I'm aware she's not popular on this forum, especially after her tirade against Edwina last night, however knowing a bit about her character from her previous shows I have to admit I feel very sorry for her and understand where she was coming from, even if she overreacted.

She had a really hard life and was stripping to make ends meet when she met Hugh Hefner. I think you have to understand that to Kendra, sex work of some kind were the only options available to her due to her hard life and background. It was the environment she came from.

Obviously meeting Hugh Hefner allowed her to have a much better life than stripping (or worse on the streets) and I do get where she's coming from. She's also been going through a lot of horrible stuff this year with her husband also, and has decided to stand by him, so I think in somepart her speech was very much reassuring herself re: her own decisions and strength of character. She's got to have had a lot of time to think about it all in there. Unfortunately Edwina butted in and hit a nerve.

She's obviously also used to defending herself due to a lot of judgement on her life and choices, which no doubt fuelled her angry tirade. I'm not saying her behaviour is acceptable, but I would certainly give her a pass on this one based on how I imagine she must be feeling.

I am also shocked that a forum full of reality tv watchers aren't seeing through Edwina's game. Classic 'pick them off one by one' tactic. Although so far it seems to have backfired because it seems as if, in camp, Kendra is far more popular than Edwina, hence the rest of the campmates rallying around her!

Sorry but i dont agree that she had a hard life, if you had watched Girl's of the Playboy Mansion, and her other programme's she's a clever girl from a respectable background. Her mother and grandmother loved the fact she was in the PB Mansion. Kendra said herself on last night's show, when Heffner asked her to join the Girlfriend trio she was very happy to do so.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendra_Wilkinson

BIB - Call me old-fashioned but that doesn't sound like the kind of attitude I would imagine most 'respectable' families would take to their teenage daughter/granddaughter prostituting herself with a 78-year-old multimillionaire.

Never heard of her until this show so just read up a little about her.

Apparently she was a dental assistant when she met Heff, doesn't sound like she had a hard life. Some teenage stuff going off the rails which is not unusual.

SHe's a complete pain in the arse and quite deluded. Her little spiel about inspiring people was laughable.

Exactly.

If you watched Girls of the Playboy Mansion closely, it was blatantly obvious that she did not come from a happy background. Her mother has attacked her several times in the media - they have a toxic relationship.

Of course E! And the producers went out of their way to portray Hef's girlfriends as lovely girls from happy innocent backgrounds, but it was clear there was a lot of smoke & mirrors going on.

No one said Kendra wasn't happy to be Hef's girlfriend. What is clear is that, to her, it was a respectable choice due to her percieved limited options in life.

If you saw my reply above, I am quite surprised that anyone who watched Girls of the Playboy Mansion took it at face value. At many times it was obvious that Kendra & her mother had a bad relationship, and that Kendra came from quite a toxic background. I suppose you fell for the edited 'innocent' nature of the show which portrayed the Playboy Mansion as a happy clappy haven for blonde women with tiny dogs who enjoyed getting themselves into funny situations! You have to read between the lines a bit. It was a heavily manipulated show, even Holly Madison has spoken at length about this.

The only think that I object to is ....her inability to do the trials she is presumably receiving a vast amount of money - so.....why not get on with it !!

Otherwise, she is there under false pretences. We all saw how well Mel did !!

I agree, I don't like her Playboy background but I hate it when the IAM celebs don't make a good attempt at the trials. I didn't know anything about her before the show but she doesn't come onto my radar. Mel, on the other hand, just gets on with it. This is the type of contestant I like, someone who earns their money. I would never support anyone who behaves as Kendra does.

The girl has a massive chip...

OP add to all that the fact that she was a cocaine and meth addict at 14. Not an easy life at all and most people from respectable backgrounds do not have the access to that sort of lifestyle at such a young age. From what I've seen of her mother she just uses Kendra's "fame" for her own gain (I mean Hef paid for her to have a boob job didn't he?) and runs telling stories to the media when Kendra gets fed up of it.

I don't excuse her unwillingness to do tasks but as a person in general she seems to have overcome a lot.

I agree, she behaves like a spoilt brat and is desperate for air time.

