Why Brooke Hogan Stopped Speaking to Dad Hulk Hogan Before His Death

Date:2025-07-30 04:40:52 Category:entertainment Views:3 Comment:0

Originally appeared on E! Online

Brooke Hogan is breaking her silence on her dad Hulk Hogan’s death.

Following the WWE legend’s passing July 24 at age 71, the “About Us” singer spoke out about their complex bond, including their estrangement amid his health struggles in his final years.

“We never had a ‘big fight.’ My father and I never ‘fought,’” Brooke, 37, wrote in a post on Instagram July 29. “It was a series of private phone calls no one will ever hear, know, or understand. My father was confiding in me about issues weighing on his heart, both personal and business.”

Brooke explained that she encouraged the wrestling star (real name Terry Bollea) to “take care of himself” after accompanying him to “almost 25 surgeries,” which she said he later decided he no longer wanted her present for.

“It was like there was a force field around him that I couldn't get through,” she went on. “He was telling me these things, being so vulnerable with me and heard my pleas, then suddenly something shifted, and he made a choice to walk the path that clearly tore at his spirit.”

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From there, Brooke—who shares twins Oliver and Molly, 6 months, with husband Steven Oleksy—said she and her dad had “respectful disagreements that took an emotional toll” on her which, coupled with her high-risk pregnancy, led her to “step away” from her relationship with Hulk.

Brooke Hogan, Hulk Hogan — John Parra/WireImage

“I know in my heart I did everything I could,” she noted. “He knew I would run through a burning building for him. And in many ways, along the path of life, I did. He knows how deeply, how hard and how purely I loved him. I am at peace knowing this.”

Back in March, Brooke’s mom Linda Hogan—who was married to Hulk from 1983 to 2009—alleged that her daughter “had a huge fight with Terry,” adding, “I don't know how that reflected onto me, but she cut me out too.”

Shortly thereafter, Brooke responded to her mom in a post on social media, writing that her “heart hurts every day” over their estrangement before adding that she was "doing the work” in order to break “the chain."

“I want so much to be able to enjoy what's important,” she concluded, “my children and my life I have worked so hard to create and protect—and I hope everyone can give me the chance to do that without injecting any more poison into it.”

For more on Hulk’s family life, keep reading.

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