'I am Cait': Jenner docu-series to be released in July

Caitlyn Jenner will follow up on her public coming-out as a transgender woman with a docu-series on E! channel next month about her transformation from life as Olympic decathlon champion Bruce."I am Cait" will play out in eight hour-long episodes beginning July 26, the cable television entertainment channel said on Wednesday.[caption id="attachment_2275396" align="alignleft" width="380"] Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair photoshoot. Image Courtesy: Twitter @Caitlyn_Jenner[/caption]It said the show "will illustrate the star living her life as a transgender woman and telling her intimate story as she seeks out her 'new normal.'"It will also explore the impact of her decision on her family and others in her life.Jenner, a 1976 Olympic gold medalist, gained renewed fame in recent years with the reality TV series "Keeping up with the Kardashians," as the paterfamilias through a now-ended marriage to Kris Kardashian.The release of Jenner's photo on the cover of Vanity Fair's July issue by celebrity photographer Annie Leibowitz set off a media sensation when it was released this week, making the 65-year-old an instant cultural icon.She piled up more than a million Twitter followers in just over four hours, breaking US President Barack Obama's record. Jenner now has more than 2.3 million followers.Also Wednesday, the Los Angeles-based Creative Artists Agency (CAA) talent group announced it had signed with Jenner "to create a platform for her activism in bringing awareness to the transgender community."Jenner had signed with CAA's foundation and its "speakers department," and not as a talent client, CAA said.AFP