Former Olympian Bruce Jenner has been rumored to be planning to undergo gender reassignment since last year. It was even speculated that this may have contributed to his separation with wife of more than 20 years, Kris Jenner.
However, the 64-year-old had repeatedly denied these rumors, which had done nothing to quell the whisperings. Well, how could the buzz die down when updates that support the speculations keep surfacing? There's the observation that Bruce has noticeably womanly fingernails and hands, and a smoother face. There's also the hair, which have grown longer and made him look "feminine," as some would argue.
And now, it has been reported that Bruce has an addiction to Spanx, a line of undergarment known for its body shaping features.
Is this a sign that he's back to cross-dressing now? Will we next see him in a frock? RadarOnline had revealed back in 2012 that the man "has a secret fetish for wearing women's clothing, shoes and lingerie," as revealed by Robert Kardashian's ex-wife Ellen, who learned of this inriguing detail from Bruce's ex wife Chrystie.
"'Of course Bruce was every woman's heartthrob when he was that age, right?'" Ellen reportedly asked Chrystie. "But Chrystie said, 'Yeah, until I went on a trip and I came back and he had gone through all my clothes. And I found my bras... He'd clip them together and wear them.'"
OK! said that the Spanx use was because the former athlete had become so conscious about his body image that he's resorted to using the said restrictive undergarment.
"He started wearing them under his suits on the red carpet, and he loved the results so much that now he wears them all the time," an insider said, who also revealed that the Kardashian matriarch had told her daughters about his "secret."
"The girls haven't stopped laughing, and Bruce was furious that Kris revealed something so private, especially with all the cross-dressing rumors. He insists the Spanx are just to hide his belly - not an excuse to wear women's underwear," the mole continued.
"Bruce beats himself up for not having the washboard abs he had as a pro athlete. He wants people to think that he's still ripped," the source concluded.
Previously, Kris's sister, Karen Houghton, claimed that it was the Olympian who walked out on their marriage, as he reportedly had had enough.
"He couldn't take the yelling anymore and stuff," Karen said. "I think she's got issues right now because Bruce left her."
Could the Spanx revelation be another reason for Bruce to go further away from Kris? The couple was rumored to have gone back in each other's arms after their Thai holiday back in April, Hollywood Life said.