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Bruce Jenner: God Gave Me 'the Soul of a Female'

Bruce Jenner sits down with Diane Sawyer. Photo: Getty

Bruce Jenner is finally sharing his story.

The former Olympian spoke publicly for the first time about transitioning from male to female in an interview with Diane Sawyer on on Friday night (US time).

"I would say I've always been very confused with my gender identity since i was this big," said Jenner, 65, tearing up.

"I tried to explain it, because I've had all my kids sitting in that chair … and I've tried to explain it this way. God's looking down, making little Bruce … he says 'Okay, what are gonna do with this one. Make him a smart kid, very determined ... and then when he's just finishing he says, 'Let's wait a second.'

"God looks down and chuckles a little bit and says, 'Hey, let's give him the soul of a female.' "

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WHO confirmed his transition back in January, after months of speculation over the reality star's changing appearance ever since splitting from Kris Jenner, his wife of 22 years.

A father of six and stepdad to the four Kardashian siblings, Jenner was married twice before he wed Kris.

A source close to him previously told WHO that the couple's breakup helped Jenner come to terms with his identity.

"Once he realize he was done taking a backseat in his own life," the source said, "he knew it was time to be honest with himself."

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