Their tumultuous relationship has often been tabloid fodder of its own, but following reports that Kendra Wilkinson has taken back cheating husband Hank Baskett for the sake of their reality show, her estranged mother, Patti, is speaking out about how their relationship has failed once again.

Kendra Wilkinson's Feud With Her Mother Heats Up

Patti gave an exclusive to Star Magazine, and detailed how she felt used by her daughter after coming to her side immediately after news broke in June that Baskett had cheated with transsexual model Ava Sabrina London-but was repaid with heartbreak when Kendra shut her out again only weeks later.

"After news of Hank's affair broke, I was there for Kendra the second she needed me. I drove up to her place and got to spend time with my grandchildren. It felt like old times, but then things took a turn for the worse. She just stopped talking to me," Patti said. "It was like a switch flipped."

Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett Go To Costa Rica

Patti revealed that the two began to fall out with one another again after it was leaked to the media that Kendra had flushed her wedding ring down the toilet-something she suspected her mother had told the press, a charge Patti vehemently denies.

"I didn't! I told her that it had to have been someone in her inner circle, but she didn't believe me. She became very short with me and began pushing me away again," she said. "As a mom, I feel very used. I've asked her, 'Why do you hate me?' and she doesn't answer."

She also talked about her daughter's recent trip to Costa Rica, where she and Baskett traveled so she could reconcile with her estranged father-all done for Kendra on Top's upcoming third season.

"Just days before, I was picking her up off the floor, and now she can't even tell me that she's going to see her father, who left us-not to mention that she went with a guy who just cheated on her with a tranny," she said. "Those two are so caught up in the show. It's all Kendra thinks about. It's disgusting, especially when you are hurting your own mother. I'm there for you when you need me the most, and this is how you pay me back?"

The visit to Costa Rica also earned Kendra harsh words from her brother, Colin, who asked fans to boycott the upcoming season because he couldn't believe his sister had sunk to a low level of putting ratings before family.

According to In Touch, Colin slammed Kendra's decision to have their father appear on the show, saying it was like "rewarding a person who has done nothing but cause pain and suffering," and that he couldn't believe she had "sunk to the level of caring about ratings more than her own family."

To make matters worse, Kendra had reportedly reconciled with Baskett since the cheating scandal, so the couple could ink a deal for a fourth season of their show.

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