bruce jenner has revealed he started a gender transition process in the mid-1980s but stopped after he met and fell in love with kris kardashian , who became his third wife .
the 65-year-old told diane he embarked on hormone therapy and electrolysis , and had plastic surgery to make his features look more feminine , shortly after winning the olympic gold .
however , he says , he stopped out of ` fear ' of publicity and shame .