However, both were missing that special someone to share their busy worlds with.
A chance meeting at the notorious Playboy Mansion put the two beautiful celebrities into each other’s orbit.
Per People, Madison and Marquardt even served as bridesmaids to Wilkinson.
Marquardt revealed toUs Weeklythat the civil ceremony was very emotional.
She got chills and fought back the tears, and even Wilkinson’s former flame’s eyes welled up.
Madison was also moved by the couple’s love and began crying.
All were in support of the marriage, with Wilkinson honoring Hefner with the second dance of the evening.
The late mogul toldE!
News, “I could not be more delighted.
This is one of the happiest days in one of the happiest places on earth.”
It seems it was love at first sight for both parties, and their relationship progressed rapidly from there.
According toInTouch Weekly, the two dated for only six months before announcing their engagement in November 2008.
Baskett proposed to Wilkinson atop the Seattle Space Needle in front of both of their families,E!
Newsreported at the time.
The ecstatic pair revealed their big news toE!
“We are touched by the outpouring of support by our family, friends, and fans.”
As such, the young lovebirds had to adjust to many firsts.
Both went from single, successful 20-somethings to spouses and parents seemingly overnight.
The two started sleeping in separate beds while discussing a possible split.
Wilkinson eventually healed, tellingSelf magazinethatpostpartum depressionis real, scary, and requires professional attention.
One of the couple’s most significant hurdles was never being able to level up.
They never grew to the next level.
It was always her driving the career and fame and money.
It stopped working around 2014, and they held on, but that’s when it went downhill."
Baskett was accused of having a fling with model Ava Sabrina London.
I put myself in a bad situation.
And everything through me brought pain upon this family."
But, in the end, the two decided topart ways permanently.
Wilkinson filed for divorce in 2018, citing irreconcilable differences, according toTMZ.
Today I will have to be the strongest I’ve ever been.
Today, my rebirth begins."
Months later, she took toTwitterto tell the world the divorce was official.
The two share a son, Hank Baskett IV, and a daughter, Alijah Mary Baskett.
Theirson was bornin 2009, and his little sister,Alijah, arrived in 2014.
Three years post-split, Wilkinson toldUs Weeklythat everything between the former husband and wife was stable.
“We are [in a better place].
Time heals all,” the reality star explained.
As of this writing, he works withHBCustoms.
HisInstagrampage reflects his devotion to the job as it highlights the company in many posts.
Wilkinson has made a career of reality television and has appeared onseveral showssince her early 20s.
Viewers can watch the former Playboy party girl sport suits and sell properties.
Have they moved on romantically?
All that seems left for these two is finding new and lasting love.
As for Baskett, he has stayed silent on most fronts regarding his love life.
As for Wilkinson, she toldPeoplein late 2021 that she is open to new romances.
“Until now, I never really felt ready.
I want to fill my home with someone else’s energy.
It will be nice to have that again,” she admitted.
