--- title: Bruce Jenner Diane Sawyer Transgender Interview: Reactions description: The Kardashian family and other celebrities tweeted their support of Jenner's announcement canonical: https://time.com/3835439/bruce-jenner-transgender-kris-jenner-perez-hilton-lady-gaga/ author: Sam Lansky article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-25T03:10:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-15T02:29:51.000Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: The Kardashians and Other Celebrities React to Bruce Jenner's Coming Out Interview og:description: "I'm soooo proud of you!," Khloé Kardashian said og:url: https://time.com/3835439/bruce-jenner-transgender-kris-jenner-perez-hilton-lady-gaga/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Kardashians and Other Celebrities React to Bruce Jenner's Coming Out Interview twitter:description: "I'm soooo proud of you!," Khloé Kardashian said twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # The Kardashians and Other Celebrities React to Bruce Jenner's Coming Out Interview  by [Sam Lansky](https://time.com/author/sam-lansky/)  ## Sam Lansky Updated: Dec 15, 2023 2:29 AM UTCPublished: Apr 25, 2015 3:10 AM UTC  by [Sam Lansky](https://time.com/author/sam-lansky/)  ## Sam Lansky Updated: Dec 15, 2023 2:29 AM UTCPublished: Apr 25, 2015 3:10 AM UTC Bruce Jenner’s much-anticipated interview with ABC aired Friday, and as was widely expected, [the former Olympian and reality star announced that he is choosing to live as a woman](http://time.com/3835205/bruce-jenner-diane-sawyer-transgender/). The broadcast was a popular point of discussion on social media, with friends, family and fans speaking out in support of Jenner’s transition. The pop singer Lady Gaga, a longtime advocate for LGBT causes, offered her encouragement and admiration: > [](https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/591726057666924545) > [](https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/591769996826546179) So did Miley Cyrus: > [](https://twitter.com/MileyCyrus/status/591801235008720897) Jenner’s step-daughter, Khloe Kardashian, chimed in, as did Bruce’s daughters Kendall and Kylie Jenner: > [](https://twitter.com/khloekardashian/status/591770626873958400) > [](https://twitter.com/khloekardashian/status/591798236022755328) > [](https://twitter.com/KylieJenner/status/591795988563525632) > [](https://twitter.com/KylieJenner/status/591796166112595969) > [](https://twitter.com/KendallJenner/status/591800579698995201) > [](https://twitter.com/KendallJenner/status/591801426394746880) Transgender teen Jazz Jennings voiced her support, as did transgender actress and TIME 100 honoree Laverne Cox: > [](https://twitter.com/Lavernecox/status/591803406697799680) > [](https://twitter.com/iamjazztrans/status/591775714799673344) Meanwhile, when the blogger Perez Hilton tweeted that Bruce’s third wife, Kris Jenner, had not commented to ABC for the interview, Kris clapped back: > [](https://twitter.com/KrisJenner/status/591784465212440576) Separately, Kris tweeted her enthusiastic admiration and affection for Bruce: > [](https://twitter.com/KrisJenner/status/591804938256154624) ### See The Life of Caitlyn Jenner  At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Bruce Jenner won the gold medal in the decathlon, setting the world record at 8,616 points. Getty Images  Jenner became a national hero following his Olympic win and was later inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame in 1986. Tony Duffy—Getty Images  Jenner became an NBC Sportscaster in the late 1970s following his Olympic performance in Montreal. NBC/Getty Images  Jenner married actress Linda Thompson, above, on Jan. 5, 1981, following his divorce with Chrystie Crownover. Getty Images  Jenner was diagnosed with dyslexia as a child. In October of 1985, he received the Outstanding Learning Disabled Achiever Award from then-First Lady Nancy Reagan alongside stars such as Cher and Tom Cruise. Getty Images  Jenner was a successful race car driver in the 1980s, though in a 2013 interview he said, "I was a lot more badass runner than I was a driver.” Ann Clifford—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  In 1991, Jenner married Kris Jenner, previously Kris Kardashian, just one month after she finalized her divorce from Robert Kardashian. The two had dated for only five months. Maureen Donaldson—Getty Images  Their marriage merged two already large families, evident here in this 1991 portrait. Donaldson Collection/Getty Images  After his sports career, Jenner, seen here at a celebrity golf event in 1993, had a number of small acting jobs and television appearances. Stephen Dunn—Getty Images  The family poses at an event in 1995, the year Jenner and Kris welcomed the first of their two children together, Kendall Jenner. Ron Galella—WireImage  Kylie Jenner was born two years later in 1997\. The girls can be seen here on the red carpet in 2000, long before they covered magazines and appeared on TIME's Most Influential Teens list. Scott Nelson—AFP/Getty Images  Jenner, seen here in 2005, would re-enter the spotlight thanks to Keeping Up With the Kardashians, which first premiered in 2007. Steve Granitz—WireImage  Jenner spoofed his reality-star fame with a commercial for Tropicana Juicy Rewards in 2010. AP  Jenner and Kris, here at The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 2011, announced their separation in 2013\. She filed for divorce the following year. Kevin Winter—Getty Images  Jenner poses with a box of Wheaties in 2012\. He appeared on the front of the box first in 1977 after his Olympic gold-medal win, then in 2012 when Wheaties rolled out a retro series. Noel Vasquez—Getty Images  Jenner appears with two of his sons, TV personality Brody Jenner and musician Brandon Jenner, who records with his wife as Brandon & Leah, at an April 2013 release party. Chelsea Lauren—WireImage  Jenner walks with step-daughter Kim Kardashian in October of 2014 — about five months after rapper Kanye West became his son-in-law. Bauer-Griffin—GC Images  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  Caitlyn Jenner accepts the Arthur Ashe Courage Award onstage during The 2015 ESPYS at Microsoft Theater on July 15, 2015 in Los Angeles. 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