Following the death of wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan, his estranged daughter, Brooke Hogan, shared a heartfelt post on social media as she opened up on their pair’s bond
Brooke Hogan has broken her silence following the sad death of her dad, Hulk Hogan. The WWE legend died on July 24 aged 71.
Now, days later, Brooke has shared a message in a touching note, despite having publicly estranged from the wrestler and her mum, Linda. In the lengthy Instagram post, Brooke wrote: “My Dearest Daddy, You were my everything, and I will always be your girl.
“I am PROUD to be your daughter—for all the love, light, and goodness you brought into this world. Thank you for choosing me in this lifetime, and for loving me so deeply.”
She continued: “Our bond is eternal. That truth brings me comfort and hope, even in your absence. I love you more than all the stars in the sky, 4LifeAfterLife.”
The upload showed a sweet reel of images of the pair with Stevie Nicks’ Crystal playing over the top. She further shared touching words in another post.
Brooke wrote how her dad’s blood “runs through my veins”. She added: “His eyes shine through my children. And our bond has never broken, not even in his final moments. We had a connection deeper than words, one that spanned lifetimes.
“I am so grateful that I knew the real version of him. Not just the one the world viewed through a carefully curated lens. We shared a quiet, sacred bond, one that could be seen and felt by anyone who witnessed us together.
“When he left this earth, it felt like part of my spirit left with him. I felt it before the news even reached us.”
She went on to recall her favourite memories with her dad throughout her childhood. Brooke mentioned taking to jet skis while also saying they had laughed until they cried.
Moving to clarify their relationship, Brooke said they had never had a “big fight”. “It was a series of private phone calls no one will ever hear, know, or understand,” she wrote. “My father was confiding in me about issues weighing on his heart, both personal and business.
“I offered to be a life raft in whatever capacity he needed. I told him he had my support. I begged him to rest, to take care of himself.”
And she also confessed that she took a step back from her father, to “protect [her] heart” in recent years.
“My husband stayed open,” she said. “Quietly reaching out to my dad without me knowing, trying to find a safe way back in for me,. After my father passed, I read those messages, some answered, some ignored…but all of them broke my heart.”
However, she said that throughout it all she did “everything [she] could” and would have always done anything for her father. The heartfelt message continued “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.”
She concluded: “My world is forever changed. But I’m deeply blessed with a loving husband and two beautiful children who remind me every day of life’s greatest gift. I’m deeply grateful for the love, tributes, and memorials from his fans and friends. His life was one worth celebrating—and always will be.”
The post comes just months after Brooke revealed that she was estranged from her father, as well as her mother Linda. On March 26, Brooke’s mum Linda shared a heartfelt Instagram story that revealed her daughter cutting ties with her eight years before. She claimed that ex-husband Hulk caused the family feud, however Brooke hit back and revealed more about the family drama.
On social media at the time, Brooke explained: “I try very hard to ignore issues surrounding my family, in hopes I might have peace in my life. Sadly, I’ve intentionally made myself smaller in my professional career in music and TV; simply to dodge the public negativity surrounding my family that has continuously and relentlessly overshadowed anything I do.
“There was a recent video posted by my Mother that was concerning enough for people to send to me, that has made me feel the need to address the tip of a very large iceberg that is my immediate family. What little I am addressing does not even scratch the surface of what I’ve dealt with my entire life.
“I have completely separate reasons for going no contact with each of my parents. No contact with my Mom has nothing to do with my Dad, and no contact with my Father has nothing to do with my Mother.”
However, she also added: “As much as I not only understand and have empathy for their own struggles, I absolutely LOVE them with every fiber of my being—which deep down I think they know. My heart hurts every day, and not a day passes it does not affect me. Inside of me, there is a little girl who desperately wants and needs her Mom and Dad.”
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