Kris Jenner is still struggling to come to terms with Caitlyn Jenner’s transition eight years later – and feels like her ex is dead, a source has claimed.
During a recent interview on British daytime show This Morning, Caitlyn (73) revealed the ‘sad’ truth that she no longer has anything to do with the famous mother (67), despite being married for 22 years and having daughters Kendall ( 27) part. and Kylie, 26.
While the Olympic gold medalist’s comments were said to have caused ‘some family drama’ between the Kardashian-Jenner clan, a source close to the couple has shed light on her reasons for their split, claiming the exes are no longer have something in common. of a lack of desire to ‘fix’ their broken relationship.
The insider exclusively added to DailyMail.com that Kris believes Caitlyn is a ‘completely different person’ to the one she married in 1991 and that despite once sharing a life together, they now would have trouble maintaining a conversation without it becoming awkward.
Kris Jenner is said to still be dealing with Caitlyn Jenner’s transition – eight years later
The former couple, pictured here in 1991, were married for 22 years before divorcing in 2015
Kris pictured with Caitlyn in 2016 – one year after the former athlete transitioned
“The key issue between Caitlyn and Kris is baggage,” the insider claimed. “As much as Bruce was hard to deal with, Caitlyn seems to be even more of a loose cannon and that’s mostly because Caitlyn is her true self and there isn’t much of the Bruce that Kris knew and loved within Caitlyn anymore .
‘Kris is still trying to deal with the transition. A man she fell in love with, and had children with, is no longer there, it’s like he’s dead, and she already has one dead man to deal with and all those emotions, it’s easier to separate from it than to meet it head-on.
‘Caitlyn is a completely different person. Their children are also older and now adults, so they don’t really need to talk to each other anymore.
“Everyone has their own lives and does their own thing, so it’s rare that everyone gets together or talks, it’s just more of a hassle than anything else.”
The insider continued: ‘It’s gotten to the point where they really have nothing to talk about. If they were together for lunch or something, they would probably just talk about the weather, or it would be as awkward as being in an elevator with a bunch of people and everyone avoiding eye contact.
‘This is the life they both choose to live, and that won’t change. They’re only really going to deal with each other when they have to, they’re not going to go out of their way to fix it.’
Kris’ first marriage was to lawyer Robert Kardashian, with whom she has daughters Kourtney (44), Kim (42), Khloé (39) and son Rob (36).
They divorced in March 1991 but remained close friends until his death from esophageal cancer in 2003.
Caitlyn opened up about her non-existent relationship with Kris during an appearance on ITV’s This Morning in the UK
Caitlyn pictured before her transition, back when she was known as Bruce, with Kris and their two daughters Kendall and Kylie
Kris then married Bruce, now Caitlyn, in 1991, with the former couple enjoying 22 years together before divorcing in December 2014.
Caitlyn came out as a transgender woman in April 2015, with a cover spread in Vanity Fair telling readers to ‘Call me Caitlyn’.
Speaking on This Morning ahead of the release of her three-part tell-all series House Of Kardashian, Caitlyn said her relationship with Kris was non-existent.
“Well Kris, I really never talk to anymore,” she said. ‘Yes, it’s sad.
‘If there’s any communication, my manager kind of talks to her and when you have as many kids as I have, you’re closer to some than you are to others… I definitely see them, and we do this and that .
‘I’m much closer to the Jenner side, but Kris, I don’t really have contact with her anymore. It’s quite sad because we’ve been through a lot.’
Caitlyn continued to recall her first meeting with Kris: ‘I had been single for six years, and really struggled so much with myself and who I was and how I fit into the world.
‘I just turned 40 and met Kris on a blind date, we hit it off from day one. Was it love at first sight? Pretty close to it, yes.
An insider claimed that neither Kris nor Caitlyn will go out of their way to ‘fix’ their split
Caitlyn and Kris Jenner, with Khloe Kardashian, at the Yeezy Fall/Winter 2016 runway show
Kris was pictured with then-husband Bruce in 1995, seen touching her baby bump ahead of the birth of their first daughter together, Kendall
‘I was totally impressed with her and how she lived her life – she had four kids, I had four kids… and we got married five and a half months later! It was very quick.’
Her new documentary series will feature unseen archival footage and first-hand testimony from the family’s inner circle.
As one of the most famous families in the world, the show, produced by 72 Films, explores their family dynamics, scandals, controversial business deals and personal struggles.
Tensions between the exes first arose in 2017 when newly transitioned Caitlyn came out with her memoir, The Secrets Of My Life, which included a warts-and-all portrayal of Kris and their marriage .
“I tell Kris about my gender issues before I make love to her,” Caitlyn insisted in the book, despite Kris publicly denying some of the claims.
‘It will always be a point of contention between me and Kris about how much she can intuit about my gender issues. She insists she was surprised by my eventual transition to Caitlyn,’ the writer continued.
“I told her I dressed like a woman, and she knew I did because I did it in front of her several times after we got married.”