The following article includes discussions of suicide, drug abuse, and abuse.
Kendra Wilkinsonrose to fame as a Playboy star and a famous girlfriend of Hugh Hefner.
Fans fell in love with her because of her outspoken nature and larger-than-life personality.
She appeared happy and carefree, but not everything about Wilkinson’s life has been easy.
“I did a lot of healing.
I did a lot of healing from Playboy.
I’m like, ‘Okay, who am I?
Who is this chick?
In recent years, Wilkinson has reinvented herself, becoming a mother anda real estate agent.
She is nothing if not resilient and determined.
She has overcome many things to become the successful celebrity she is today.
“I attempted suicide a couple times.
I went to a mental institution … drugs, overdosing, slitting wrists, all that stuff.”
“I was a young f****** girl.
“I never got that.”
In 2023, Wilkinson discussed her mental health onInstagram.
Before her update, it had been reported (viaE!
News) that Wilkinson had a panic attack in September of 2023.
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She became addicted to cocaine, meth, and LSD in her teens.
Things got so bad that she overdosed when she was 14.
“Line after line, I just kept going.
This resulted in her having a terrible reaction.
“I was shaking and choking on the blood that was dripping down my throat.
In a chat withE!
True Hollywood Storyin 2010, she commented on the extent of her drug use.
This was a turning point for Wilkinson, who realized she needed to stop everything and change her life.
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in 2014, she confessed to not knowing the full details of what being Hefner’s girlfriend would entail.
she said on the show (viaPage Six).
“I knew nothing about ‘Playboy,’ I’d just graduated high school.”
The former couple did engage in sexual intercourse, but it was not enjoyable for Wilkinson.
Instead, it felt like work.
“At about the minute mark, I pulled away and it was done.
It was like a job.
Clock in, clock out.
It’s not like I enjoyed having sex with him.”
She had never intended for it to be made public.
In 2010, it was reported that Vivid Entertainment had released this tape.
“It’s extremely embarrassing,” the star toldE!
It just had to come out now when I finally cleaned up my life.”
Wilkinson was also married to Hank Baskett at the time.
A tipster toldRadarOnlinein 2010 how Wilkinson and Baskett were coping with the situation.
“This happened when she was young.
He already knew about this.
She told him about this before they got married,” they said.
This estrangement would continue for two years.
“I do wish that me and my brother had a reunion under better circumstances.
I must say that everything that me and my brother have gone through went out the window.
He really stepped up and he really became a true man.
“I can’t deal with my mom anymore,” Kendra told her aunt, Kristin Wilkinson.
“She is the most sadistic abuser.”
“Right now, things are still very bad between me and my mom,” she toldPeoplein 2016.
Opening their lives to the media is something Kendra had previously accused her mother of doing.
… You sold us out to the tabloids!”
Hank made a statement, tellingPeople, “I messed up.
I put myself in a bad situation.
And everything through me brought pain upon this family.”
He also discussed the alleged cheating.
“It was like a bank robbery.
You never know when you’ll freeze.
The couple decided to work on their marriage, although it was difficult.
“It’s going to take a lifetime to trust him again,” Wilkinson toldUs Weeklyin 2014.
“All I can say is I believe Hank.
And he’s proven to me that he’s worth forgiving and fighting for.
He was at the wrong place at the wrong time, and unfortunate things took place.
He’s very gullible and naive.”
While she did discuss her time at the mansion, she also criticized Wilkinson.
Madison also claimed they no longer spoke.
Wilkinson and Madison also have different versions of events from their time at the mansion.
Kendra made a series of tweets in 2016 calling Madison out, and her words were harsh.
“I have all new friends.
I have a whole new life,” she said.
“I don’t really know anybody anymore from the past.”
“The decision was made for her kids,” a tipster toldUs Weeklyin 2018 of the split.
The star was in no rush to start another relationship.
“Getting to know myself and even falling in love.
Love and happiness is real without waiting on someone or something to do it for you.”
“We’re co-parenting so good.
The kids are so happy.”
“I went through a divorce, lost everything I knew, which was my TV show.
“I didn’t even know how to be happy.
My kids were what gave me the purpose,” she admitted.
This was a show that meant a lot to Wilkinson.
“It was a rough start for me to get used to co-parenting,” she said.
“I didn’t know how to not have my kids.
And then the guilt would set in.
Despite no longer being married to Baskett, Wilkinson admits he is a dedicated father.
But selling houses to clients who still think of her as a Playboy playmate can be a challenge.
This scenario played out in Season 2 of “Kendra Sells Hollywood.”
“I’m some Playboy girl forever, desperate for fame, wanting to sell a house.
That’s the story,” an emotional Wilkinson says on the show.
These are unique challenges for Wilkinson to navigate, but she enjoys her work despite this.
