{"id":1949295,"date":"2025-08-08T12:30:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T12:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1949295"},"modified":"2025-08-08T12:30:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T12:30:31","slug":"brooke-hogan-recalls-hulk-hogan-walking-her-down-the-aisle-on-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/brooke-hogan-recalls-hulk-hogan-walking-her-down-the-aisle-on-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooke Hogan Recalls Hulk Hogan Walking Her Down the Aisle on TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/brooke-hogan\/\"><strong>Brooke Hogan<\/strong> <\/a>will always remember the fond memories she had with her late father, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/hulk-hogan\/\"><strong>Hulk Hogan<\/strong><\/a>, despite their complicated relationship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSomething hit me today. It may have been for a story line, it may have been fake, but I remember this moment like it was yesterday,\u201d Brooke, 37, wrote via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNEzDFPNrou\/?hl=en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> on Thursday, August 7. \u201cI actually teared up when I saw my daddy emerge in a suit to walk me down the aisle \u2014 into a wrestling ring of all things. I actually got nervous and emotional, as if it were real.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Brooke was involved in a romantic story line with professional wrestler <strong>Bully Ray<\/strong> in 2013. In a scripted moment, Hulk pretended to walk her down the aisle after she emerged in the ring wearing a bridal gown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHe whispered to me, \u2018Chill out, it\u2019s a work [sic].\u2019 But for some reason, I still felt proud,\u201d Brooke wrote of her dad on Thursday. \u201cEven Dixie Carter said something about it, [which] struck an emotional chord. So, although I didn\u2019t get to achieve this experience in real life, unfortunately, I can try to fuse two happy memories into one \u2014 and make a happy ending of my own to hold on to.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/brooke-hogan-explains-what-led-to-relationship-breakdown-with-dad-hulk\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/brooke-hogan-explains-what-led-to-relationship-breakdown-with-dad-hulk\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Brooke Hogan Explains What Led to Relationship Breakdown With Dad Hulk<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBrooke Hogan has detailed what led to the dissolution of her relationship with her father, Hulk Hogan, in the years before his death.\u00a0 \u201cWe never had a \u2018big fight,\u2019\u201d Brooke, 37, shared via Instagram on Tuesday, July 28. \u201cMy father and I never \u2018fought.\u2019 It was a series of phone calls no one will ever [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Brooke <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/brooke-hogan-and-husband-steven-oleksys-relationship-timeline\/\">married hockey player <strong>Steven Oleksy<\/strong> <\/a>in June 2022, though her dad was not in attendance. (Brooke and Hulk were estranged in the years before his death in July.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI can officially say, \u2018My dad did walk me down the aisle one time,\u2019\u201d Brooke concluded, adding a sad-face emoji.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Us Weekly <\/i>confirmed on July 24 that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/wrestling-legend-hulk-hogan-dead-at-71-after-suffering-cardiac-arrest\/\">Hulk died at the age of 71<\/a> after suffering cardiac arrest. His cause of death was ruled as an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/hulk-hogan-cause-of-death-confirmed\/\">acute myocardial infarction<\/a>, which is commonly known as a heart attack.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Hulk is survived by his wife, <strong>Sky Daily<\/strong>, along with his two children and two grandchildren. He shared Brooke and son Nick, 35, with ex-wife <strong>Linda Hogan<\/strong>. Both Linda, 65, and Nick attended Hulk\u2019s funeral earlier this week, while Brooke, who shares twins with her husband, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/brooke-hogan-explains-family-drama-over-hulk-hogans-will\/\">opted against attending<\/a> the memorial.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/brooke-hogan-reveals-when-she-last-spoke-with-dad-hulk-before-his-death\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-85998429-Brooke-Hogan-Hulk-Hogan-2009.jpg?crop=0px%2C84px%2C1136px%2C640px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"GettyImages-85998429 Brooke Hogan Hulk Hogan 2009\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-85998429-Brooke-Hogan-Hulk-Hogan-2009.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/brooke-hogan-reveals-when-she-last-spoke-with-dad-hulk-before-his-death\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Brooke Hogan Reveals When She Last Spoke With Dad Hulk Before His Death<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBrooke Hogan revealed when she and her father, Hulk Hogan, were last in touch before his surprising death.\u00a0 \u201cDuring the last two years, I had to step away to protect my heart,\u201d Brooke, 37, wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, July 29.\u00a0 Brooke explained that the estrangement happened after she and her husband, former NHL player [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cMy father hated the morbidity of funerals. He didn\u2019t want one. And although I know people grieve in many ways \u2014 and I\u2019m so grateful for all celebrations and events organized to honor him, as his daughter, I had to make my own decision to honor him the best and most genuine way I knew how \u2026 privately,\u201d Brooke wrote in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/brooke-hogan-does-not-attend-dad-hulk-hogans-funeral-after-estrangement\/\">a Tuesday, August 5, Instagram<\/a> post. \u201cDaddy, we honored you in the simplest way that agreed with my soul. We took our babies to the beach, and put them in the same salty waters you loved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">She concluded, \u201cWe love you and honor the things that made you so special. Every grain of sand and every wave reminded me of being your beach baby, and brought us closer to you. I pray you are at peace and know how dearly I love you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brooke Hogan will always remember the fond memories she had with her late father, Hulk Hogan, despite their complicated relationship. \u201cSomething hit me today. It may have been for a story line, it may have been fake, but I remember this moment like it was yesterday,\u201d Brooke, 37, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, August 7. 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