Out of the hundreds of thousands of Hulkamaniacs who cheered on the late Hulk Hogan all through the Eighties and ’90s, two supported the pro-wrestling legend greater than others: his youngsters, Brooke Hogan and Nick Hogan. The children that Hulk shares together with his ex-wife, Linda Claridge, had been by his aspect by means of thick and skinny earlier than he died in July 2025.
Hulk married his spouse, Sky Day by day in 2023 after courting the yoga teacher for a 12 months earlier than popping the query. Their romance got here after he cut up from his second spouse, Jennifer McDaniel (Hulk and Jennifer married in 2010 after two years of courting. They broke up in 2022.) Hold studying to get to know extra about Hulk’s youngsters.
Brooke Hogan
Brooke Hogan (b. Brooke Ellen Bollea on Could 5, 1988) is a singer, actress, and American tv persona. She first started her profession in music within the early 2000s. She launched her first single, “Every little thing To Me,” in 2004, reaching No. 97 on the Billboard Sizzling 100. She would have larger success in 2006 with “About Us,” together with her tune going all the way in which to No. 33.
By that time, the world had come to know Brooke by way of Hogan Is aware of Finest, the VH1 actuality tv collection from 2005-07 that featured Brooke, Hulk, her mom Linda, and her brother. Brooke would get her spin-off, Brooke Is aware of Finest, which lasted one season from 2008-09.
Brooke launched two albums: 2006’s Undiscovered and 2009’s The Redemption. She returned to music in 2015 with the one “Girlfriend.” She additionally dropped “Style Like Summer time” in 2017. At first of 2023, she launched a tune referred to as “Transfer.”
“As you guys know, getting my music going has been an attention-grabbing journey, typically unhappy,” she wrote when asserting the brand new observe. “Final 12 months, we misplaced the guts and soul of my new music mission, Jared. J was an awesome good friend and an unimaginable producer, and his passing was a serious shock to everybody round him. However the Surefire staff and I are getting again on the unimaginable stuff we made collectively, so sure… music IS coming!”
When her music profession paused within the early 2010s, Brooke centered on appearing, showing in movies like Sand Sharks, 2-Headed Shark Assault, Faculty of the Lifeless, and L.A. Slasher. In 2012, she joined her father in Affect Wrestling and located herself concerned within the middle of the “Aces & Eights” storyline. She and Affect parted methods in 2014.
Brooke herself was as soon as engaged to Dallas Cowboys participant Phil Costa, however the engagement was referred to as off in 2013.
In 2021, Brooke introduced a brand new enterprise, BB Designs By Brooke. “I began an AirBnB design firm in Nashville a number of years in the past, and it’s doing very well! Constructed from the bottom up by me and solely me (sure, significantly, for you haters),” she posted in December 2021.
Brooke was inadvertently part of one of many incidents that marred Hulk Hogan’s popularity. In 2015, Hogan was concerned in a libel case towards gossip web site Gawker (later revealed to be financed by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel after the web site outed him as homosexual.) The professional-wrestler sued Gawker over publishing a portion of the tape. Throughout the trial, an excerpt of the video revealed Hogan happening a racist tirade over Brooke’s love life.
“So it will get to the purpose the place…I dunno if Brooke was f—–g the black man’s son, or they’ve been hanging out,” Hogan reportedly says on the tape. “I caught them holding palms collectively on the tour. They had been getting near sort of (inaudible) the f—–g (inaudible). I’m not a double-standard kind of man. I’m a racist to a degree, y’know, f—–g n—–s — however then, with regards to good individuals… I don’t give a f–okay if she (inaudible) an 8-foot tall basketball participant. If we’re gonna f–okay with n—–s, let’s get a wealthy one!”
Hogan was shortly fired from the WWE following the rant, and the group eliminated all presence of him from the web site. He apologized for the language afterward. Hogan and the WWE would reunite in 2018, and he continued to make appearances at stay occasions, together with 2023’s celebration of Monday Evening Uncooked’s thirtieth anniversary.
Nick Hogan
Nick Hogan (b. Nicholas Anthony Bollea on July 27, 1990) is a former actuality tv star and DJ. Like his sister, Nick gained fame on Hogan Is aware of Finest, which documented his makes an attempt to get into motorsports. Nick earned his Formulation D competitors license in 2006, nevertheless it was round that point that Nick’s driving habits began getting him in hassle.
A number of occasions, he bought pulled over when the police clocked him going over 100 miles per hour, per ABC Information. “It was being younger and actually simply silly, not mature,” he informed the outlet in 2010.
In 2007, at age 17, Nick informed ABC that he was ingesting and rushing when he misplaced management of his Toyota Supra sports activities automotive. He slammed right into a palm tree whereas driving in Clearwater, Florida. His finest good friend, John Graziano, was within the passenger’s seat and wasn’t carrying a seat belt. Graziano survived the crash however suffered extreme mind harm.
Nick accepted a plea deal for a reckless driving cost and was sentenced to eight months in jail. “I actually discovered so much about detaching myself from my ego,” he informed ABC. “It’s laborious to maneuver on daily and be optimistic when there’s one thing that’s so horribly devastating. There’s days after I can’t even get off the bed. I pray daily that I will take care of it. It’s one thing that I carry with me daily.”
For the reason that incident, Nick has shifted to launching his DJ profession. He carried out at “Hogan’s Seaside Celebration” at Tampa’s Arduous Rock Resort & On line casino in April 2020, per Nicki Swift. As of 2023, he was engaged to his tour supervisor/Playboy centerfold/grownup mannequin Tana Lea.
