Linda Hogan (TV personality)

Linda Hogan
Hogan in 2007
Born
Linda Marie Claridge

(1959-08-24) August 24, 1959
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationTelevision personality
Years active1978–present
TelevisionHogan Knows Best (2005–2007)
Spouse
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(m. 1983; div. 2009)​
PartnerCharley Hill (2008–2012)
ChildrenBrooke Hogan
Nick Hogan

Linda Marie Claridge (born August 24, 1959), also known as Linda Hogan, is an American television personality who was the first wife of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. She is best known for her role on the American reality television show Hogan Knows Best.

Early years

Claridge in 1976

Claridge was raised Catholic and is of British and Irish descent. She is the older sister of actress Christie Claridge.[1] In 1977, she graduated from Chatsworth High School in California.[1] She was a winning contestant on Match Game in 1978.[2]

Career

In 1995, Claridge appeared on Hulk Hogan's album Hulk Rules, where she sang back-up vocals along with The Wrestling Boot Band.[3] Claridge entered the spotlight in 2005 as "Linda Hogan", due to the VH1 reality show Hogan Knows Best. A 2005 documentary DVD on street racers, called Vehicular Lunatics, includes a segment with Claridge.[4] Claridge wrote a book, Wrestling the Hulk: My Life Against the Ropes, which was published in 2011.[5] She appeared on the Season 3, episode 8 of Bar Rescue.

Personal life

Claridge met Terry Bollea, known professionally as Hulk Hogan, in a restaurant in Los Angeles. For nearly two years, the couple had a long-distance relationship mostly over the telephone. They married in 1983 in a wedding attended by André the Giant, Vince McMahon, and other wrestling personalities. They have two children together, Brooke (1988) and Nick (1990). Claridge filed for divorce from Bollea on November 20, 2007.[6] The divorce was finalized on July 28, 2009.[7][8][9]

Claridge received media attention when she began dating Charlie Hill in 2008, when she was 48 and Hill was 19. Hill proposed to her on an episode of the VH1 reality television show Couples Therapy in 2012; the couple split up later that year.[10][11][12]

In October 2012, Claridge was arrested in Malibu, California, for driving under the influence, with an alcohol level of 0.084.[13] She pleaded guilty to DUI. She was released several hours later after posting bail.[14][15]

She has had a strained relationship with her daughter, Brooke.[16][17]

Claridge would pay tribute to her ex-husband following his death on July 24, 2025, writing on Instagram that his death came as a "big surprise" and that she had been hit "so hard" by the news, as well as reminiscing about their 26-year marriage.[18][19][20] On August 5, 2025, Claridge would attend her ex-husband's funeral service.[21][22][23]

References

  1. ^ a b Hogan, Linda. Wrestling the Hulk: My Life Against the Ropes. New York: HarperCollins, 2011.
  2. ^ Match Game 78 (Episode 1333) (Linda "Hulk Hogan Ex-Wife" Wins with Charles) ($5,000). MatchGameProductions. May 22, 2019. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Hulk Hogan. Hollywood Hulk Hogan (p.256)
  4. ^ "Linda Hogan appeared in a street racing DVD". ABCActionNews.com. November 20, 2007. Archived from the original on November 22, 2007. Retrieved November 21, 2007.
  5. ^ McKay, Hollie (July 11, 2011). "Linda Hogan's Shocking Allegations: I Was Afraid Drug-Addicted Hulk Would Kill Me". Fox News. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  6. ^ Hulk and Wife Headed for Divorce Court Archived November 29, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. November 23, 2007 TMZ.com. Accessed November 23, 2007.
  7. ^ "Details of Hulk Hogan's costly divorce become public".
  8. ^ "Hulk Hogan & Linda Bollea's Divorce Settled | PEOPLE.com". Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  9. ^ "Hulk Hogan, wife settle terms of divorce". July 28, 2009. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  10. ^ "Linda Hogan, 52, and Charlie Hill, 23, split". Archived from the original on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  11. ^ "Linda Hogan Calls Off Cougar Engagement to Fiancé Charley Hill After Great Therapy". May 15, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  12. ^ Cooper, Gael Fashingbauer (May 16, 2012). "Hulk's ex-wife Linda smashes engagement to much-younger fiance". Archived from the original on August 6, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  13. ^ "Linda Hogan arrested in DUI; Hulk Hogan threatens to sue Gawker over sex tape". Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  14. ^ https://www.etonline.com/news/125639_Linda_Hogan_Arrested_for_DUI%3famp
  15. ^ "Linda Hogan -- Arrested for DUI". TMZ. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  16. ^ Siwak, Miranda (March 28, 2025). "Brooke Hogan Addresses Mom Linda's Claims They Haven't Spoken in 8 Years: 'I Can Truly Do No More'". Us Weekly. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  17. ^ Santaflorentina, Haxley (March 28, 2025). "Hulk Hogan's Daughter Brooke Hogan Breaks Silence on Family Rift". E! News. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  18. ^ López, Laura. "Hulk Hogan -Linda Hogan, su exesposa, rompe en llanto tras su muerte: 'Todavía lo amo'". TVN Noticias. TVN Noticias. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  19. ^ "Linda Hogan quedó 'devastada' por la muerte de su ex marido Hulk Hogan". Yahoo.com en español. BangShowbiz. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  20. ^ Malec, Brett M. "Hulk Hogan's Ex Linda Hogan Breaks Silence on His "Shocking" Death". Yahoo.com. E! Online. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  21. ^ Pettibone, Kat (August 5, 2025). "Who Attended Hulk Hogan's Funeral? Linda Hogan, Kid Rock, Theo Von and More". Us Weekly. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  22. ^ "Hulk Hogan:Celebs Arrive For Memorial Service ... Wife Sky, Linda Hogan, Triple H, Kid Rock". TMZ. August 5, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  23. ^ "Vince McMahon, Triple H y Kid Rock asisten al funeral de Hulk Hogan". prwrestling.com. prwrestling.com. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
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