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Diane Sawyer Talks “Strong” Bruce Jenner, Teases New Interview Clip

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Diane Sawyer stopped by Live with Kelly and Michael to tease her two-hour interview with Bruce Jenner airing Friday, April 24; "You'll see that he is strong," she said. Plus, see an extended preview clip from the special.

More ahead! Diane Sawyer stopped by Live with Kelly and Michael to tease her wildly anticipated two-hour interview with Bruce Jenner, airing Friday, April 24.

The veteran ABC News journalist, 69, told Michael Strahan and Kelly Ripa that she had "never met him" prior to their formal sit-down. "Never spoke to him until I walked up to the door to sit down for this interview," she revealed. "First of all, he's 6'2'' which surprised me. A lot of things surprised me."

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As previously reported, Jenner himself chose to do his interview with Sawyer, which a source said was no surprise. "Diane has always been very supportive of the LGBT community," the insider previously told Us. "She has been honored by GLAAD."

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From what Sawyer deduced over the course of several days with Jenner: "You'll see that he is strong," she said Friday. "He is looking forward to the future. He knows this is a big interview, this is a big day for him. But he is really sentimental about his family and looking forward to what's ahead."

The anchor then shared yet another promo clip from the interview, which features an upbeat and optimistic Jenner looking forward to sharing his story with the world.

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"I've got my health, I've got my children, I've got family. I've got seven grandkids now," the former Olympian notes. "I'm actually really excited about the future. About what I could do to be able to do some real good in the world… Yeah, I hope I'm gonna be okay. I feel like I'm going to be okay. 2015 is going to be quite a ride. Quite a ride."

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Sawyer also teased her interviews with family members. "We reached out to comment for other members of the family," she reflected. "In so many ways, this family is going to teach all of us, in our lives, I think, about love. And what love is."

Watch Sawyer's latest promo above! Her two-hour sit-down with Jenner airs Friday, April 24, at 9 p.m. ET on ABC. 

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