Kendra WilkinsonandHank Baskettworked hard to separate amicably, but now the estranged couple is stuck in an unhealthy cycle.
“Now that she’s in theprocess of moving out of their family home, it’s been even harder for her emotionally,” a source close to the reality star tells PEOPLE exclusively. “It’s not a healthy environment and the two of them together has been toxic.”
Leading up to their split announcement, Wilkinson and Baskett were “trying to hold their relationship together” for their kids — Hank Baskett IV, 8, and Alijah, 4 — but the situation has taken a “huge toll” on the former model, says the source.
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“They’re throwing jabs at each other but what they really need is time apart to heal their wounds,” says the source. “Hank baits her and she throws jabs back. They’re really not in a good place right now.”
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TheKendra On Topstaris requesting joint legal and physical custody of their children and is also seeking the restoration of her maiden name, Wilkinson.
source: people.com