Kendra only thinks about herself and is selfish,then when the pressure is on from others she flips as she did with Edwina,her fowl mouth revealed a lot about her character and has clearly flagged her by the public as undesireable,remember also that living with Hefner is highly competitive,those girls are seeking the jewels trying to please him,no ordinary respectable person would get involved in that seedy world,its classy prostitution for the wealthy that can offer rewards,feeling sorry for her ? I think not,she has made her own life and needs to grow up and start respecting others around her,if ever there was the most unlikely jungle material its herself and I cannot think for one moment what she is doing there except for the 'MONEY'

I have no real interest in her, as before this I had never heard of her, but I just cannot find any way of excusing the way she spoke to Edwina the way she did. Telling her to stfu and go back to sleep where she belongs! Such a disrespectful attitude, who does she think she is to tell anyone "where they belong"! People repeatedly say Edwina butted in, but I would have said she just joined in, as Kendra in her very loud annoying voice sounded like she was speaking openly to everyone around, trying to "inspire" people by her lifestyle choices (oh please) It seemed to me that anyone who doesn't agree with her and kiss her ass would get the same treatment!

And I would love to see her out of there, as her voice is sooooo annoying! Oh my gawd, come awwinnnn, eewww! *rolleyes

The reaction to Edwina was so disproportionate that it would normally to suggest uncontrolled rage and yet she was definately aware of the impact and the destructive nature of her vitriolic repost.

I think you will find that the language was most deliberate as was the effect. Feelings are probably irrelevant as I would suspect she is an out and out sociopath. The only tears that fall from her cheek are for show.

Where is the like button? I agree with every word of this.

Well said. Who does she think she's inspiring? She's a spoilt brat who is not pulling her weight in the jungle, her claim to 'fame' is having sex with Hugh Hefner (vomit) and she resorts to a foul mouthed tirade rather than debating like an adult. I don't much like Edwina either for the record but I think she'll give her all to bring back starts for the camp and is far more interesting than Kendra.

Good post, perhaps I am mistaken but did Edwina not say she would stir it up when she went in.

Ditto to this ^^

Talking about Playboy though (its not something I'm particularly well informed about), in order to be a 'Playboy Girl' didnt that mean you actually had to appear in Playboy Magazine? Or, be a Bunny Girl in one of the Playboy clubs? Now it appears that all you have to do is sleep with Heff in order to qualify. It actually makes me feel a bit sick

Yes, I agree with everything you say. It seems to me that Kendra, like many others who share a similar lifestyle, is actually very insecure and becomes defensive at the drop of a hat. They're always going on about how they don't care what people think of them, don't live their lives for other people, etc., etc., but actually they care very much and become hysterical at the slightest hint of criticism. I can't stand her, but I also feel rather sorry for her. She's completely out of her depth. She's out of her comfort zone; no longer hanging out with people like herself. It's much easier to present that "look at me - I'm having fun" facade when everyone around you is doing the same thing.

It's no wonder she feels insecure, but she handles it badly. I don't feel any sympathy because of the choices she's made in her life. She's 29 ffs - not a child and much of what she's supposedly "been through" has been for publicity.

Nowadays the "mansion" is sometimes used for large corporate events. The playboy girls are there to entertain the male guests. They're usually in lingerie, bikinis or body paint. (I believe Kendra was one of the body paint ones.) A number of prostitutes are also hired for the events, but from what I've heard the line between playboy girl and prostitute often becomes blurred. The Playboy empire consists of so much more than just magazines these days that you no longer have to be a Playmate or a Bunny to qualify.

I heard an interview quite recently with one Hefner's other "girlfriends" talking about how it all works and the lengths to which they go to make sure they don't have to have actual (penetrative) sex with him.

It all seems a bit sick to me too, and it saddens me to think these girls think this is their only path to "success". It must be difficult for Kendra, who said herself that she thinks her life in the public eye is normal, to find out that other people don't think it is.

I didn't know that but I can't say I'm massively surprised, as others have said it was clear that all was not well at home - you don't just fall into the wrinkled lap of an octogenarian by accident.

The only way I feel sorry for her is that she thinks that being filmed 24/7 is a sort of reality, and that she'd feel bad if her entire life wasn't documented.

It's sad that in order to feel "real" you have to have proof that you exist at all times. Sad and disturbing.

That was a weird revelation. She's been a pain at times and everyone has put up with her so far. She's also very aware of how to grab airtime. I don't care how bad anyone's upbringing was when looking at something like this. It is no excuse for foul behaviour and abusing others.
Who knows, she may learn and grow up a tad from being challenged by someone she can't get the better of by using raw immature aggression. I feel sorry for her because until she does grow up she will be as miserable as she is, for ever.

I don't for a moment buy into them seeing it as the 'only path to success'. More like easy money for a luxury lifestyle! Much easier for them than using their brains, surely? Or working in a boring shop/factory? People are talking about her as if she had SUCH a terrible life it was the only thing she could do. Nonsense!