Kim and Khloe Kardashian Tweet Their Reactions As ‘About Bruce’ Special Talks Step Dad’s Transition
The emotional first part showed Bruce speaking frankly with his daughters…
Last month, Bruce Jenner told the world that he was transitioning into a woman during an interview with Diane Sawyer.
But while the first official interview mainly focused on Bruce’s journey and included his children from a previous marriage, now the Kardashians (as well as Kendall and Kylie Jenner) are having their say in the E! special ‘About Bruce’.
Part of the long-running series ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’, ‘About Bruce’ focuses on him explaining his transition to his kids, which understandably causes a lot of tears and even some arguments.
Part One, which aired on Sunday (May 17), voices the girls’ concerns that the person they’ve known forever will be ‘gone’ and replaced.
But even though Kendall is mainly tearful in the conversation with her dad, Khloe hits out at Bruce’s lack of honesty in the situation – which goes back as far as a decade ago, when Kim first caught Bruce dressed as a woman.
After Khloe asks him if he’s planning on ‘not being Bruce’ anytime soon and Bruce replies ‘yes’, she then explains: “My sisters and I knew that Bruce was a cross-dresser but we were never told he was going to fully transition and turn into a woman."
"I don't think it's fair you don't tell us this is in the near future. This entire process, for me it is something that will take time. It's scary that Bruce is going to be gone."
Although the news to the family is still a shock, it’s clear Kim wasn’t the only one who saw Bruce as a woman before he announced his plans to change.
In the previous Diane Sawyer interview, Bruce says that Kendall and Kylie accidentally saw him dressed as a woman on a security camera – but Kendall states there were other occasions that led to her realisation.
“We'd find makeup, like lipstick, and we'd think he was having an affair and we didn't want our family broken up so we didn't tell anyone,” she explained.
“I woke up to go and get water and I came down the stairs and went into the kitchen and I saw him… and I just backed up and I ran up the stairs quietly and I went to bed.”
Even though youngest daughters Kendall and Kylie didn’t comment on the special on social media, Kim, Khloe and Bruce’s ex-wife Kris Jenner tweeted about the show throughout the night.
Amongst her emotional posts, Khloe said of her step-dad: “Bruce is so strong and courageous! I couldn't be prouder of him. This is so hard to relive. I love you.”
She also added: “Kim has handled this transition with such grace and I'm incredibly proud to call her my sister.”
Bruce had previously stated that Kim had taken the news the best, and has even helped him with his style for when he’s finally ready to fully become a woman.
She also shared her thoughts about the programme as it aired, saying: “Must have been so hard for Bruce to explain his story to each of us. Can u imagine?! I respect him so much 4 opening up & being so truthful.”
She continued: “Awwww the tears! Watching this back & reliving this is harder than I imagined! I'm happy we opened up & shared our journey.”
Kris Jenner appeared briefly during the special, and got very tearful after talking about the subject with Kim.
Breaking down in bed, she tells her: “I'm not okay, I don't know how to handle it. This is my life, I committed to this life and he has just checked out."
Bruce Jenner: Through The Years
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In his younger years, Bruce used to try on his sister's dress and his mum's scarves. “I didn’t know why I was doing it, except it just made me feel good.” -
Bruce Jenner’s first wife Chrystie Crownover was the first person to know he was questioning his identity, in the early 1970s, when he told her that he was into “a little cross-dressing… It’s fine, we’ll work all this stuff out.” -
Second wife Linda Thompson also knew, with Bruce opening up a little more, and explaining, “it’s not something you can overcome, fix or pray away.” -
"Gender was a big part of the breakup...I wasn't as fair as I should have been," explained Bruce, on why his marriage to Linda collapsed. -
When Bruce met Kris Jenner, he had been taking female hormones for almost five years, and had also undergone electrolysis to get rid of his beard and chest hair. -
He says Kris knew he had been taking the hormones and liked wearing women's clothes, but added, "I kind of downplayed it.” -
“If [Kris] were good with it, we’d probably still be together,” admitted Bruce, when speaking of his decision to transition. -
Bruce isn’t gay and has no plans to enter a relationship with a man. "No, I'm not gay. I am as far as I know, heterosexual," said the 65-year-old. "I've never been with a guy, I've always been married, raising kids." -
When stories about Bruce's tracheal shave leaked, he contemplated suicide, but - thankfully - talked himself out of it. “I mean, I want to know how this story ends,” he said. -
Bruce's youngest children, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, once caught him trying on a dress. Kendall had set up a webcam because she thought Kylie was stealing her clothes, but then when she checked the footage, they saw their dad. -
The first of Bruce's children to know about his transition was Brandon Jenner, who admits he didn't take it "perfectly" at first, but now “I feel like I’m getting an upgraded version of my dad.” -
Bruce told Diane Sawyer that of his 10 children, Kim “has by far been the most accepting and easiest to talk about it with." Turns out Kanye West helped Kim by explaining to his wife that no matter how much a person has, "I’m nothing if I can’t be me.” -
In fact, Kim has been so accepting of Bruce's transition that she told him, “Girl, you gotta rock it, baby. You gotta look good.” -
Khloe Kardashian took things the hardest. “You would think that out of all the kids, Khloe is the most open-minded,” said Bruce. “She’s had the toughest time with it, because she’s had a lot of loss in her life.” -
Kendall and Kylie had this to say about their dad's transition: “We love our dad very much, he has the biggest heart and all we want is for him to be happy, if he’s happy, we’re happy.” -
It is thought that we'll see Bruce tell all of his children about his transition on the season finale of Keeping Up With The Kardashians on May 31st. -
“I’d be so mad at myself if I didn’t explore that side of me,” Bruce said, on realising - in his 60s - that he didn't want to die having only lived as a man. -
Bruce has picked a new name, but didn't reveal it to Sawyer as, "The media would go crazy". -
Bruce may undergo a full surgical gender reassignment, but if he does, don't expect another two-hour special. “I would do it so quietly, no one in the world would ever know." -
He believes that by speaking out on his journey, Bruce can help raise awareness and stop the stigma around LGBTQ issues. “We’re going to make a difference in the world with what we’re doing."
Kim responded to this on Twitter, posting to her followers: “Breaks my heart my mom questions if her memories were real. That was 4sure a part of Bruce's life. Must be hard to go thru this as his wife.”
The second half of the programme is set to air Monday (May 18), which Khloe said she is ‘anxious’ for people to see.
Mainly though, the message of the show so far is how proud of Bruce his family are of him, and we’re sure tonight’s second part will be just as emotional.
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