A week ago, Kendra Wilkinson celebrated her 40th birthday with her two children, 15-year-old Hank and 11-year-old Alijah, whom she shares with her ex-husband, Hank Baskett.
Former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Hank Baskett and Kendra Wilkinson ended their marriage in 2018, but they still have a strong connection through their two children, Hank IV and Alijah.
The former couple shares joint custody and works well together as co-parents.
In the chat with Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes on their podcast Amy & TJ, Kendra didn’t rule out the possibility of getting back together with Hank in the future.
When asked if she and her ex-husband, Hank Baskett, might ever reunite, Kendra Wilkinson shared that it would depend on both of them being fully healed.
She explained that healing takes time and that she can’t speak for where Hank is emotionally.
She also said that getting back together would only work if both of them truly wanted to be in a relationship again.
Right now, Kendra admitted she’s enjoying her single life and doesn’t feel like settling down with just anyone, it’s not with Hank, she’s not in a rush to commit.
Kendra Wilkinson Stood by Hank Baskett After His 2014 Scandal Despite Emotional Pain
In 2014, it came out that Hank Baskett had been involved in a scandal while his wife, Kendra Wilkinson, was eight months pregnant.
A year later, the couple opened up about what really happened and how they tried to move forward for the sake of their family.
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Hank admitted he made a mistake. It started when he tried to buy marijuana from two people he met in a parking lot. They gave him a number and an address.
When he went to that address, he said he saw two transgender women being intimate and claimed he froze when one of them touched him inappropriately. He insisted he didn’t engage and just wanted to leave.
Hank said he was too ashamed to tell anyone the truth right away.
As a former football player and someone who saw himself as the strong protector of his family, he felt he had failed. When the story made headlines, Kendra was devastated.
She had just given birth to their daughter Alijah and said she went into an emotional spiral, even flushing her wedding rings and considering divorce.
But over time, Hank opened up, and Kendra began to understand. She said that while she didn’t feel Hank had been faithful, what hurt most was hearing about it from the media instead of from him.
Still, she stood by him once she knew the full story, believing that his trusting nature had led him into a terrible situation he didn’t know how to handle.
Despite the trauma and public pressure, Kendra chose to support Hank, not because she excused what happened, but because she saw the full picture, including his regret and pain.
After going through months of therapy, including an appearance on Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Star, Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett are working on moving forward in their relationship.
Kendra shared that she’s beginning to trust Hank again and feels that his experience, though painful, can now serve as a lesson for their children about taking responsibility.
With everything now out in the open, Hank said he feels a huge sense of relief, explaining that the truth has lifted a heavy burden off his shoulders and given him a feeling of freedom.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- He grew up in Clovis, New Mexico, and played college football at the University of New Mexico, where he stood out as one of the top receivers and earned academic honors every year.
- In his final college season, he was named to the All-Mountain West Conference team.
- Baskett wasn’t drafted in the 2006 NFL Draft, but the Minnesota Vikings signed him as a free agent.
