Caitlyn Jenner On Her ESPYs Speech: ‘I Still Have A Voice Issue’

It’s been nearly a week since Caitlyn Jenner’s first red carpet appearance at the ESPYs in Los Angeles, where she gave her inspirational and heartfelt speech about her recent transition and the battle to prevent violence towards transgender kids, and still she’s dominating the headlines. Today Caitlyn has revealed that while she felt amazing about her appearance – thanks to Angelina Jolie’s stylist Jen Rade and a killer piece of frock from Atelier Versace – she still isn’t entirely happy with her voice.

On her weekly WhoSay blog, Caitlyn wrote, ‘While I felt like I looked great and that the gown looked fabulous, I still have a voice issue. It's not quite right compared to my feminine appearance. That bothers me a little bit, I hope that people don’t listen to the pitch of my voice, but listen to what I have to say. That's important to me.’

Caitlyn revealed she was nervous on the night, claiming it was a ‘relief’ it was over. ‘As a dyslexic kid, my biggest fear in life was to go in front of the class and read because I just wasn't very good at it -- and that stays with you through your whole life,’ she blogged. ‘I’m better off getting up there knowing what I’m going to say and doing it. But at the ESPYs, I really had to stick to the prompter because I only had a certain number of minutes to make it right, to get my points across. I practiced, and practiced, and practiced, and practiced to make sure I’d nail it.’

She also revealed the planning that went into her jaw-dropping appearance. ‘Over the last month, I was so worried about what to wear,’ she revealed. ‘Donatella Versace reached out to me and said, “I want to do the dress.” I said, “I am SO in.” We started with designs; they made the dress in Italy. Her head dressmaker came over and we did two fittings to make sure we got it just absolutely perfect. It was like every fantasy of my life come true.’

And Caitlyn’s clear fashion-savvy is already paying off. For in other Jenner-related news, American Vogue has announced she is one of their best dressed women of the week, alongside Olivia Polermo and Tilda Swinton. Caitlyn for President? Watch this space.

By Emily Maddick