Meet Kendra Wilkinson Parents Patti Wilkinson & Eric W. Wilkinson- Family Explored

May 2024 · 3 minute read

Eric W. Wilkinson and Patti Wilkinson are Kendra Wilkinson’s parents. Her father remained distant from her after his divorce from Patti in 1994.

Kendra Leigh Wilkinson is a model and television personality from the United States. She is well-known for being Hugh Hefner’s girlfriend and her involvement in the E! reality television series.

Kendra Wilkinson is a real estate agent, author, reality TV personality, and glamour model from California. Well known as a former girlfriend of late Playboy magazine owner Hugh Hefner, she is now a divorced mother of two lovely children. 

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Who Are Kendra Wilkinson Parents

Eric Wilkinson, Kendra Wilkinson’s father, was raised in Pennsylvania and  New Jersey before moving to San Diego when he was 15 years old.

He graduated with a degree in biochemistry and is a multi-millionaire.

Patti Wilkinson, a celebrity family member, was born on March 5, 1959. She used to be a Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader and is now best known as the mother of former “Girls Next Door” star Kendra Wilkinson. She is 62 years old.

Kendra Wilkinson: Get To Know More About Her

Kendra Wilkinson’s age is 36 years old as of 2021. She was born on June 12, 1985.

Kendra went to Clairemont High School and played softball during her high school years. She stands 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 55 kilograms. 

After graduating from high school in 2003, Kendra began working as a glamour model. She also worked briefly as an administrative assistant in a dentist’s office.

Kendra was well-known not just as Hefner’s girlfriend but also as an actress who appeared in several notable films and television shows. She rose to prominence after starring in the reality television series The Girls Next Door, alongside Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt.

Kendra Wilkinson gave birth to  Hank Baskett IV in December 2009 and Alijah Mary Baskett in May 2014.

Is Eric Wilkinson Not Close To Kendra?

“Eric has suffered enormously from being separated from his children,” his second wife, Kathi Wilkinson, revealed in 2014.

Patti would send Eric e-mails over the years saying, ‘Your kids hate you.’ And tell her kids that their father abandoned them. 

He mentioned that he’d never do something that made his children choose between their parents. He also admitted that Patti was the one who started the negative feelings.

Kathi revealed that they hosted Kendra and Colin every summer for vacations and holidays, with all expenses paid by them, which Patti would deny. 

Unstable Relationship Of Kendra And Patti

Well I continue to be hurt & disrespected by my daughter. So please don’t mention her or ask me anything about her. Thanks!

— Patti Wilkinson (@Xnjgirl) August 18, 2014

According to the tweet, Patti and Kendra Wilkinson had a falling out, and Patti claimed she felt “used” by her daughter.

Patti Wilkinson and Kendra Wilkinson’s relationship hasn’t exactly been the ideal of a stable mother-daughter interaction.

When she and her husband, Hank Baskett, were involved in marital trouble, Kendra claims her mother allegedly sold her out to tabloids.

Kendra states that she couldn’t deal with her mother anymore.

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