NEWSBrooke Hogan Feels She Has a 'Better Relationship' With Her Late Dad Hulk After His Death: 'I Find Myself Talking to Him'
Brooke Hogan talked about her late father, Hulk Hogan, revealing how their relationship has changed.
April 14 2026, Published 9:11 a.m. ET
Brooke Hogan is opening up about a deeply personal shift in how she now feels about her late father, Hulk Hogan, following his death in July 2025.
In a recent interview, Brooke revealed that she and the wrestling icon hadn’t spoken for nearly “two years” leading up to his death. As the one-year mark approaches, she said she’s now processing everything with a more emotional perspective.
Brooke Hogan is reflecting on her relationship with her late father, Hulk Hogan.
“I’m glad he’s out of pain. I know he was in a lot of pain,” Brooke said. “In a weird way, I feel like I have a better relationship with him now. I find myself just talking to him and saying all the things I wish I could have said.”
“He was kind of tough. It was hard to have tender moments with him because he just didn’t want to talk about it,” she shared.
Looking back, Brooke, who was not included in Hulk’s $5 million will, explained that their relationship often clashed because they saw life very differently.
“He said, ‘You go this way, I go that way,’” she recalled. “That hurt. I think that’s what makes me the most annoying member of my family. They know that I will just beat you up until you do the right thing. I could see what was happening with him with the people around him. I could also see his potential and see how life could be. And he just wasn’t there.”
The reality star revealed that they had not spoken for nearly 'two years' before his death.
“I don’t know if we would have ever reconnected, even if he were alive, because of the mindset he was in,” she said. “He would have had to have a change of mindset and a change of company. I don’t know if he was there. I don’t know if he was willing to do that.”
She added that at one point, she had to step back entirely from the situation.
“I was pregnant with my twins. I was newly married. I just had to take a break,” the blonde beauty, who married Steven Olesky in June 2022 and welcomed their kids in 2025, stated.
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Brooke Hogan explained that their differences and her dad's mindset made reconciliation difficult while he was still alive.
After his death, Brooke shared a heartfelt tribute on Instagram, reflecting on the bond they still shared.
"My dad's blood runs through my veins," she wrote. "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."
She continued: "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."
Brooke Hogan finds comfort in the bond they once shared.
Brooke also addressed speculation about their estrangement, clarifying that there was never one major fallout between them.
Instead, she described it as a series of private conversations and “respectful disagreements” that eventually became emotionally draining.
"He knows how deeply, how hard and how purely I loved him. I am at peace knowing this. All I ever truly wanted from my father was love, honesty and a deep connection. And for a few special years, I had that — with memories that will last a lifetime," she added.
Us Weekly interviewed Brooke.
