Caitlyn Jenner is wearing a shimmering floor-length metallic gown as she opens the door of her spectacular mountaintop Malibu mansion.
The 70-year-old looks fantastic, but when your daughters are Kylie and Kendall Jenner, and Kim Kardashian West is one of your stepdaughters, you’re not short of fashion advice. “I remember asking Kim a question about fashion, and she looked at me and said, ‘Well, I am fashion!’” Caitlyn laughs.
Caitlyn, who came out as a transgender woman in 2015, aged 65, has lived in the sprawling four-bedroom home with panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean for six years. She shares it with her labradors, Baxter and Bertha, and with Sophia Hutchins – the 23year-old beauty entrepreneur she’s reportedly romantically involved with (more on that later).
The living space features photos of Caitlyn, who came in sixth place in the last UK series of I’m a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!, with her kids. She has six biological children – Burt and Cassandra from her first marriage, Brandon and Brody from her second marriage, and Kendall and Kylie from her third marriage to Kardashian “momager” Kris Jenner. During their 23-year marriage, Caitlyn helped bring up Kris’ children – her stepchildren – Kourtney, Kim, Khloé and Rob.
On the opposite side of the room is a picture of make-up entrepreneur Kylie and supermodel Kendall when they were younger, when their father was Bruce Jenner – before his transition and gender reassignment surgery.
There’s also a framed handwritten Father’s Day letter dated 2006 from Kylie – who last year was named the youngest self-made billionaire ever – which reads, “I love you so much, you are the best dad ever.”
Here, Caitlyn opens up about her family and how life has changed since coming out as a transgender woman ...
This story is from the February 10 2020 edition of Woman’s Day Magazine NZ.
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