Brooke Hogan alleges she's been 'mentally and physically abused since childhood' in shocking statement

Brooke Hogan has alleged that she's been 'mentally' and 'physically abused' by her parents in a shocking statement.

The daughter of WWE legend Hulk Hogan and his ex wife Linda Hogan addressed her mother's recent comments about the wrestler.

Linda blamed the 71-year-old for causing problems in the family, but Brooke has hit back, saying that she is also to blame.

In a statement shared on Instagram today (28 March), she explained that her decision to stop taking to her parents were based on individual experiences with both mother and father, and were not connected.

The 36-year-old - who has taken her husband and former professional ice hockey player Steven Oleksy's last name - wrote: "I have been EXTREMELY verbally and mentally abused since childhood.

​Brooke Hogan, the daughter of two-time WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan, said she no longer speaks to her parents (Instagram/@mizzhogan)

"Sadly, it would frequently turn physical. And sometimes it’s not by the person you would assume, abuse comes in all shapes and sizes.

"This vicious pattern has robbed me of any sense of self-esteem or confidence I’ve trained to pretend to have."

She said took it her 'many years to figure out the things that were seemingly done for me really benefited someone else in a greater capacity'.

Brooke continued: "Up until adulthood, I've received berating and vile text messages, verbal, public reamings with unbelievably hurtful words said to me that cannot be forgotten.

"I've been ASKED to defend poor behaviour to the public and have done so out of love.

"Only to find I was misinformed, manipulated, and lied to. Still to this day I face constant ridicule for those poor decisions of others.

Brooke alleged that she's been 'verbally and mentally abused since childhood' (Carley Margolis/FilmMagic)

"I've watched others benefit financially off my suffering and embarrassment caused by their selfish behaviour. While it caused my life to crumble, I continued to stay strong and silent."

She added: "I've been used as a pawn, a buffer, and been treated like I'm downright stupid too. No child or human should ever experience something like this."

This comes after Linda, 65, accused Hulk - whose real name is Terry Bollea - of being a 'liar' and a 'sex addict' when they were married from 1983 to 2009.

She also alleged that Brooke stopped talking to her when she got into a fight with her father eight years ago.

"It’s been 15 however long years since I left Hulk Hogan and my family is the worst mess," the mum-of-two said in a recent video posted on social media.

"Brooke doesn’t talk to us. She had twins, she got married [and] she didn’t tell us."

The couple also share son Nick Hogan, 33, who Linda says still keeps in touch with her.

LADbible Group has contacted representatives of Hulk and Linda Hogan for comment.

If you’ve been affected by any of these issues and want to speak to someone in confidence regarding the welfare of a child, contact the NSPCC on 0808 800 5000, 10am-8pm Monday to Friday. If you are a child seeking advice and support, call Childline for free on 0800 1111, 24/7.