--- description: Esther Jenner says Caitlyn is “so much more at ease” title: Caitlyn Jenner's Mother Says 'She's Beautiful' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt175e8c7a05dc6505/6988526b0b72e3924a6e4411/bruce-jenner-vanity-fair-caitlyn-transgender.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Caitlyn Jenner's Mother Says 'She's Beautiful' by [Jennifer Maas / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jennifer Maas / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 2, 2015 11:16 AM CUT  Caitlyn Jenner, formerly Bruce Jenner, appeared as a woman for the first time on the cover of Vanity Fair's June 2015 issue, photographed by Annie Leibovitz. Caitlyn Jenner, formerly Bruce Jenner, appeared as a woman for the first time on the cover of Vanity Fair's June 2015 issue, photographed by Annie Leibovitz.Annie Leibovitz—Vanity Fair by [Jennifer Maas / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jennifer Maas / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 2, 2015 11:16 AM CUT After we were all introduced to Caitlyn Jenner on the cover of _Vanity Fair_, the woman formerly known as Bruce Jenner received support from both family and celebrities alike. And now, Jenner’s mother Esther says she thinks the former Olympian is “beautiful.” In an interview with [_Access Hollywood_](http://www.accesshollywood.com/caitlyn-jenners-mother-speaks-out-shes-beautiful-exclusive%5Farticle%5F108284 "undefined")on Monday, Esther Jenner said that she had already met Caitlyn before her magazine debut and that Jenner is “so much more at ease.” Esther said she will refer to Caitlyn as Bruce for now. “I still have to call him Bruce. His father and I named him that,” she told _Access Hollywood_. “It’s going to be a struggle for me to get used to the change, but happily so… I’m very happy for him – or her!” When asked if Caitlyn reminded her of any celebrities ([many have made the comparison to actress Jessica Lange](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/01/jessica-lange-caitlyn-jenner "undefined")), Esther noted that she actually resembles one of her granddaughters, Caitlyn’s niece, Samantha. _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/01/caitlyn-jenners-mother-says-shes-beautiful "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3904674/caitlyn-jenner-bruce-mother-esther/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3904674/caitlyn-jenner-bruce-mother-esther/"},"headline":"Caitlyn Jenner's Mother Says 'She's Beautiful'","datePublished":"2015-06-02T11:16:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:49:05.557Z","description":"Esther Jenner says Caitlyn is “so much more at ease”","url":"https://time.com/3904674/caitlyn-jenner-bruce-mother-esther/","keywords":["celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt175e8c7a05dc6505/6988526b0b72e3924a6e4411/bruce-jenner-vanity-fair-caitlyn-transgender.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jennifer Maas / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt175e8c7a05dc6505/6988526b0b72e3924a6e4411/bruce-jenner-vanity-fair-caitlyn-transgender.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Bruce Jenner Vanity Fair Caitlyn transgender","caption":"Bruce Jenner Vanity Fair Caitlyn transgender","creditText":"Annie Leibovitz—Vanity Fair","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3904674/caitlyn-jenner-bruce-mother-esther/","name":"Caitlyn Jenner's Mother Says 'She's Beautiful'"}}]}] ```