Caitlyn Jenner said she is “heartbroken” after the death of her mother at the age of 96. The former Olympian turned reality TV personality announced that Esther Jenner died on Thursday morning a “few weeks shy” of her birthday.
In an Instagram post which featured an image of her mother with birthday balloons, Caitlyn wrote: “I am heartbroken to announce my mom passed away yesterday morning, peacefully. “Losing a mother is unique in the sense that she is the only person that loved me my entire life.
I will miss her tremendously. “She was a few weeks shy of 97 and lived a full life. Love you mom. ”The 73-year-old documented her new “new normal” life as a transgender woman in television series I Am Cait – which also featured her mother before the reality show ended with its second series.
The series followed Caitlyn revealing her identity as a trans woman at the age of 66 during an interview with US TV journalist Diane Sawyer in 2015.
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