Kris Jenneris opening up about her relationship with her ex,Caitlyn Jenner.During a conversation with editor Kristina O’Neill forWSJ Magazine’s The One, theKeeping Up with the Kardashiansstar discussed her split from the former Olympian and where they’re at now, more than five years after their divorce. Caitlyn, 71,publicly came out as transgenderin 2015, two years after she and Kris, 65, announced their separation. They share daughtersKendall, 25, andKylie, 23.“I think it’s very respectful,” Kris said of their current relationship during the interview, which was presented withWSJ Magazine’s partner, online luxury fashion retailerMytheresa. “She’s the father of two of my kids, and so that speaks volumes.“Dimitrios Kambouris/GettyKris also reflected on navigating the split amid her ex’stransitionafter a life spent battling gender dysphoria.“I think one of the most interesting things that we all learned was that none of us had been through anything like that before in a million years,“Kris said. “And we didn’t know how to process that — and it was a process, it was a shock, and then it was a reality, and it was something that we had to absorb and try to wrap our heads around and learn about.“She continued, “What I thought was interesting about that was, I’m sure many people who are fans of our show weren’t expecting it either and were as confused at times and sad at times, happy at times, because there’s so many different ways of looking at it.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The WSJ MagazineThe starswent through a period of estrangementafter Caitlyn’s memoir was published in 2017. InThe Secrets of My Life, Caitlyn alleged Krisknew more about her gender identity crisisthan she says she did, and both Kris and her daughters have been open about the fact that the bookcreated a riftin the family.Speaking to O’Neill, Kris said it was hard to balance her own feelings about the divorce with being a parent to Kendall and Kylie. (She’s also mom toKim,Khloé,KourtneyandRob Kardashianwith her late ex-husband,Robert Kardashian Sr.)“I think that going through it was just one day at a time, truly, I had no experience in anything like that before, so you’re just trying to understand,” she said. “And then I’m their mom, I’m the kids' mom, so trying to navigate that was hard because I wanted to be the best parent I could be and do the right thing and I didn’t always know what that meant in that situation.”
Kris Jenneris opening up about her relationship with her ex,Caitlyn Jenner.
During a conversation with editor Kristina O’Neill forWSJ Magazine’s The One, theKeeping Up with the Kardashiansstar discussed her split from the former Olympian and where they’re at now, more than five years after their divorce. Caitlyn, 71,publicly came out as transgenderin 2015, two years after she and Kris, 65, announced their separation. They share daughtersKendall, 25, andKylie, 23.
“I think it’s very respectful,” Kris said of their current relationship during the interview, which was presented withWSJ Magazine’s partner, online luxury fashion retailerMytheresa. “She’s the father of two of my kids, and so that speaks volumes.”
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
Kris also reflected on navigating the split amid her ex’stransitionafter a life spent battling gender dysphoria.
“I think one of the most interesting things that we all learned was that none of us had been through anything like that before in a million years,“Kris said. “And we didn’t know how to process that — and it was a process, it was a shock, and then it was a reality, and it was something that we had to absorb and try to wrap our heads around and learn about.”
She continued, “What I thought was interesting about that was, I’m sure many people who are fans of our show weren’t expecting it either and were as confused at times and sad at times, happy at times, because there’s so many different ways of looking at it.”
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The starswent through a period of estrangementafter Caitlyn’s memoir was published in 2017. InThe Secrets of My Life, Caitlyn alleged Krisknew more about her gender identity crisisthan she says she did, and both Kris and her daughters have been open about the fact that the bookcreated a riftin the family.
Speaking to O’Neill, Kris said it was hard to balance her own feelings about the divorce with being a parent to Kendall and Kylie. (She’s also mom toKim,Khloé,KourtneyandRob Kardashianwith her late ex-husband,Robert Kardashian Sr.)
“I think that going through it was just one day at a time, truly, I had no experience in anything like that before, so you’re just trying to understand,” she said. “And then I’m their mom, I’m the kids' mom, so trying to navigate that was hard because I wanted to be the best parent I could be and do the right thing and I didn’t always know what that meant in that situation.”
source: people.com
