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“Why Did I Ever Do This”: Hulk Hogan’s Daughter Brooke Once Regretted a Decision That Left Her “Crying Every Night”

Published 01/12/2023, 10:30 AM EST

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Hulk Hogan is best known for his professional boom that lasted decades. This popular wrestler has been the headliner for several major WWE events. Not only that, but he has also acted in a range of films during his career.

What’s more, his daughter Brooke Hogan too is known for her singing, acting, and wrestling stints. Moreover, the father-daughter duo was together for a memorable match in 2006. This is where Randy Orton challenged Hulk Hogan to a match.

Much controversy has surrounded Brooke and Hulk Hogan. Additionally, they also had a show that ran on VH1 together. This reality docuseries called ‘Hogan Knows Best’ focused on the life of Hulk Hogan and his family.

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Soon, a spin-off under the name of ‘Brooke Knows Best’ also ran for two seasons. In one of the episodes of Hogan Knows Best, Brooke opened up about herself.

She revealed what it was like to deal with criticism. What’s more, she also stated how she felt the first time she read something mean online.

Brooke Hogan talks about facing criticism

On the show, Brooke was admired for everything she can do. Basically, this actor can play the piano, dance, sing, etc. However, she had different opinions about the same.

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“You know I can do everything but the public scrutiny also had a downside after the first season I was young and still kind of had baby fat on me and stuff,” Brooke stated.

Moreover, she revealed how it wasn’t easy to be in the limelight.

“I started seeing what these websites wrote about me and I just got so sucked into it I was crying every night I was like I hate this why did I ever do this.” Hence, Brooke revealed that it wasn’t always easy. She recalled doubting and criticizing herself and her body, especially after the first season got released.

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Defending Hulk Hogan in the past

In the past too, Brooke and Hulk have gotten into trouble online. Apparently, post Hulk Hogan getting fired from WWE in 2015, Brooke came out and wrote a poem for him. In this poem, she defended her father. The poem was titled ‘If You Knew My Father.’

However, Sterling Golden later returned to WWE.

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What are your thoughts about Brooke opening up about facing criticism? Let us know what you think in the comments below!

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Swara Shah is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. Currently, an undergraduate student of Psychology and Sociology at FLAME University, Swara enjoys traveling, reading about politics and society, and trying out different coffees. Her writings have been published in several magazines and top Indian newspapers such as TOI and Deccan Herald.
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Debmallya Chakraborty