Caitlyn Jenner says going glam for the ESPYs was
"like every fantasy" of her life come true -- but she's still
wrestling with other aspects of her transition.
In a new blog post,
Caitlyn opens up about her historic evening, from her dress fittings to her
reaction when she watched her speech back hours later.
Jenner says Donatella Versace called her up to
say she really wanted to design the dress she'd wear to the event -- something
Jenner just couldn't turn down.
"I really wanted to feel real comfortable up there
(although there was a corset under that dress, so I don't know how comfortable
I was!)," she writes. "I wanted to feel good. I wanted to feel
pretty. I wanted to be myself."
During her moving speech, Jenner opened up about the
struggles transgender youth go through, while also addressing her family and
friends.
"The toughest part in the speech was my kids,"
she now reveals. "It was hard to look over there and see all of my
children. As I said in the speech, I don’t want to hurt anybody. I just want to
be myself. I barely got through that."
It was clearly an emotional moment for all, as her children
were also seen tearing up in the audience as she spoke.
Jenner says she left the ceremony shortly after her
speech and made it home in time to watch the West Coast feed.
"It was a little difficult for me to watch myself.
While I felt like I looked great and that the gown looked fabulous, I still
have a voice issue," says Jenner. "It’s not quite right compared to
my feminine appearance. That bothers me a little bit. However, I hope that
people don’t listen to the pitch of my voice, but listen to what I have to say.
That’s important to me."
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Jenner says going glam for the ESPYs was "like every
fantasy" of her life come true -- but she's still wrestling with other
aspects of her transition.
In a new blog post,
Caitlyn opens up about her historic evening, from her dress fittings to her
reaction when she watched her speech back hours later.
Jenner says Donatella Versace called her up to
say she really wanted to design the dress she'd wear to the event -- something
Jenner just couldn't turn down.
"I really wanted to feel real comfortable up there
(although there was a corset under that dress, so I don't know how comfortable
I was!)," she writes. "I wanted to feel good. I wanted to feel
pretty. I wanted to be myself."
During her moving speech, Jenner opened up about the
struggles transgender youth go through, while also addressing her family and
friends.
"The toughest part in the speech was my kids,"
she now reveals. "It was hard to look over there and see all of my
children. As I said in the speech, I don’t want to hurt anybody. I just want to
be myself. I barely got through that."
It was clearly an emotional moment for all, as her
children were also seen tearing up in the audience as she spoke.
Jenner says she left the ceremony shortly after her speech
and made it home in time to watch the West Coast feed.
"It was a little difficult for me to watch myself.
While I felt like I looked great and that the gown looked fabulous, I still
have a voice issue," says Jenner. "It’s not quite right compared to
my feminine appearance. That bothers me a little bit. However, I hope that
people don’t listen to the pitch of my voice, but listen to what I have to say.
That’s important to me."
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