hulk hogan divorce

has been reported that the wife of wrestler and reality TV star Hulk Hogan has filed for divorce.

Digital Spy reports that Linda Hogan, who has two children with the wrestling star, applied for the separation last week.

Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, claimed the first he knew about the divorce was when newspaper reporters contacted him about it.

AdvertisementBollea was told by the St Petersburg Times that the paperwork for a divorce had been sent to Pinellas County, to which he responded: "Thank you for the great information. My wife has been in California for about three weeks...Holy smokes. Wow, you just knocked the bottom out of me."

The couple were shown attending marital counseling sessions during their reality TV show Hogan Knows Best, but had reconciled onscreen at the end of the series which is shown on MTV.

Wrestling star Hulk Hogan's wife has been trying to repair the damage of her crumbling marriage for months--but was forced to file for divorce as a last resort.

Linda Bollea submitted legal documents in Florida's Pinellas County Court last week, seeking a permanent separation from her husband, whose real name is Terry Bollea.

The sports star was apparently "shocked" when informed of the split on Friday by a reporter from local newspaper the St. Petersburg Times.

But according to fresh reports, it is he who has been reluctant to make it work with 48-year-old Linda.

A source tells Web site TMZ.com, "She keeps saying to him, 'Can't we find a way to make this work?' She doesn't want to see the family break up. She really wants to work it out with him. But it is like pushing up against a brick wall. She is heartbroken about it."

The papers do not state a reason for the divorce. The couple has been married for 23 years following their 1983 wedding, and have two kids, 19-year-old Brooke and 17-year-old Nick.