Kylie Jenner is relieved her
father has transitioned into Caitlyn Jenner.
During her first appearance on
“The Ellen DeGeneres” show, set to air on Monday, the 18-year-old
star opened up about the emotional challenges she faced after Bruce Jenner
began living life as Caitlyn.
“It was the only thing I
really bottled in. I don’t bottle in a lot of things and I feel like my family
was a little upset about that,” Kylie told Ellen. “But I got through
it and now I almost — I like it a lot better honestly.”
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Once she got through the
initial adjustments, Kylie bonded with Caitlyn in a way she wasn’t able to with
Bruce.
“I like her better than
Bruce,” she said. “Because we talk about makeup and clothes we bond a
lot more, but not only that. I feel like there’s not a huge secret in the
family. I feel like there was always this big secret.
“And I’ve honestly known
about it for a really long time and we actually caught him then dressing up as
a girl, when my sister and I were like 6 and 7 maybe,” she continued.
“So we’ve known for a while that there was something, but it was never
talked about.”
Kylie hopes
Caitlyn and her family will inspire others.
“[Caitlyn is] really
living her authentic true self,” Kylie told Ellen. “And I feel like that’s
awesome and also I want to be someone from my generation to like be an example
because I think that’s so awesome and I think that other girls and boys my age
will maybe see that I’m so accepting and be accepting of other people
too.”
— Erin O’Sullivan
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