Brooke Hogan found closure in a final phone call with her father, wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, before his death from cardiac arrest in July 2025. Although their relationship had been strained for years, Brooke valued their last conversation in 2023, during which she urged him to take care of his health. He offered a vague apology, but ultimately didn’t follow her advice. Brooke’s husband, Steven Oleksy, had tried to help rebuild the father-daughter bond, but Hulk never met his grandchildren and preferred a relationship on his own terms.
Despite lingering hurt, Brooke expressed peace in knowing she had told her father she loved him before his passing. She placed responsibility for her difficult upbringing on both her parents, rejecting the narrative that blamed only her father. Her mother, Linda Hogan, recently posted an emotional video describing her loneliness and estrangement from Brooke, though she remains close to Brooke’s brother, Nick.
In response, Brooke shared her side of the story, revealing years of emotional and physical abuse from both parents. She expressed a commitment to breaking the cycle for the sake of her own family. Earlier in 2025, she gave birth to twins, Oliver and Molly, and has since focused on healing and building a loving, stable home life.
While Brooke distances herself from the past, Linda has turned to advocacy, speaking publicly about resilience and women’s empowerment. Both women, though on separate paths, continue to wrestle with the fallout of a fractured and public family legacy.
