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Caitlyn Jenner on the Kardashians: ‘My gender reassignment surgery was none of their business’

The transgender star has revealed all in a new interview with Piers Morgan

Kim Kardashian with Kris and Caitlyn Jenner

Caitlyn Jenner has opened up about her gender reassignment surgery, and how she kept it a secret from the family she once lived with for 23 years.

The former Olympian, formerly known as Bruce, was married to Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner for 23 years before the pair split, and they had two children Kendall and Kylie together.

Speaking in a candid new interview as part of Piers Morgan’s Life Stories, Caitlyn admitted that when she sent a copy of her memoir ‘The Secrets Of My Life’ to Kim Kardashian before publication, it did not include the last few pages in which she “talked about gender confirmation.”

Piers asked, “They didn’t know that you had actually had the surgery?”, and Caitlyn replied, “No, I didn’t tell anybody. Why? It’s none of their business.”

“No, it’s not that big a deal. Nobody knows. I had to be honest, the book is about honesty. It’s called The Secrets of My Life.

“I had already been living as Caitlyn for a year and a half, OK, nobody knows anything.”

When asked if keeping that portion of the book from the Kardashian family was “wilfully deceptive”, Caitlyn said, “I didn’t want them to leak it to the press. And there was no reason for them to know about it.”

“Of course I didn’t trust them, yeah,” she added, before saying, “I hate to inform the Kardashians that the book was not about them.”

Caitlyn Jenner and Kim Kardashian | INSTAGRAM

Speaking about her estranged relationship with the Kardashian family now, she said, “It’s not even a problem, I just don’t communicate with them like I used to.”

“Well, it hurts but it’s not the end of the world. Fortunately I have a lot of children.”

“Yeah, I really don’t talk to them anymore. The only ones I’m really concerned about are Kendall and Kylie, yeah they are biological kids.

“Although the Kardashians, I spent 23 years of my life carpooling those kids around, raising them, taking care of them,” she added.

Piers Morgan’s Life Stories: Caitlyn Jenner airs on Thursday at 9pm on ITV

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