
Kendra Wilkinson she knows she’s not that girl anymore.
The The girls next door alum and Playboy founder Hugh HefnerHis former live-in girlfriend took to Instagram on Sunday, January 12, to defend her appearance amid social media criticism of her weight.
“Yes, I gained weight. Yes, I’m getting old. Yes, I’m not the girl I used to be (Playboy girl) 🤣 but for once in a long time I feel good and mentally healthy,” Wilkinson, 39, wrote alongside a selfie of her body in a full-length mirror.
Mom of two children, who shares son of Hank IV15, and daughter Alijah, 10, with her ex-husband Hank Basketthe added: “My children are my everything. I feel quite balanced. A lot more exercise and cooking. Golf, business. No housekeeper or nanny.”
The Kendra sells Hollywood the star said that she was happy with her appearance, although she admitted that she would be careful about her alcohol consumption.
“For those of you who hate my new weight, 40-year-old face, please know that I am happy, healthy and finally at peace in my life. Leave me alone and respect that I am where I really want to be finally all together,” she wrote.
“Almost 40 is an amazing feeling and yes to the people criticizing my alcohol intake… I hear you and it will be tracked better. Drinking too much is definitely drinking too much, but you know what comes next in June…. Recordings. 😂. I love you,” she wrote, referring to her 40th birthday on June 12.
In November, Wilkinson gushed about her childrenHank IV and Alijah, while speaking exclusively with Us Weekly.
“My kids are amazing. They are just the most amazing human beings,” Wilkinson said Our “I pinch myself every day. They are just good, nice people, who just strive for a good life and to be good and do good in the world. It’s a real pleasure and just the most amazing feeling to have them. They give me so much purpose.”
Wilkinson added that being a parent is a “full-time job,” saying, “They’re both into basketball and they’re both really, really good at basketball.” She also said of her son Hank, “He’s on his way to the NBA, a huge success, and I hope we all get a chance to see all of that.”
Wilkinson and Baskett they got married in 2009 and divorced in 2018. Before their split, they shared a significant inside look at their marriage through reality television shows such as Kendrawhich was broadcast from 2009 to 2011, i Kendra on topwhich lasted from 2012 to 2017.
Although they split up, Wilkinson said she and Baskett, 42, are a team when it comes to parenting.
“Honestly, I couldn’t have had a better partner,” Wilkinson exclusively said Our in October. “I couldn’t ask God for a better person in my life.”