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- Pro wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan died on July 24 at the age of 71
- He was a father to daughter, Brooke Hogan, with whom he starred on reality TV with
- Brooke and her husband, former NHL player Steven Oleksy, welcomed twins in January 2025
Hulk Hogan died at 71 on July 24, and he’s survived by his family, including daughter Brooke Hogan.
Hulk (who was born Terrence Gene Bollea) and his first wife, Linda Hogan, married in 1983 and welcomed their first child, Brooke, in 1988. The couple later announced the birth of their son, Nick, before divorcing in 2009.
Brooke took after her dad athletically and eventually followed him into the spotlight. In addition to having a pop music career, she appeared in the family’s VH1 show Hogan Knows Best, which later led to her own reality series, Brooke Knows Best. Brooke also made appearances at wrestling-related events alongside Hulk.
Over the past decade, Brooke became estranged from her father, who was embroiled in several controversies, including a speech he gave supporting President Donald Trump at the 2024 Republican National Convention.
Since launching her interior design firm in 2018, Brooke has walked down the aisle, marrying retired NHL player Steven Oleksy in 2022. More recently, Brooke and Steven welcomed twins in January 2025.
Here’s everything to know about Hulk Hogan’s daughter, Brooke Hogan.
Brooke Hogan and Hulk Hogan. Acey Harper/Getty
Hulk and Linda welcomed Brooke Ellen Bollea on May 5, 1988, in Tampa, Fla.
Brooke has a younger brother, Nick Hogan (whose real name is Nicholas Anthony Bollea), who was born two years after her, in July 1990.
Brooke Hogan performs on September 29, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. Rick Diamond/Getty
Brooke had a music career in the early 2000s. She released her debut album, Undiscovered, in 2006, and the lead single, “About Us,” peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The performer went on to tour with other pop music artists like Hilary Duff and the Backstreet Boys.
In 2009, she released her sophomore album, The Redemption, and in the following years, she started leaning into the country genre.
Her country EP, I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend, was released in 2015. That same year, Brooke spoke to Entertainment Tonight about diversifying her musical portfolio.
“People always want to box you in and say well, what are you?” she said. “You have to be country, or you have to be pop, and I am like, what if I was raised on a bunch of music? What if I just love music?”
Brooke released another EP, So Many Summers, in 2018. Six years later, she debuted a string of country singles, including the tracks “Boomerang,” “Love People,” Don’t Know It Yet” and “Boys Trip.”
Brooke Hogan and Hulk Hogan. KMazur/WireImage
Brooke appeared with her dad on the reality TV series, Hogan Knows Best. The show aired for four seasons, from 2005 to 2007.
Following the cancellation of Hogan Knows Best, she led her own spinoff, Brooke Knows Best, which premiered in 2008.
“Brooke moves away from her parents and into a condo in Miami Beach, living life on her own for the first time,” the official description read, per TV Guide. “She enlists the help of two roommates to help make her time in Miami, well spent.”
Aside from reality TV, Brooke had a brief wrestling career. She made her debut in the ring during WWE’s “Saturday Night’s Main Event XXXIII” in 2006, and also appeared on Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2012.
Brooke Hogan. mizzhogan/Instagram
Brooke started her own design company, BB Designs by Brooke, in 2018.
According the company’s website, “BB Designs by Brooke specializes in creating personalized, gorgeous designs for residential homes, and also provides fast, full-service installations for investment properties-making them competitive, stunning listings.”
She runs the Nashville-based firm with her friend, Ashley Menendez Kora, who is head of projects.
In a June 2025 appearance on Nashville’s WKRN News, Brooke spoke about the genesis of her company, crediting her grandmother for her interior design influence.
“I’m from a designer family … my grandmother is a big interior designer in L.A.,” she explained. “So we kind of grew up with, ‘Let’s move the couch at midnight’ kind of thing, so I had the eye for it.”
BB Designs by Brooke recently completed a renovation of the historic Starr Piano Building in downtown Nashville.
Brooke Hogan and her husband Steven Oleksy. stevenoleksy/Instagram
Brooke is married to former NHL player Steven Oleksy. The two wed in 2022, but Brooke didn’t confirm the news of their nuptials until a January 2024 Instagram post.
“A rare sighting of the husband. We like to keep to ourselves, but somehow the news is out,” she wrote alongside a photo of her and Steven.
“So here he is, people: The kindest, sweetest badass you’ll ever meet. I’m really lucky. God did me a solid on this one,” Brooke continued. “Thank you for all the kind words of celebration and encouragement. We feel so blessed.”
Brooke and Steven are the parents of fraternal twins, Oliver Andrew and Molly Gene, whom they welcomed in January 2025.
“Our hearts have been made whole by the arrival of these two sweet souls we get to love. God is good,” she wrote on Instagram.
Brooke Hogan and Hulk Hogan. John Parra/WireImage
Brooke has been estranged from her dad for years.
The subject resurfaced when her mom posted about it on social media in March 2025.
“It’s been 15, however long years since I left Hulk Hogan, and my family is the worst mess,” Linda said in a video posted to her Instagram Stories. “Brooke doesn’t talk to us. She had twins, she got married [and] she didn’t tell us.”
Brooke responded with her own Instagram post, explaining how her decision to have “no contact” with each of her parents was for “completely separate reasons” from each other.
“This also pertains to my dad’s second and third, now current wife,” she wrote. “This decision was made based purely on how they have each dealt with me directly my entire life.”
Brooke didn’t attend Hulk’s wedding in September 2023, when he married his third wife, Sky Daily.
“For my own journey to healing and happiness, I have chosen to create some distance between myself and my family, and am focusing on people and things that heal my heart and align with my own personal beliefs, goals and values,” she wrote on Instagram at the time.
“I wish him well,” she concluded her statement.
