‘I didn’t expect them to come’: Caitlyn Jenner reveals she called her children to apologise after they were slammed for snubbing her I’m A Celeb exit
She was the only campmate not to be greeted by friends or family when she was voted off I’m A Celebrity.
Yet Caitlyn Jenner has revealed that she has no problem with the fact that she was left alone on the jungle bridge, as she didn’t ‘expect or ask’ her relatives to fly to Australia.
Speaking to The Daily Mail about her experience, the Olympic gold decathlete, 70, revealed she was ‘disappointed’ by the fan backlash that was aimed at her children.
Not fussed: She was the only campmate not to be greeted by friends or family after I’m A Celebrity. Yet Caitlyn Jenner has revealed that she has no problem with that fact
Caitlyn explained: ‘My family are very well-known. I never asked any of them to come down or expected them to — they all have businesses and families.
‘I was disappointed they were criticised. After the show was over, I texted or called all the kids to apologise.’
At the time, I’m A Celeb fans had flocked to Twitter to slam Caitlyn’s relatives – including daughters Kylie and Kendall, and step-daughters Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian – for not being there to greet her when she was voted off.
Proud dad: Caitlyn (pictured with Kendall and Kylie) revealed she was ‘disappointed’ by the fan backlash that was aimed at her children after they failed to greet her on I’m A Celebrity
Caitlyn’s son Brandon then claimed that I’m A Celebrity bosses ‘set up’ his father’s lonely walk over the famous bridge.
A fan used Instagram’s direct message function to ask Brandon why he – and the rest of the family – weren’t there.
In messages obtained by the Daily Mirror, Brandon replied: ‘Honestly, nobody reached out to set it up.
‘I think it might have been a “storyline” the producers wanted to fabricate in order to get more empathy for Caitlyn. That’s how that kind of TV works.’
‘Nobody reached out’ Caitlyn’s son Brandon previously claimed that I’m A Celebrity bosses ‘set up’ his father’s lonely walk over the famous bridge
Whilst she may not have been greeted by family at her jungle exit, Caitlyn was met on the bridge by campmate James Haskell, and was later reunited with partner Sophia Hutchins, 23, at the Palazzo Versace hotel on Australia’s gold coast.
It was reported Sophia’s flight from Los Angeles was delayed – making her late to greet Caitlyn when she became the seventh star to leave the camp.
During the Coming Out show, Caitlyn was then seen having a video call with Kendall in the hotel room.
And upon her return to the United States, Caitlyn revealed that Kendall and Kylie had arranged to decorate her room with pink, white and gold balloons while an inflatable silver message read ‘welcome home’.
Reunited: Whilst she may not have been greeted by family at her jungle exit, Caitlyn was later reunited with partner Sophia Hutchins, 23, at the hotel and they video called Kendall