Brooke Hogan is certainly not afraid to tell her story. The reality
TV star now has her own VH1 reality show premiering on July 13 and a
follow-up to her 2006 debut album, Undiscovered, in the works. In the
celebrity entertainment business, the daughter of former World
Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar Hulk Hogan should be feeling
on top of the world.
But a report this week due to hit newsstands tomorrow notes that as
far as Brooke Hogan goes, it's hard to smile when your family is
falling apart. She sits down with Life & Style for an interview and
the magazine reports that Brooke spoke candidly about her family's
ordeal and how she's coping.
"I'm up and down," she admits. "It's hard not seeing Nick." She visits
him three times a week, but with her parents not speaking,
arrangements can be tricky — and painful. "Sometimes," she says, "we
just can't handle being in the same space."
The magazine notes in the article that before things took a tragic
turn, Brooke and her family seemed to live an idyllic life. But by
the end of their VH1 reality show's fourth season, Hogan Knows Best,
the family was in shambles. Nick was awaiting trial for causing the
crash, and Linda and Hulk had separated. "Everything was going
wrong," Hulk told Life & Style in a June 28 interview. "My marriage
was breaking up, Nick was in trouble and I was way off course."
According to the report Brooke says she doesn't blame the show for
their downfall. "How can filming a TV show ruin your life?" she asks.
"We weren't forced to fight with each other. The problems were within
— it was all there. The cameras forced it to the surface because we
had been suppressing it for so long, but everything would have
happened sooner or later."
Her dad agrees, revealing that his marriage to Linda hadn't been in
good shape for a long time. Now, he says, he's had enough. "I spent
almost 10 years trying to be there for my wife," he tells Life &
Style. "She has an addictive personality, and it dragged me down. But
things are different now. I'm letting go."