Caitlyn Marie Jenner (born William Bruce Jenner; October 28, 1949) is an American television personality and retired Olympic gold medal–winning decathlete.
Jenner played college football for the Graceland Yellowjackets before incurring a knee injury that required surgery. Convinced by Olympic decathlete Jack Parker's coach, L. D. Weldon, to try the decathlon, Jenner won the men's decathlon event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, setting a third successive world record and gaining fame as "an all-American hero".
Given the unofficial title of "world's greatest athlete", Jenner established a career in television, film, writing, auto racing, business, and as a Playgirl cover model.
Kristen Mary Jenner (born November 5, 1955) is an American television personality, entertainment manager, producer, businesswoman, and author. She rose to fame starring in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007–present).
She has four children from her first marriage to lawyer Robert Kardashian: Kourtney, Kim, Khloé and Robert, and two children from her second marriage to television personality and retired Olympic Games medalist, Bruce Jenner (now Caitlyn): Kendall and Kylie.
Kris Jenner says Caitlyn Jenner's transition was 'a big shock' in new ABC News interview
dailymail.co.ukKris Jenner revealed her thoughts on her ex-spouse Caitlyn Jenner's transition and how the Kardashian family reacted to it during a new interview with Robin Roberts.The reality star, 66, said that watching the 72-year-old Olympic gold medalist transition was 'was a big shock' because the family knew 'nothing about it' at the time.'I think it was a big shock.
It's a scary thing to go through because you know nothing about it,' the matriarch of the Kardashian–Jenner clan shared. New experience: Kris Jenner revealed it was 'a big shock' when her ex-spouse Caitlyn Jenner came out as transgender in an ABC News interview with Robin Roberts on WednesdayThe former couple were married for 22 years — from 1991 to 2015 — and they share daughters Kendall, 26, and Kylie, 24.They publicly announced their separation in October 2013, and the athlete came out as transgender two years later and began transitioning to a woman.
In the interview, Kris stated that she never thought she'd have to directly deal with her spouse coming out as transgender.'It's a subject I never thought that I would ever have to directly deal with [or] confront [or] be understanding about.
Something that I didn't you know, understand,' she admitted. Sharing her story: Caitlyn, 72, came out as transgender in 2015 and began transitioning to a woman Family's response: Kris, 66, said that watching the Olympic gold medalist transition was so hard to deal with because the family knew 'nothing about it' then The momager went on to say that her relationship with Caitlyn is currently on friendly terms.'We're fine.
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