Bruce Jenner WILL appear on eight-part documentary series for E! as cameras follow his life as a transgender woman
Bruce Jenner's transformation to living life as a transgender woman WILL be filmed or a docu-series, E! has confirmed in a statement to MailOnline.
The Foxtel channel has announced an eight-part series, which will document Bruce's intimate story and the cameras will follow him as he seeks a new life as a woman.
The 1976 Olympic decathlon champion, 65, opened up about his personal life and how he has wrestled with his sexual identity since he was a child, during a recent interview with Diane Sawyer.
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More to come: Bruce Jenner's transformation to living life as a transgender woman WILL be filmed or a docu-series, E! has confirmed
The upcoming series will tell Bruce’s intimate story and will join him as he seeks out his 'new normal.'
Living for the first time as the person he feels he was born to be, the episodes will explore what Bruce’s transition means for the people in his life and how those relationships are affected.
They hope to offer a better understanding of many of life’s challenges.
Raising awareness: Each episode will be one hour long and it will premiere on Monday, July 27 - but the title is yet to be announced
Each episode will be one hour long and it will premiere on Monday, July 27 - but the title is yet to be announced.
In the famous interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC, which aired on Saturday, Bruce revealed, 'for all intents and purposes, I'm a woman.
'I've always been confused about my gender identity since I was this big.'
Thinking it over: Bruce Jenner was thought to have put the docu-series on hold due to concerns over his children - but it has now been confirmed to be taking place - and will start this summer
Jeff Olde, Executive Vice President of Programming and Development at E! said of Bruce's decision to share his journey with the world:
'Bruce is incredibly courageous and an inspiration, and we are proud to be entrusted with this deeply personal and important story.
'This series will present an unfiltered look as Bruce boldly steps into uncharted territory and is true to himself for the first time.'
Former flame: Bruce with ex-wife Kris Jenner, before he began his 'journey' to change his gender - she has expressed her support for him following his interview
Jenner has six children of his own; Burt, Cassandra, Brandon, Brody, Kendall and Kylie, as well as four step-children - Kourtney, Kim, Khloe and Rob Kardashian.
It had been previously reported that the reality star had put his plans for the series on hold due to concerns over his offspring.
According to TMZ, Bruce has been concerned about how his children would react to the television show being aired.
The site had claimed he wanted them to be 'in a good place' before he embarks on the tell-all programme about his transition.
It's also thought that the recent car crash in which he was involved, which saw a woman die after his car struck the rear of her vehicle while in Malibu, has had a strong emotional effect on him.
Bruce's representative told MailOnline at the time: 'Can't put a series on hold that has yet to be confirmed as even happening in the first place.'
Keeping Up With The Kardashians executive producer Jeff Jenkins refused to confirm the widely reported stories that Bruce will star in his own spin-off reality show until now.
'You will see Bruce on season 10,' Jenkins told USA Today at the time. 'Beyond that there is, to my knowledge, no series in production that, as we said, is its own series.
'That's really the current situation. As of right now, there's no Keeping Up With Bruce Jenner.'
Firm friend: Momager and matriarch Kris in the tenth season of KUWTK - she has remained a supportive figure in her former husband's life
On the outside: The former Olympian played a slightly more minor role in the latest series of the reality show
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