Brody Jenner has expressed that he received a heartfelt and genuine apology from Caitlyn Jenner regarding her absence as a parent.

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Brody Jenner says Caitlyn Jenner has apologized for “not being there” when Brody was growing up.

“Just recently, I got a real, sincere apology,” Brody, 41, said of Caitlyn, 75, in the Wednesday, January 15 episode of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test. “It was the first time in my life that I’ve ever gotten an apology. You know, ‘I’m sorry for not being there,’ and honestly, it meant a lot.”

It is no secret that Brody and Caitlyn share a complicated history. Long before becoming a star of The Hills or a contestant on Special Forces, Brody spent his formative years with a famous father who wasn’t always around. Caitlyn, formerly Bruce, transitioned in 2015, and since then their relationship is “better,” Brody said on the Fox reality show.

In his youth, he recalled, “I would occasionally catch glimpses of him — back then, just ‘him’ — at various times.” He added, “But my mom would remind me that I used to write on cards, ‘Why doesn’t dad reach out to me on my birthday?’”

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

“I had an incredible mother,” Brody said in Special Forces. “Father, Bruce, at the time, wasn’t around that much. They split, and then he met a woman. She had kids as well. The woman that he met … they had kids together.” 

Caitlyn appeared on Keeping Up With the Kardashians (2007-2