Caitlyn Jenner’s mother Esther Jenner has died at the age of 96.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star announced the sad news in a heartfelt Instagram post on Friday.
There was a happy photo of Cailtyn – who was formerly married to mother Kris Jenner – with her mother at a birthday party.
Caitlyn, 73, starred with her mother on the reality TV show I Am Cait, which aired from 2015-2016.
Jenner’s mom was also close to her two daughters she has with Kris: Kendall and Kylie Jenner.
A sad loss: Caitlyn Jenner’s mother Esther Jenner (below) has died at the age of 96. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star announced the sad news in a heartfelt Instagram post on Friday. There was a happy photo of Cailtyn – who was formerly married to mother Kris Jenner – together with her mother
Heartbroken: Caitlyn, 73, starred with her mother on the reality TV show I Am Cait, which aired from 2015-2016. Seen in 2022
“I am heartbroken to announce that my mother passed away peacefully yesterday morning,” Jenner wrote.
“Losing a mother is unique in the sense that she is the only person who has loved me my entire life. I will miss her very much.
“She was a few weeks short of 97 and living a full life. Love you mom.’
Caitlyn Marie Jenner is a former Olympic gold medalist.
Jenner played college football for the Graceland Yellowjackets before sustaining a knee injury that required surgery.
Jenner then became a reality TV star with Keeping Up With The Kardashians and later I Am Cait.
She had spunk: “I am heartbroken to announce that my mother passed away peacefully yesterday morning,” Jenner wrote
On her show: “Losing a mother is unique in the sense that she is the only person who has loved me my entire life. I will miss her very much,’ said Cait
Very close: Esther said last year that she talks to her daughter every day
Esther welcomed Caitlyn to Mount Kisco, New York, in 1949 with her husband as William Bruce Jenner, an arborist originally from New Brunswick, Canada.
In 2022, Esther made headlines when she said she wasn’t a fan of the Hulu series The Kardashians.
“I think this Kardashian show is the most pointless thing I’ve ever seen,” Esther told the US Sun.
“But my two granddaughters, Kendall and Kylie, created it and I love them very much.
“You are my blood. And my four step-grandchildren — Kim, Kourtney, Khloé and Robert — feel like mine, too.”
Caitlyn wasn’t asked to be on The Kardashians.
They had a bond: Kylie said on I Am Cait that she wanted to be a young mom like her grandmother Esther was
Family bond: Esther with Kendall and Kyli, as well as Brody and Brandon Jenner and others in 2014
They lost a grandmother: Kylie and Kendall are seen here at the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in March
“I do not know if [Caitlyn] even cares. We haven’t even talked about that,’ she said.
At the time, Esther said she was very close to Caitlyn: “We probably talk to each other three or four times a week. I have to live with all decisions [she] power and support [her] into whatever [she] decides to do. I have no control,’ Esther added.
After the interview ran, Cait’s rep told PageSix that Esther was not in her right mind.
“Caitlyn’s 96-year-old mother is senile. She lives alone in a home. Caitlyn has 24/7 armed security and is not afraid for her safety. All comments about Kardashian and Jenner’s children are that woman’s opinion and it was hurtful for Caitlyn to read about it in the press.
Ouch: In 2022, Esther made headlines when she said she wasn’t a fan of the Hulu series The Kardashians. “I think this Kardashian show is the most pointless thing I’ve ever seen,” Esther told the US Sun. Seen with Kris
Way back: Caitlyn as Bruce Jenner with then-fiancé Linda Thompson, parents William and Esther Jenner, and sister Lisa Jenner in 1980