Relief: Chrystie Crownover told GMA on Monday that she watched her ex-husband, Bruce Jenner's dramatic ABC Diane Sawyer interview with the Olympic athlete and their children Bruce Jenner's first wife has shared the emotional moment her ex-husband told her he wanted to be a woman and how she kept his secret for 43-years. Speaking to GMA in a tearful interview, Chrystie Crownover, the daughter of a Mormon minister, told how the Olympic champion first opened up to her when they married in 1972. 'I cant remember the exact words because it was such a shock to me,' said Chrystie, 63, who revealed she watched Friday's Diane Sawyer interview together with Bruce.Chrystie Crownover told GMA that Bruce revealed his 'true self' the year they were married in 1972Chrystie told GMA that she has kept his secret for the past 43-yearsRevealed she was shocked at first but was pleased he told her and 'never felt threatened'Told GMA that she watched Friday's Diane Sawyer interview with BruceThe Olympic champion and Chrystie have two children together and are grandparents
Sharing: _ sat down with ABC's Diane Sawyer to explain his decisions and to talk about the road he's traveled in his personal journey to live the way he believes he was born to do.