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Playboy vet Kendra Wilkinson shares sad truth behind her bathing suit pH๏τos ahead of 40th birthday

Playboy vet Kendra Wilkinson shares sad truth behind her bathing suit pH๏τos ahead of 40th birthday

Kendra Wilkinson shared a collection of pinup swimsuit images to Instagram on Tuesday.

The 39-year-old Playboy cover girl was seen in a low-cut royal blue one-piece swimsuit that highlighted her toned figure when by a swimming pool.

The siren from San Diego also had on black Chanel sunglᴀsses, a Van Cleef & Arpels necklace and pale lip gloss.

Though she looked confident flashing the flesh in her suit, her caption let fans know she was wary of the fan reaction to the stunning snapsH๏τs.

‘God, takes me a second to post pH๏τos now,’ the Girls Next Door star said with impressive candor.

‘Wondering how much hate and bullying I’ll get for my new body and age but I’m going to post this today and feel proud of myself,’ shared the lingerie model who will turn 40-years-old on June 12.

Kendra Wilkinson shared a collection of pinup swimsuit images to Instagram on Tuesday

Kendra Wilkinson shared a collection of pinup swimsuit images to Instagram on Tuesday

The 39-year-old Playboy cover girl was seen in a low-cut royal blue one-piece swimsuit that highlighted her toned figure when by a swimming pool

The 39-year-old Playboy cover girl was seen in a low-cut royal blue one-piece swimsuit that highlighted her toned figure when by a swimming pool

Wilkinson added, ‘I have overcome so much in life and deserve to celebrate myself and my new atтιтude towards life. 

‘Playboy days are long gone and it feels more and more liberating for some reason. Not because I don’t appreciate my time there but because now i feel older and more free more than I did when I left the mansion.’

Kendra then explained: ‘Not as much f***s to give when before I was a little more scared of things. Fearing things I couldn’t control. Fear can kiss my ᴀss now!! It feels good to finally LIVE with less depression.’

She ended with ‘If people don’t like me or this or think I’m bigger or i can’t turn men on anymore GOOD then there’s the door. Love ya.’

The comments were positive with one follower saying she looked ‘gorgeous’ and another commenting on her incredible home. 

This comes one month after the former tenant of the famed Playboy mansion admitted she had ‘gained weight’ in a candid post, acknowledging that her figure had changed since her modeling days.

The siren from San Diego also had on black Chanel sunglᴀsses, a Van Cleef & Arpels necklace and pale lip gloss

The siren from San Diego also had on black Chanel sunglᴀsses, a Van Cleef & Arpels necklace and pale lip gloss

Though she looked confident flashing the flesh in her suit, her caption let fans know she was wary of the fan reaction to the stunning snapsH๏τs

Though she looked confident flashing the flesh in her suit, her caption let fans know she was wary of the fan reaction to the stunning snapsH๏τs

'God, takes me a second to post pH๏τos now,' the Girls Next Door star said with impressive candor. 'Wondering how much hate and bullying I¿ll get for my new body and age but I¿m going to post this today and feel proud of myself'

‘God, takes me a second to post pH๏τos now,’ the Girls Next Door star said with impressive candor. ‘Wondering how much hate and bullying I’ll get for my new body and age but I’m going to post this today and feel proud of myself’

Wilkinson added, 'I have overcome so much in life and deserve to celebrate myself and my new atтιтude towards life. Playboy days are long gone and it feels more and more liberating for some reason'

Wilkinson added, ‘I have overcome so much in life and deserve to celebrate myself and my new atтιтude towards life. Playboy days are long gone and it feels more and more liberating for some reason’

Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner, center, poses with, from left, Bridget Marquardt, Holly Madison and Kendra in 2005

Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner, center, poses with, from left, Bridget Marquardt, Holly Madison and Kendra in 2005

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Even then, the mother-of-two — who shares 15-year-old son Hank Jr. and 10-year-old daughter Alijah with ex-husband Hank Baskett, 42 — told fans she feels good and is ‘mentally healthy.’ 

Addressing the topic she wrote, ‘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.’

The proud mom gushed, ‘Kids are my everything. Feeling pretty balanced. Working out and cooking a lot more. Golf, work. No housekeeper or nanny.’

The note went on, ‘For those of you hating on my new weight, 40 yr old face please know that I’m happy, healthy and at peace in life finally. Leave me alone and respect that I’m where I actually want to be finally all together.’

Getting ahead of the critics, she said, ‘Almost 40 is feeling amazing and yes, to the people criticizing my alcohol intake…I hear you and that will be monitored better.’

She admitted, ‘Drinking too much is definitely drinking too much but you know what’s coming up in JUNE…. SH๏τs. Love ya.’

The former girlfriend of Hefner took to her Instagram Story to share a busty selfie as she prepared to get in a grueling workout

The former girlfriend of Hefner took to her Instagram Story to share a busty selfie as she prepared to get in a grueling workout 

This comes one month after she admitted she had 'gained weight' in a candid post, acknowledging that her figure had changed since her Playboy days; seen in November 2024

This comes one month after she admitted she had ‘gained weight’ in a candid post, acknowledging that her figure had changed since her Playboy days; seen in November 2024 

The mother-of-two has a 15-year-old son Hank Jr. and 10-year-old daughter Alijah with ex-husband Hank Baskett; Kendra seen with her kids in June 2024

The mother-of-two has a 15-year-old son Hank Jr. and 10-year-old daughter Alijah with ex-husband Hank Baskett; Kendra seen with her kids in June 2024

Kendra was famously one of Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends in the early 2000s and starred on an E! series about their life at the Playboy mansion, called The Girls Next Door.

She was married to her former football star beau Hank from 2009 to 2018.

Wilkinson is now working in real estate and starred on a Discovery+ series about the job called Kendra Sells Hollywood from 2021 to 2023.

She told PEOPLE in November: ‘I feel a little regret filming my last show because I wasn’t really ready.

‘I was a little off mentally and I wasn’t prepared to be on a camera just yet. I wasn’t fully healed or there yet. Now I feel there,’ she explained.

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