Caitlyn Jenner has said she is "heartbroken" after the death of her mother at the age of 96.
The ex-Olympian-turned-reality-TV-personality announced that Esther Jenner died on Thursday morning, a "few weeks shy" of her birthday.
In an Instagram post that featured an image of her mother with birthday balloons, she wrote: "I am heartbroken to announce my mom passed away yesterday morning, peacefully.
"Losing a mother is unique in the sense that she is the only person that loved me my entire life. I will miss her tremendously.
"She was a few weeks shy of 97 and lived a full life. Love you mom."
The 73-year-old documented her "new normal" life as a transgender woman in the television series I Am Cait, which also featured her mother before the reality show ended with its second series.
The series followed Caitlyn Jenner revealing her identity as a trans woman at the age of 66 during an interview with US TV journalist Diane Sawyer in 2015.
Three months later, Caitlyn Jenner confirmed her name change in a Vanity Fair cover story.
Following an appearance on ITV's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! in 2019, the Republican Party member ran in the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election but gained little traction.
In March 2022, Caitlyn Jenner joined Fox News as a contributor to offer commentary and analysis across the channel and its other platforms.
She and Kris Jenner are the parents of media personalities and models Kendall and Kylie Jenner, who all starred in Keeping up with the Kardashians alongside Kim, Kourtney, and Khloé Kardashian.
Caitlyn Jenner has also been married to Chrystie Scott - they are parents to Burt and Cassandra - and Linda Thompson, with whom she shares adult children Brandon and Brody.
Source: Press Association
