It’s no secret that good celebrity interviews require a healthy amount of chemistry and an instant camaraderie between both parties, and my conversation with
Kendra proved to be one of the easiest of my career. From a love of the same television shows and a shared tomboy sensibility, to a disdain for shopping, Kendra and I had a lot in common. It certainly made for an easy flowing conversation with a girl who is as down to earth as they come, particularly for a twenty-three year old with her own television series who is currently decompressing from a life at the Playboy Mansion complete with round-the-clock butler service. The oldest child of a single mother and an absentee father, Kendra Wilkinson’s life wasn’t always a fairytale. In fact, some of the extreme ups and downs of her adolescence and early twenties have given her a much wider perspective and a deeper insight than her physical appearance and perceived lifestyle would suggest, and I tell her so. Kendra Wilkinson: They’re documenting my next chapter in life. It’s so fun because I get to have this forever and show my kids, like “This was mommy’s next chapter in life.” So they get to watch The Girls Next Door and then see the change from The Girls Next Door to my show Kendra. But to tell you the truth, I hope there are more seasons because I have more to grow. The first episode picks up from me leaving the mansion and my first night in my new house, and my new life. It’s also the process leading up to the wedding on June 27th and it’s kind of the concept of the angel on [one] shoulder and the devil on my other shoulder. My crazy friends are trying to get me to stay the same, to stay the crazy Kendra, and I’ve got Hank on my other side, the angel, pulling me to be the woman I’ve always wanted to be. PR.com: Hank is much more conservative Kendra Wilkinson: Oh yeah! Hank’s a really conservative guy and he makes me a better person. PR.com: That’s when you know you’ve found the right person, when you feel the need to be better. Kendra Wilkinson: Of course. He’s all about charity and all about kids, and it’s so great. He was born into a military family and he’s die hard America, and die hard [for] kids. On his off time he doesn’t go off and do football player things. He goes to schools and he talks to kids, and he just makes me such a better person.
PR.com: How did you guys meet