Linda Hogan

Linda Marie Claridge, also known as Linda Hogan, is an American television personality. She was born on August 24, 1959. She is best known for her prominent role on the American reality television series Hogan Knows Best and for her public profile as the first wife of professional wrestler Terry Bollea, who is known professionally as Hulk Hogan.

Claridge was raised Catholic and is of British and Irish descent. She is the older sister of actress Christie Claridge. In 1977, she graduated from Chatsworth High School in California. The following year, she made an early television appearance as a winning contestant on the game show Match Game in 1978.

Claridge first met Terry Bollea at a restaurant in Los Angeles. The couple maintained a long-distance relationship primarily over the telephone for nearly two years. They were married in 1983 at a wedding ceremony attended by notable wrestling personalities, including André the Giant and Vince McMahon. Together, they have two children: a daughter named Brooke, born in 1988, and a son named Nick, born in 1990.

In 1995, Claridge performed back-up vocals alongside The Wrestling Boot Band on Hulk Hogan's music album, Hulk Rules. She entered the wider media spotlight in 2005 under the name Linda Hogan through the VH1 reality series Hogan Knows Best. That same year, she was featured in a segment of Vehicular Lunatics, a 2005 documentary DVD focused on street racers.

Claridge subsequently authored a book titled Wrestling the Hulk: My Life Against the Ropes, which was published in 2011. Her television work also includes an appearance on Season 3, Episode 8 of the series Bar Rescue.

Claridge filed for divorce from Bollea on November 20, 2007, and the divorce was finalized on July 28, 2009. She attracted media coverage when she began dating Charlie Hill in 2008, when she was 48 years old and Hill was 19. Hill proposed to her on an episode of the VH1 reality show Couples Therapy in 2012, though the couple separated later that year. In October 2012, Claridge was arrested in Malibu, California, for driving under the influence with an alcohol level of 0.084; she pleaded guilty to DUI and was released several hours later after posting bail.

Claridge has experienced a strained relationship with her daughter, Brooke. Following the death of her ex-husband on July 24, 2025, Claridge paid tribute to him on Instagram, stating that his passing came as a big surprise and hit her hard, while reminiscing about their 26-year marriage. On August 5, 2025, she attended his funeral service.