Bruce Jenner Woman Transition News: 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' Reality TV Dad Gets Support From Family
After months of speculations and rumors, Bruce Jenner, 65, has come clean about his plans to transition to a woman by formally telling this to his daughters, Kendall and Kylie, and his step-daughters Kim, Khloe and Kourtney. The family meeting happened last Jan. 19 and Jenner allowed a film crew to document it as part of the reality show, "Keeping up With the Kardashians," which will be aired on Wednesday, March 15.
Reports said that Bruce got emotional during the meeting. The former Olympian and gold medal decathlon winner was quoted to have told his daughters and step-daughters that if anyone of them is asked how Bruce is doing, she should say, "Bruce is in a very good and happy place."
He has also asked them to stop calling him Bruce and to start calling him by another name, which has not yet been disclosed.
There were a lot of signs, leading up to the confession, that made his daughters and step-daughters feel concerned. Jenner started growing his hair longer, wearing nail polish and underwent a procedure to flatten his Adam's apple. He was also photographed being emotional in his car in mid-January this year.
Jenner – who was also involved in a fatal car crash on Feb. 7 that left one woman dead and several others injured – is said to be getting all the support he needs from the girls.
Kylie, 17, and Kendall, 19, were said to be very supportive of their father, telling him to "just be you."
Khloe, 30, already had a suspicion about Jenner's impending decision to undergo a controversial gender transition. After the announcement, she said suddenly everything now "...makes sense to her."
Kim, 34, and Kourtney, 35, took longer to convince that this was a good thing. Kim had reportedly been thinking about how this could potentially affect Kendall if Jenner suddenly attends one of her events in a dress.
Kris Jenner, 59 – who was married to Jenner for almost 24 years before their divorce was finalized just this month – reportedly is the least supportive. A source claimed "deep down, Kris feels betrayed."