Brody Jenner said Caitlyn Jenner there is Brody apologizes for "not being there" when he was growing up.

"Just now, I have a real, heartfelt apology," Brody, 41, said of Caitlyn, 75, on the Wednesday, Jan. 15, episode. Special Forces: The World's Toughest Test. “This is the first time in my life that I have ever apologized. You know, 'I'm sorry I wasn't there,' and honestly, that means a lot."

It's no secret that Brody and Catelyn share A complicated history. Long before its stardom the mountain or a competitor special forcesBrody spent his formative years with a famous father who wasn't always around. Caitlin, formerly Bruce, moved in in 2015 and since then their relationship has been "good," Brody told the Fox reality show.

When he was younger, however, "I would randomly see him — 'him' at that — you know, here and there," he remembered. "But, Mom would tell me that I would write on the card, 'Why doesn't Dad call me on my birthday?'"

Caitlin, who is a former Olympic decathlete and motivational speaker, has six children with three different wives: Burt Jenner And Cassandra Marino with Christy Scott, Brandon Jenner And with Brody Linda Thompson And Kendall Jenner And Kylie Jenner with Kris Jenner.

"I had an incredible mom," Brody said special forces. “Dad, Bruce, at the time, wasn't that close. They split up, and then he met a woman. He also had children. The woman he met… They had children together"

Caitlyn appeared Keeping up with the Kardashians (2007-2021) Besides ex-wife Kris and their daughters Kylie and Kendall kim, Courtney, open up And Rob Kardashian — Chris's children from his previous marriage last Robert Kardashian.

Brody admitted that The Kardashians' show made him feel "a little abandoned," but in retrospect, he now realizes that Caitlyn was "going through her own struggles, transitioning, and that's what was put on TV, and these were the moments that we was filmed up close and it seemed very aggressive and not very original, I would say."

When Brody "found out that Catelyn, or Bruce, wanted to be Catelyn, it was a relief," she shared. "I think there were a lot of things that started to make sense, you know, just in my life, about my dad, and why he wasn't there all these years."

Brody has since gained new perspectives Welcome daughter Madhu with Tia Blanco In 2023.

"I think growing up without Bruce and him making that transition, just being his son was tough," he said. special forces. “I just had a beautiful little girl. I no longer live for myself. I live for him. … I think it will make me a better father.”

He added: "I'm going to do exactly the opposite, as far as being for him, my father did for me."