I've Been Tempted to Cheat
KENDRA’S SHOCKING CONFESSION: Kendra Wilkinson tells the truth about her marriage to Hank Baskett
Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett have been to hell and back during their eight-year marriage. She even documented the low point — Hank’s cheating scandal with a transgender model in 2014 ( he denied cheating) — on her WE tv reality show, Kendra on Top. So far, though, she has stood by her man. “The best part about being married is knowing I have a partner through my life, a best friend,” Kendra tells In Touch. “And knowing I get to share all my experiences, goals and dreams with someone who makes me smile and be happy.”
But this is Kendra — and she’s keeping it real. “At the end of the day, the downside of being married is the temptation all around. You know, the sexual temptations,” admits the former Playboy model, who’s been living in Las Vegas without Hank, 34, while she stars in a stage production of Sex Tips for Straight Women From a Gay Man until August and films Season 6 of her reality show Kendra on Top. “I am not going to lie — I am a sexual person. I am a 32-year-old person, and sometimes the temptation calls. My fantasies are very strong, let’s just leave it like that.”
Instead of cheating, Kendra’s been taking other risks. “Since I’ve been doing this play, I’ve actually had this amazing, fun, long-distance relationship with my husband [who’s in LA],” she says, adding that she’s been trying out some of the tips from her play, which is based on a book. “They actually work!” Kendra says. Though she admits she should have learned her lesson after making a sex tape years ago with an old boyfriend who then released it to the world, “I didn’t, and I am doing a lot of Skype and Face-Time sex with Hank. I don’t give a s--if [it gets out and] people see it!”
Despite the chemistry, Kendra admits she and Hank have been in “a rough patch” since she left for Vegas. She didn’t even consult him before deciding to move. “It was hard for Hank to accept, because it meant I would move away from my family for four months,” she says. But Kendra is confident they’ll get through it, especially after surviving his headline-grabbing cheating scandal. “No matter what we go through, we know we got through that, so there’s nothing else [that could break us apart],” she says. “It made me wake up to understanding what a marriage is.” Still, she reveals, “We have already threatened divorce probably five times.”
Kendra says she and Hank are constantly trying to improve their marriage. “We are working on the basics now again,” she says. “We got married when I was 24, and I’m 32 now. We have to paint a picture again because the picture we painted has faded away.” Sticking with their union “is a huge accomplishment,” she adds. “I really feel like I can be 100 percent Kendra in front of his eyes, and no one else can make me feel that way. We are going to grow old and die together.” ◼