WILKINSON
Kendra

• 1. Career

Kendra Leigh Wilkinson is an American television personality and real estate agent. She first gained recognition as one of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends and for her role on the E! reality television series The Girls Next Door (2005–2009), on which her life in the Playboy Mansion was documented. Although not a Playboy Playmate, she has appeared in three nude pictorials with her Girls Next Door co-stars Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt. She subsequently starred in her own reality shows, Kendra (2009–2011) and Kendra on Top (2012–2017).

After a four-year break from television, Wilkinson had a career resurgence as a real estate agent and began starring in her own real estate-focused show Kendra Sells Hollywood (2021–2023), which ran for two seasons.

Career

After leaving the Playboy Mansion in 2009, Wilkinson launched her own reality series, Kendra (2009–2011), which documented her life as she transitioned into marriage and motherhood with former NFL player Hank Baskett. The show was a success, leading to another reality series, Kendra on Top (2012–2017), which aired on WE tv and provided an even deeper look into her personal life, including the challenges in her marriage and career.

Aside from reality TV, Wilkinson has pursued a variety of ventures, including modeling, fitness, and writing. She has released two books: Sliding Into Home (2010), a memoir about her journey from a troubled teen to a Playboy star, and Being Kendra: Cribs, Cocktails, and Getting My Sexy Back (2011), which focused on her post-Playboy life and motherhood.

In more recent years, Wilkinson has explored a career in real estate, starring in the Discovery+ series Kendra Sells Hollywood (2021–present), where she works to establish herself as a luxury real estate agent in Los Angeles.

Throughout her career, Wilkinson has remained a well-known reality TV figure, leveraging her fame to build a personal brand that extends beyond her Playboy past.