Former Girls Next Door star Kendra Wilkinson is opening up about her body positive journey on social media. On January 21, the Playboy superstar shared a dramatic black-and-white selfie on Instagram and shared her thoughts about her recent post discussing her weight gain.
![[Kendra Wilkinson dated Hugh Hefner from 2004 to 2008, as pictured above in Las Vegas in 2008]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/24/17/94482379-14322165-Kendra_Wilkinson_dated_Hugh_Hefner_from_2004_to_2008_as_pictured-m-90_1737740839801.jpg)
Kendra, 39, began the post by writing, 'Embracing life a little differently nowadays.'. 'I've had my fair share of hardships and setbacks these last years but I've learned how to rise above and let life flow. Let go and only invite positive thinking in,' the reality star continued.'.
![[Kendra (left) was famously one of Hefner's girlfriends in the early 2000s and starred on an E! series about their life at the Playboy mansion alongside Bridget Marquardt and Holly Madison]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/24/16/94024099-14322165-Kendra_was_famously_one_of_Hugh_Hefner_s_girlfriends_in_the_earl-a-237_1737736247311.jpg)
'A little weight gain and aging isn't something I call a failure and I do enough every day to keep myself standing upright, healthy, mentally healthy and smiling,' Kendra continued. The Kendra Sells Hollywood Star wrote that she's 'staying focused and motivated' while juggling 'real estate, motherhood, and Hollywood.'.
![[The Playboy alum took to Instagram to share a candid message about getting older and gaining weight]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/24/16/94024367-14322165-Kendra_Wilkinson_took_to_Instagram_on_Sunday_to_share_a_candid_m-a-238_1737736400185.jpg)
'Mama's out here grinding,' the proud mom revealed. Kendra shares son Hank Randall Baskett IV, 15, and daughter Alijah Mary Baskett, 10, with her ex-husband Hank Baskett, 42. On January 21, the former Playboy superstar shared a dramatic black and white selfie on Instagram and shared her thoughts about her recent post discussing her weight gain.
![[In the previous post, Kendra admitted, 'Yes, I've gained weight. Yes, I'm aging. Yes, I'm not that girl I was before (Playboy girl) but for once in a long time I feel good and mentally healthy' (pictured above in 2008)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/24/16/94024091-14322165-Kendra_pictured_in_2008-a-241_1737736409757.jpg)
Kendra Wilkinson dated Hugh Hefner from 2004 to 2008, as pictured above in Las Vegas in 2008. Kendra (left) was famously one of Hefner's girlfriends in the early 2000s and starred on an E! series about their life at the Playboy mansion alongside Bridget Marquardt and Holly Madison.
