The US ABC network confirmed this week that it will air a two-hour special with the respected journalist Diane interviewing Bruce, 65, in which it is believed he will reveal all the details about his reported gender transition.
The former Olympic champion and patriarch to the Kardashian family has thus far not made any public comment to confirm the reports, although his mother, Esther Jenner, confirmed the transition earlier this year.
“I just learned about [his transition]. Bruce filled me in, and we had a very long, long, long talk about it,” she told Radar Online.
“I have never been more proud of Bruce for who he is, himself as a father, as an Olympian, a wonderful public speaker. He instils enthusiasm in people. He’s gifted.”
Several insiders of Keeping Up With the Kardashians have also revealed on-set information from the show, such as how Bruce revealed his transition to his daughters and stepdaughters – reportedly in a conversation that will air during the current season of the reality show.
His daughters have remained supportive of their father throughout the media storm that has surrounded him, with Kendall Jenner today posting a flashback picture of her dad during his Olympic glory days to her Instagram account.
“daddyyyy!” Kendall Jenner captioned a shot of her former athlete dad Bruce featured on a billboard in LA.
It has also been reported that Bruce will reveal his new female name to Diane Sawyer during the highly anticipated interview, which an ABC spokesperson confirmed was filmed in February this year.
ABC says that the conversation was taped before Bruce was involved in a tragic fatal car crash in LA earlier this year, so it will not touch on his involvement or allegations that he is being investigated by police.
It’s believed Bruce may reveal his struggles with gender identity, with another Kardashian insider telling TMZ that Bruce has reportedly wanted to be a woman since he was five years of age and has kept his “true self” hidden.
Other more recent reports that came via Radar Online report that Bruce is seeking to complete his gender transition but undergoing a sex change operation.
Radar has also reported that Bruce has already begun this process by undergoing breast enhancement surgery in recent weeks.
