Kris Jenner: Why She Won't Call Caitlyn By Her Name

"I say 'Jenner,'" Kris said.

ByABC News
September 18, 2015, 10:14 AM
Caitlyn Jenner and Kris Jenner are seen together, Aug. 7, 2015 in Malibu, Calif.
Caitlyn Jenner and Kris Jenner are seen together, Aug. 7, 2015 in Malibu, Calif.
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— -- Kris Jenner was married to Caitlyn, when she was Bruce, for more than two decades.

When asked by Access Hollywood if Kris now calls Caitlyn by her name, she said, "No."

"I say 'Jenner,'" the Kardashian matriarch, 59, said.

She explained next how the transition has been hard for her.

"It's really, really hard," she said. "What I have realized in all of this is that everyone handles stuff a different way. No matter what it is, you know. We're all people. We all have different emotions."

Jenner added that she's taking her time getting to know Caitlyn, 65.

In fact, she said Caitlyn came over to her house recently and the two had a drink.

"Bruce had a distinct personality and, you know, had definite characteristics. And Caitlyn has some different ones, I feel," she added.