Kendra Wilkinson is firmly sending a message to her online haters: "Hop off!" Indeed, the former Playboy model has slammed critics who criticize her appearance by celebrating the beauty of aging.
"I used to apply a light filter to myself, but now I'm embracing myself just as it is," Kendra captioned a March 8 Instagram selfie. "I've seen many people comment that I've aged 'poorly,' and that's okay. I'm okay with aging 'poorly.'"
"For some reason, I'm happier than I've ever been lately, even with a little weight gain and wrinkles. I'm not going to tie my happiness to negative energy anymore," she continued. "I am a balanced, single, positive, and fun woman who loves life, and I hope that I can maintain this feeling forever now after working hard to get here."
Since rising to fame on E!'s The Girls Next Door as one of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends, Kendra – who shares children Hank Jr., 16, and Alijah, 11, with ex-husband Hank Baskett – has found herself away from the cameras.
"I was very young when I started on TV and lived a chaotic 20 years of impressing others, but now it's all about ME," the 39-year-old wrote. "Giving back to ME. Even with less money and way less fame."
"I'm now a realtor and a mom of two teenagers," she added. "Watching them grow has been my ultimate happiness over everything else. I'm so beyond grateful for today! Love ya! Happy Women's Day!"
Her comments come nearly a year after addressing body shamers about her post-Playboy figure.
"God, it takes me a second to post photos now," Kendra wrote in a March 11 Instagram post featuring a photo of her lounging by the pool. "I wonder 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."
But even then, cyberbullies couldn't bring her down. After all, she noted how she felt especially happy in the current stage of her life and body.
"I have overcome so much in life and deserve to celebrate myself and my new attitude towards life," she wrote. "The 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 than I did when I left the mansion."
"There are fewer things to be scared of now than before. I used to be a little more scared of things I couldn't control. Fear can kiss my ass now! It feels good to finally live with less depression. If people don't like me or think I'm bigger or can't turn men on anymore, then they can leave," she added.
