Caitlyn Jenner News: Olympian Suicidal During Transition; ‘Ive Been In Some Dark Places’

By Maria Slither - 23 Jul '15 12:59PM
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Caitlyn Jenner's 'I Am Cait' is finally here and for its first ever episode of Caitlyn's new eight-part reality series, he admitted that he was thinking of ending his life during his transition.

"I've been in some dark places, I have been in my house with a gun and said, 'Let's just end it right there, no more pain, no more suffering, that struggle, it's real and I've been there," the reality TV father said as reported by Mirror.

Fans who are reeling to see Caitlyn's show should expect that the show will still feature the members of the Kardashian and Jenner family including Kim Kardashian and her rapper husband, Kanye West.

An emotional reunion will also take place between Bruce's new self and her ever supportive mom Esther, sisters Pam and Lisa, and his youngest daughter Kylie.

Esther, 88 years old, have been teary-eyed meeting the new version of Caitlyn.

"It's going to be so difficult for me to think of you as she, and say Caitlyn when I want to speak with you, or call your attention, 'Hey Caitlyn' instead of, 'Hey Bruce.'

"You look so much like someone in my family and I was trying to figure it out, it's not easy, it's not easy. But your values are always going to be the same, Bruce will still be there, yo have the same soul, you have the same soul as you were born with," she added.

One of the goals of the 'I Am Cait' series is to decrease the number of suicides of transgender people, a topic included in Bruce's speech when he received ESPY's Arthur Ashe Courage Award.

"What I want to do is just be able to create understanding, so the next person doesn't have to be like me," the former athlete said in his speech.

And to show his goal, the ending of the first episode, Cait will have a special visit to Kyler Prescott's mother. Prescott is a transgender teenager who died by suicide at the age of 14, The Independent reported.

'I Am Cait' is produced by E!. Other shows that talk about transgender themes include TLC's "I Am Jazz" and ABC Family's "Becoming Us," Boston Herald said.

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