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.
Caitlyn Jenner’s Ups and Downs With the Kardashian Siblings Over the Years Before and After Her Transition
usmagazine.comCaitlyn Jenner has had her ups and downs with the Kardashian clan over the years, with the drama playing out both onscreen and off.When the Olympian wed ex-wife Kris Jenner in 1991, she gained four stepchildren: Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian and Rob Kardashian.
The former spouses — who announced their separation in October 2013 — welcomed daughters Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner during their marriage. (Caitlin also shares daughter Cassandra Marino and son Burt Jenner with ex-wife Chrystie Scott and sons Brandon Jenner and Brody Jenner with ex-wife Linda Thompson.)Shortly after Caitlyn and Kris finalized their divorce in December 2014, the decathlon star came out as transgender during an April 2015 20/20 interview. “For all intents and purposes, I am a woman,” she told Diane Sawyer at the time.That June, Caitlyn appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair, opening up to the outlet about her transition as well as the end of her and Kris’ relationship.
The New York native claimed that the problems in her marriage to Kris were “20 percent gender and 80 percent the way I was treated.”Caitlyn said of the momager: “A lot of times she wasn’t very nice.
People would see how I got mistreated. She controlled the money … all that kind of stuff.” The I Am Cait personality’s comments left her family reeling, with Khloé publicly coming to Kris’ defense.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesDuring an episode of I Am Cait that aired in August 2015, Caitlyn asked Khloé if they could clear the air after the Revenge Body author sent her some “tough” text messages reacting to the Vanity Fair interview.Khloé replied: “I just said, ‘We don’t care what you’re doing’.
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