Kendra Wilkinson: From Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion To The ‘I'm A Celebrity' Jungle, 9 Facts In 90 Seconds (PICS)

Who Is Kendra Wilkinson? 9 Facts In 90 Seconds...
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Kendra Wilkinson has been confirmed as one of this year’s ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here’ campmates, though it’s quite likely that you’ll recognise her already.

While the California-born star isn’t very well-known in the UK, she’s been famous Stateside for almost a decade.

In 2004, Kendra was plucked from obscurity by Hugh Hefner, when she worked as a ‘painted girl’ - a model who wears nothing but a coat of paint - at a Playboy Mansion party.

Soon after, Kendra became one of Hugh’s girlfriends and moved into the house.

However, it hasn’t all been easy for Kendra, and since finding fame as a Playboy girl, she’s revealed the details of her past struggles with drugs and health issues - then there’s the sex tape, marriage issues and Kendra’s various television appearances.

Safe to say, there’s rather a lot to learn about the star, so get yourself up to speed on all things Kendra with our 9 facts in 90 seconds…

Kendra Wilkinson: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds
Kendra Wilkinson(01 of08)
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Kendra first shot to fame as Playboy chief Hugh Hefner's girlfriend on the reality series, 'The Girls Next Door'. Their relationship was noteworthy not just because of their almost 60-year age gap, but because she was one of three girlfriends he had at the time. (credit:JB Lacroix via Getty Images)
Kendra Wilkinson(02 of08)
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Kendra and Hugh split in 2008 and she later revealed the secrets of her sex life in the house, recalling stories of orgies that took place in Hugh's bedroom. (credit:Michael Bezjian via Getty Images)
Kendra Wilkinson(03 of08)
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Kendra appeared on the US show 'Celebrity Rap Superstar', and she finished in second place in the competition. She also starred in her own self-titled reality TV show on E!. (credit:Steven Lawton via Getty Images)
Kendra Wilkinson(04 of08)
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Kendra met American footballer Hank Bassett in 2008 and the pair married a year later at the Playboy Mansion (don't worry, we think that's weird too). The couple have two children together.Sadly it wasn't meant to be, and when Kendra left the US, rumours that her husband has been unfaithful were still circulating. (credit:David Becker via Getty Images)
Kendra Wilkinson(05 of08)
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In May 2010, a sex tape starring Kendra and an unidentified man was released online. The tape was initially released by Vivid Entertainment and it is rumoured that they paid $680,000 for the clip. The man was later identified as her High School boyfriend Justin Frye. (credit:David Livingston via Getty Images)
Kendra Wilkinson(06 of08)
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Kendra has admitted to having a drug problem and she first took drugs while she was still at school. In her autobiography 'Sliding Into Home', she writes: "In beginning of my drug phase I would go to the apartment near my school looking cute and smile big until one of the guys gave me coke or weed for free." (credit:Imeh Akpanudosen via Getty Images)
Kendra Wilkinson(07 of08)
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In 2013, Kendra was in serious car crash, and suffered a minor stroke. (credit:Vincent Sandoval via Getty Images)
Kendra Wilkinson(08 of08)
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Kendra's autobiography also includes a number of other shocking facts, including the story of how she lost her virginity at the age of 13. (credit:JB Lacroix via Getty Images)