When Hulk Hogan announced that he and wife Linda were getting a divorce, the initial reaction to the news was that they were bluffing in order to get bigger ratings for their reality show. In just weeks, though, it turned out that the separation was the real thing, with the two getting into very bitter exchanges of words in the media. Following all this and her brother’s 12-month stint in jail, Brooke Hogan is finally breaking her silence on the divorce topic, as The Sun can confirm.

During the divorce proceedings and the many allegations made by both Hulk and Linda both in the court of law and to the press, Brooke kept relatively quiet, save for a couple of interviews that she gave to explain why the rift between her and her mother. Now that the divorce is final, having been pronounced so the other day, the singer is free to speak her mind and share with the world the kind of pain she’s been through all along and how the ordeal has changed her life.

For starters, Brooke says the close relationship she once had with her mother is definitely gone for good and that Linda will have to work hard if she ever wants to have anything to do with her anymore. “I hope we do but she’ll have to go through a lot of changes – spiritually, mentally and physically. She’s going to really need to find a good spot to be in. I’ve tried to help but it’s too awkward and weird. We are two different people now.” Brooke says of the rift caused by her mother’s affair with a boy almost the same age as her.

Still, even if she lost her mother and a good friend in the divorce, at least she got to be closer to her father, which was as unexpected as it was good, the star further explains. Hulk, on his part, is also a changed man, a father who appreciates his kids more than he used to do before, because he no longer takes them for granted, and a man who is trying to find himself again. In doing so, Hulk has also turned to God and reading for guidance and inspiration, Brooke reveals.

“Our relationship is a lot stronger. Dad’s definitely changed as a person too. He was always a good dad, but he’s been really getting into the spiritual side of stuff now. He’s been reading a lot of books and he’s also started praying to God, so he’s just been really calm and his kids are his top priority.” The Sun quotes Brooke as saying.