Sophia Hutchins: Caityln Jenner’s close friend and manager tragically dies in horror crash aged 29

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Hutchins has been Jenner’s closest confidant for over a decade, becoming her manager in 2017.
Hutchins has been Jenner’s closest confidant for over a decade, becoming her manager in 2017. Credit: Sophia Hutchins/Instagram

Caityln Jenner’s close friend and trusted manager has died following a crash near the reality star’s Malibu home.

Sophia Hutchins was riding an all terrain vehicle and struck the bumper of a moving car on the morning of Wednesday July 2.

Sources told Daily Mail that the impact forced the ATV off the road and Hutchins “plummeted 350 feet down into a ravine.”

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Tragically, Hutchins was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders.

The two individuals in the car struck by Hutchins were reportedly uninjured.

Like Jenner, Hutchins was also transgender and she frequently cited Jenner as the person who inspired her to come out in college. 
Like Jenner, Hutchins was also transgender and she frequently cited Jenner as the person who inspired her to come out in college.  Credit: Instagram/Sophia Hutchins/Sophia Hutchins

For the past decade, Hutchins has often been cited as Jenner’s closest confidant, becoming her manager in 2017.

Jenner, celebrated Olympian and father-of-six, came out as a transgender woman in 2015.

Like Jenner, Hutchins was also transgender, and she frequently cited Jenner as the person who inspired her to come out in college.

In 2017, Hutchins began working as the star’s manager and moved into Jenner’s $3.5million Malibu mansion before graduating from Pepperdine University in 2018.

Hutchins’s last Instagram post is a portrait of her and Donald Trump.
Hutchins’s last Instagram post is a portrait of her and Donald Trump. Credit: Instagram/Sophia Hutchins/Sophia Hutchins

Due to their close bond, rumours circulated that their relationship was romantic, but according to the New York Times a statement was released in 2019 that they were “never romantically involved.”

Hutchin’s shared Jenner’s political beliefs as a vocal supporter of US President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement.

Last year, Hutchins had the opportunity to meet the billionaire, a photo of her beside Trump is her final Instagram post.

“The energy, passion, and commitment for our movement to Save America has never been greater! We will never give up,” she captioned the photo.

Originally published on PerthNow

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