Tongues began to wag when Caitlyn Jenner and transgender beauty Sophia Hutchins were first seen spending time together.
But the Olympian, 68, and Pepperdine University co-ed, 21, are nothing more than friends, Jenner’s rep confirmed with Us Weekly on Friday.
Rumors of the relationship were sparked after the pair were spotted vacationing together in Los Cabos, Mexico at the end of October.
Just gal pals! Caitlyn Jenner and camp are firmly denying rumors that the 68-year-old star is dating pal Sophia Hutchins after the pair’s Mexico vacation piqued the public’s curiosity
Sophia joined Cait south of the border to celebrate the New York Times bestseller’s birthday, which was last Saturday on October 28.
During their trip the pair were seen strolling across the sand together.
The ladies both stayed at the Las Ventanas al Paraiso resort, which the undergrad tagged on Instagram.
And they arrived back in Los Angeles together last Monday, only further fueling the romance reports.
Just a rumor! Rumors of the relationship were sparked after the pair were spotted vacationing together in Los Cabos, Mexico at the end of October
Girl’s trip! The Pepperdine undergrad joined her friend Cait south of the border to celebrate the New York Times bestseller’s birthday
Caitlyn brought Sophia along to celebrate daughter Kendall’s 22 birthday Thursday night.
While it could have been seen as a date, the Vogue cover girl was probably happy to have the support of a friend while she crossed paths with ex wife Kris Jenner at the family affair.
Things have been tense between the exes since Caitlyn accused the late Robert Kardashian of ‘knowing’ OJ Simpson was guilty of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown and defending him, nonetheless in her book The Secrets Of My Life.
Vacation nation! The ladies both stayed at the Las Ventanas al Paraiso resort, which the undergrad tagged in the above Instagram
Moral support: The I Am Cait star also brought Sophia along to celebrate daughter Kendall’s 22 birthday Thursday night in West Hollywood
Sophia has an immense admiration for the athlete turned public persona.
In 2016, the finance major told her Malibu-based school’s newspaper Pepperdine Graphic that Caitlyn’s transition ‘made it so much more real for [me], like normal and successful people do this and people are OK when they do it.’
‘I’ve always had the question of “Do I want to transition from male to female?”‘ Hutchins continued.
‘I never thought a lot about doing it until I got into college because I was able to break away from my family and started to establish my own identity.’
Living authentically: In 2016, the finance major told her college newspaper that Caitlyn’s transition ‘made it so much more real for [me], like normal and successful people do this and people are OK when they do it’
This past Thursday, a source close to the decathlete told People that the star ‘still has no interest in dating.’
‘It’s just not a priority,’ the insider continued.
Before Jenner transitioned from male to female in mid-2015, she was married three times and begot six children, including model Kendall Jenner and makeup mogul Kylie.
Still solo: This past Thursday, a source close to the decathlete (above in August) told People that the star ‘still has no interest in dating’