Caitlyn Jenner suffered a big loss this week when her right-hand woman, Sophia Hutchins, 29, died in a horror ATV crash on July 2.

And on Saturday morning, Jenner was spotted finding comfort with Sophia’s mother while out together in Malibu.

Hutchins, like Jenner, was transgender and cited the father-of-six as the inspiration for coming out in college at Pepperdine University in 2016. 

Jenner looked somber as she strode ahead of Sophia’s mother a day after she declined to speak about her late friend.

Caitlyn donned a long-sleeved blue T-shirt, paired with grey pants and a visor, while Sophia’s mother sported a long-sleeved green T-shirt and knee-length white shorts.

Sophia wasn’t just Jenner’s manager, she was her friend and lived in the Olympian’s Malibu mansion with her.  

Caitlyn Jenner faced a significant loss this week as her right-hand woman, Sophia Hutchins, 29, passed away on July 2. On Saturday morning, Jenner was seen with Sophia’s mother during an outing in Malibu.

Sophia (L) was killed in a tragic ATV crash; seen with Jenner in 2020

On Friday, Jenner was seen in Malibu with a somber demeanor, marking her first public appearance since the tragic event. In an exclusive statement to DailyMail.com, she shared she was enduring ‘tough times’ while coping with Hutchins’ loss.

Putting on a brave face, she was seen waving at photographers before heading back to her $3.5million Malibu mansion.

The star later said ‘I don’t want to talk’ about the tragedy.

In 2017, Hutchins moved into Jenner’s home and began working as the star’s manager, taking over the role from Jenner’s ex-wife Kris Jenner, 69, after their 2015 divorce.

Hutchins was in Jenner’s inner circle for over a decade after she came out as a transgender woman in 2016.

Hutchins met Caitlyn that year and appeared in multiple episodes of the television documentary series I Am Cait, a spin-off of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

Despite living under one roof, Hutchins previously told The New York Times that they ‘were never romantically involved’, insisting it was all about work and friendship.

‘Caitlyn is a parent to me. I have said that a million times. It is a parental, familial relationship,’ Sophia said.

Jenner looked somber as she strode ahead of Sophia’s mother. Caitlyn wore a long-sleeved blue t-shirt with grey pants and a visor while Sophia’s mom wore a long-sleeved green t-shirt and knee-length white shorts

Hutchins, like Jenner, was transgender and cited the father-of-six as the inspiration for coming out in college at Pepperdine University in 2016; the pair seen in 2019

Sophia wasn’t just Jenner’s manager, she was her friend and lived in the Olympian’s Malibu mansion with her; seen here March 27, 2022

In 2020, Sophia posed for an online ad campaign for Kim Kardashian’s highly successful clothing line SKIMS.

Sophia was particularly close to Kris Jenner, speaking to her regularly, and Hutchins also had a good relationship with Jenner’s daughters Kendall, 29, and Kylie, 27. The siblings once gave Sophia a stunning heart-shaped diamond necklace for Christmas.

‘I’m on good terms with all the family, but I’m closest with Kris, Kim, Kylie and Kendall’, Sophia said.

Sophia was formerly Scott Hutchins and began her transition while attending college, but previously revealed that she had identified as female at a young age.

As a student at Pepperdine, she began to undergo certain medical procedures as well as hormone treatments and hair removal.

The businesswoman had seen a therapist – who helped aid in the decision to transition but seeing Jenner’s 20/20 interview where the star announced her own transition put everything into full swing.

During an interview with her school newspaper in 2016, Hutchins reflected, ‘I’ve always had the question of “Do I want to transition from male to female?”

‘I never thought a lot about doing it until I got into college because I was able to break away from my family and started to establish my own identity.’

She had also given credit to her time at school ‘to deal with a lot of issues that had always been there.’

And after watching Caitlyn’s interview, Sophia explained that it, ‘made it so much more real for [her], like normal and successful people do this and people are okay when they do it.’

Hutchins ended up taking some time off of school in order to complete her gender transition.

In 2017, Hutchins moved into Jenner’s home and began working as the star’s manager, taking over the role from Jenner’s ex-wife Kris Jenner, 69, after their 2015 divorce; seen here in 2019

Despite living under one roof, Hutchins previously told The New York Times that they ‘were never romantically involved’, insisting it was all about work and friendship

When she was at the age of 15, Hutchins remembered telling a friend that she was female for the first time.

‘It’s almost like it just came out. I didn’t even mean to let it out since I had been so used to holding it in and brushing it under the rug.’

In 2019 during an appearance on Jim Breslo’s Hidden Truth Show, Sophia also got candid about her gender identity.

The media personality remembered making comments about her gender dysmorphia to her parents as young as age five.

After her transition, Hutchins stated, ‘I truly feel my spirit, my soul, my mind is exactly the same, I am just so much more comfortable physically.’

‘Before I transitioned I felt like “Yeah, I’m definitely just a girl, but I’m in the wrong body.” And I felt trapped in that body.’

She added, ‘And I needed to have the hormones to change the body, for me, the surgeries to change the body.

‘But for me, that’s what I wanted to do, and that’s what made me ultimately so at peace.’