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I Am Jazz Season 7 is almost here, and fans can’t wait to continue to watch Jazz Jennings’ journey. The show centers around the personal life of Jazz, a young transgender woman. And given the recent I Am Jazz Season 7 trailer, it seems we’ll see Jazz come to terms with recent body changes and a possible future at Harvard University. So, what is Jazz Jennings’ age in 2021? Here’s what we know.

‘I Am Jazz’ Season 7 appears to focus on Jazz Jennings’ challenges with weight gain and body acceptance

Jazz Jennings from 'I Am Jazz' Season 7 smiling at an event. Jazz Jennings' age is around 18 here.
Jazz Jennings | Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for TLC

Fans get a clue of Jazz Jennings’ age from the I Am Jazz Season 7 trailer. She notes she was accepted to Harvard University two years prior to the season filming — but everything changed when she started dealing with mental health difficulties. She then explained she dealt with binge-eating disorder, resulting in 100 pounds of weight gain over the course of a year.

“I started binge-eating, and I gained weight, and more weight, and more weight,” Jazz explains in the trailer. “And now, almost 100 pounds heavier, here I am today.”

According to the trailer, it seems a lot of the new season will focus on Jazz accepting herself while dealing with fat-shaming commentary from her family. One scene shows her Grandma Jacky commenting on what Jazz typically eats for breakfast. Another scene shows Jazz’s sister, Ari, talking about how much butter Jazz put on her pasta at dinner.

“I do experience fat-shaming from my family,” Jazz explains. “It makes me feel really humiliated.”

What is Jazz Jennings’ age in the new season of the show?

So, what is Jazz Jennings’ age in I Am Jazz Season 7? The reality star turned 21 years old on Oct. 6, 2021. She was born in the year 2000.

As for what age Jazz was when she knew she was a woman, she told Time that the answer is quite simple: She always knew. “Ever since I could form coherent thoughts, I knew I was a girl trapped inside a boy’s body,” she added. “There was never any confusion in my mind. The confusing part was why no one else could see what was wrong.”

By age 11, doctors prescribed Jennings hormone blockers so she wouldn’t have to go through male puberty. She then began having gender confirmation surgery in 2018, according to Women’s Health.

“It was like a dream,” Jennings told ABC News about the surgery. “It was. This is a moment that I had always envisioned and just experiencing it was so surreal. I was like I can’t believe this is happening.”

Is Jazz Jennings at Harvard University yet?

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The I Am Jazz Season 7 trailer shows another aspect of Jazz Jennings’ age — and that’s college. The trailer shows Jazz talking to her parents about moving out of the house and on to Harvard’s campus, but it’s clear her parents don’t trust her to be as self-reliant as she needs to be. The conversations about going to Harvard will clearly continue in the new season.

So, is Jazz Jennings at Harvard University yet? People reports she initially delayed her start after getting accepted to attend the school in fall 2019. Then, in February 2020, she announced via social media she would begin classes on campus “soon.” It’s unclear whether Jazz did, indeed, begin her on-campus classes, but given what the trailer shares, it seems she’s still prepping to go to college.

I Am Jazz Season 7 premieres Nov. 30, 2021, at 9 p.m. EST on TLC.

How to get help: In the U.S. call the National Eating Disorders Association helpline at 1-800-931-2237.

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