Hulk Hogan’s personal life was nearly as dramatic as his wrestling career, spanning three marriages, two children and a series of public and private struggles that reshaped his family. Hogan, born Terry Gene Bollea, married Linda Hogan in 1983, years before he became one of professional wrestling’s biggest stars. Together they had Brooke and Nick Hogan, and their family later became widely known through Hogan Knows Best. But after 24 years together, Linda filed for divorce in 2007, with the split becoming final in 2009 following disputes over their finances and the collapse of their relationship. Linda later said infidelity contributed to the marriage ending, while Hogan’s representatives maintained that the relationship had already broken down. In 2026, Brooke offered more insight into the family’s painful history, revealing that the woman involved in her father’s affair was Christiane Plante, whom she described as one of her best friends. Brooke said she forgave her father but felt that something between them changed permanently afterward. She also emphasized that their family could not simply be divided into heroes and villains, describing years of resentment, fame, money, dysfunction and unresolved hurt.

After the divorce, Linda entered a highly publicized relationship with Charlie Hill, who was nearly three decades younger and had attended high school with Brooke. Hogan, meanwhile, married Jennifer McDaniel in 2010 after describing their relationship as a calmer contrast to his first marriage. Their wedding was interrupted by a confrontation involving a photographer and a member of the family’s security team, bringing police to the ceremony, although no arrests were made. The marriage lasted until their divorce was finalized in 2022. Hogan later began dating Sky Daily, a yoga instructor and mother of three, and became close to her children. They married in September 2023 in a small ceremony in Clearwater, Florida. Brooke did not attend the wedding as their relationship had become strained. Hogan’s final marriage lasted less than two years before he died on July 24, 2025, at 71, following an acute myocardial infarction. Sky later remembered him as “my Terry,” while Brooke chose to honor her father privately at the beach with her husband and children, reflecting the complicated but deeply personal family bonds that remained until the end.