Kendra Wilkinson

Kendra Leigh Wilkinson is an American television personality and real estate agent. She first gained widespread public recognition for her role on the E! reality television series The Girls Next Door, which documented her life at the Playboy Mansion from 2005 to 2009. She subsequently starred in several spin-off and self-titled reality shows, including Kendra and Kendra on Top, before transitioning into a career in real estate.

Wilkinson was born on June 12, 1985, in San Diego, California, and grew up in the city's Clairemont neighborhood. She is of English, Irish, and Ukrainian descent. During her youth, she played softball for six years with the Clairemont Bobby Sox. After high school, she briefly worked as an administrative assistant at a dentist's office and worked as a glamour model.

In April 2004, Wilkinson met Hugh Hefner and moved into the Playboy Mansion, joining the cast of E!'s reality series The Girls Next Door alongside Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt. During this period, she made cameo appearances in television series such as Las Vegas and Entourage, as well as the 2006 film Scary Movie 4. She was featured in music videos for Akon's "Smack That" and Nickelback's "Rockstar." In 2007, she competed on MTV's Celebrity Rap Superstar, finishing in second place.

Wilkinson departed the Playboy Mansion in 2009 and launched her own reality spin-off, Kendra, which aired on E! from 2009 to 2011. Following the conclusion of that show, she starred in Kendra on Top on WE tv from 2012 to 2017. Outside of her main series, she appeared on competition shows including Dancing with the Stars in 2011, Celebrity Wife Swap in 2013, and the British series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2014. She also authored two books, publishing her memoir Sliding Into Home in 2010 and Being Kendra: Cribs, Cocktails, and Getting My Sexy Back in 2011.

In 2017, Wilkinson performed on stage portraying Robyn in the play Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man in Las Vegas. After stepping away from leading television roles for several years, she pursued a new professional field, passing the California real estate exam in June 2020. She worked with firms including The Agency, Douglas Elliman, and Carswell & Associates. Her transition into real estate was documented in the series Kendra Sells Hollywood, which ran for two seasons from 2021 to 2023.

Wilkinson married professional football player Hank Baskett in June 2009, and the couple had two children before she filed for divorce in April 2018. Throughout her career, she has supported various charitable initiatives, including raising funds for the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation, the Griffin Gives Foundation, the Oasis Children's Advocacy Center, Stand Up To Cancer, and Payaway the Layaway.