and the whole relationship kind of fizzled," Caitlyn told the magazine about their marriage, adding that the reason behind their split was "20 gender and 80 percent was the way I was treated.". Jenner took home the gold medal, set a world record in points earned and was hailed as the greatest athlete in the world. Things obviously escalated from bad to worse, as evidenced by Kris' claim on Sunday's brand new KUWTK that Caitlyn portrayed her as a "b**ch and an a**hole" in the former Olympian's upcoming memoir. Jenner now looks back and remembers that he spent more than 20 great years together with Kris raising phenomenal children. Both his first and second wives knew about his secret, he revealed. ', Family man: Bruce and Kris tied the knot in April 1991 just months after meeting. ", August 2015:Kris Confronts Caitlyn on 'I Am Cait'. Bruce." August 2015: Kris Confronts Caitlyn on 'I Am . Bruce Jenner is shown here at a high school dance in this undated childhood family photo. "Why would you want to be married and have kids if this is what you wanted since you were a little boy?" Since then, he has spent years in the public eye as a heroic American athlete and then a pop culture icon, reinvented as part of the Kardashian empire. Jenner said he told Linda about the issues he was dealing with towards the end of their relationship and, by 1984, the couple had separated, which Jenner said was due in large part to his gender identity struggle. Before Linda, Caitlyn was married to Chrystie Crownover from 1972 to 1981, with whom she shares two kids, Cassandra and Burt. I always felt heterosexual.. Although she was very surprised, she kept his secret because she knew that it took a lot of respect and trust. Im saying goodbye to peoples perception of me and who I am, Jenner said. It could have been steroids, for all I knew, because he was an athlete.". Were going to make a difference in the world with what were doing, he said. She changed her life around and went from a successful Olympic gold medalist to a reality show star, and she changed both her public image and physical appearance, which was shocking to everyone, even her family. "Kim, you are a f**king traitor!" September 2014: As his divorce from Kris was being finalized, Bruce had started growing out his hair and shaving his legs. But I don't think Caitlyn is a bad person at all. "I was never attracted to the guys or any of that kind of stuff, OK? By 2014, Jenner was back on hormone therapy. Absolutely', Linda Thompson Posts Picture with Bruce Jenner and His First Wife Chrystie Scott, For Kris Jenner, Bruce Jenner's Transition Was a 'Hard Adjustment', Why Bruce Jenner Prefers to Go by Male Pronouns for the Time Being, Bruce Jenner's Transition Has Been 'Difficult' for His Family: Source, The Truth About Bruce Jenner's Relationship with Kris's Best Friend. Bruce lives a lie. LENA DUNHAM: I think it's an incredibly powerful and brave move to disclose anything about your gender identity or sexuality in such a judgmental society.