Caitlyn Jenner revealed she had wanted to change her gender at the age of 40, but just couldn’t go through with it.
Now 66 years old, the reality TV star made an appointment at a clinic at age 34 after seeing a television commercial. She felt good being able to talk to like-minded people about her emotional struggles and identity.
Jenner explained to H&M magazine: “I was sitting there watching TV and they had a gender clinic in Orange County. I was scared to death about going over there, but it was also the first time I could sit down with somebody and talk about all the things that were going on in my head.”
She continued: “When I left my first therapy session – first of all I survived it – and nobody laughed at me. I felt really good that for the first time I can actually talk to somebody who’s intelligent, understands this.”
Jenner felt confident that she would go through with the controversial transition by age 40, but suddenly changed her mind.
She stated: “I’m (was) 34 and I thought by the time I’m 40 ‘I’m gonna transition’, I just can’t take this any longer. I got to about 39 and I just couldn’t go any further.”
The former US Olympic athlete also revealed that former wife Chrystie Crownover was aware about the situation, as she was the very first person Jenner opened up to.
“When you have gender issues you have a tendency to isolate yourself from people and you are certainly afraid to tell anybody. The first person I told was my first wife Chrystie, and this was actually after we had gotten married because I thought I had everything under control,” the Keeping up with the Kardashians star shared.