Bruce Jenner: I can’t hurt my family

Bruce Jenner won’t allow himself to hurt his children.

The 65-year-old Olympic gold medallist has quite a large brood as he is father to Burt, Casey, Brandon, Brody, Kendall and Kylie Jenner and stepfather to Kardashian siblings Kim, Kourtney, Rob and Khloé.

Speculation is rife Bruce is undergoing transgender procedures to transform into a woman and in a new teaser clip of his highly anticipated interview with American journalist Diane Sawyer, the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star spoke about how much his family means to him.

"Those are the only ones I'm concerned with," he said of his children in the footage. "I can't let myself hurt them."

Towards the beginning of the 38-second clip, the athlete-turned-reality star receives a glowing description from the narrator.

“Bruce Jenner, gold medal record-shattering Olympic hero, high energy, big-hearted dad, celebrity living every day in the harsh glare of the paparazzi now finally, Bruce Jenner,” the narrator said, before the footage jumped to a clip of Bruce stating: “My whole life has been getting me ready for this.”

Narration continued to tease, as the describer provided juicy insights into the discussion by listing these words: “The journey, the decisions, the future, Bruce Jenner, the interview”.

After this scintillating litany is presented to the audience, Bruce is back on camera saying: “It made me who I am.”

The star’s TV special with esteemed journalist Diane entitled Bruce Jenner – The Interview airs in America on ABC network Friday April 24 at 9pm EST.