Brody Jenner says he's received a “genuine” apology from Caitlyn Jenner

Brody Jenner says Caitlyn Jenner is apologized for not being there when Brody was growing up.

“Recently, I got a real, real apology,” Brody, 41, said of Caitlyn, 75, on the Wednesday, Jan. 15, episode. Special Forces: The World's Toughest Test. “It was the first time in my life I ever got an apology. You know, 'I'm sorry I wasn't there,' and to be honest, it meant a lot.

It's no secret that Brody and Caitlin share complicated history. Long before becoming a star Mountains or contestant Special forcesBrody spent his formative years with a famous father who wasn't always around. Kaitlyn, formerly Bruce, moved on in 2015 and since then their relationship has been “better,” Brody said on the Fox reality show.

However, when he was young, I happened to see him — at that time, he — you know, here and there,'' he recalled. “But mom told me I would write on the cards, 'Why doesn't dad call me on my birthday?'”

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Caitlin, who is a former Olympic decathlete and motivational speaker, has six children with three different wives: Burt Jenner and Cassandra Marino with Christy Scott, Brandon Jenner and Brody with Linda Thompson and Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner with Kris Jenner.

“I had an incredible mother,” Brody said Special forces. “Dad Bruce wasn't around that much at the time. They broke up and then he met a woman. She also had children. The woman he met… they had children together“.

Caitlin appeared Keeping up with the Kardashians (2007-2021) with ex-wife Kris and their daughters Kylie and Kendall, in addition Kim, Courtney, Khloé and Rob Kardashian — Chris's children from his previous marriage to the deceased Robert Kardashian.

Brody admitted that The Kardashian Show left him feeling “a little bit left out,” but in hindsight, he now realizes that Caitlyn “went through (her) struggles, changed, and that was all that was on TV, and there were moments that we would experience and it was all filmed and I would say it felt very invasive and not very real.

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When Brody “found out that Caitlin, or Bruce, wanted to be Caitlin, it was kind of a relief,” he shared. “I think there were a lot of things in my life that made sense, about my father and maybe why he wasn't around all these years.”

Since then, Brody has gained a new perspective welcomes daughter Honey with Tia Blanco in 2023.

“I think with Bruce growing up and her making that transition, it was hard to just be her son,” he said. Special forces. “I just had a beautiful little daughter. I don't live for myself anymore. I live for her. … I think it will make me a better father.

He added: “I will do the exact opposite as far as being there for her as my father did for me.”