Though news of her husband's affair initially stunned her and made her consider divorce, Kendra Wilkinson is reportedly stronger than she ever was in the aftermath.

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Her world was shattered earlier this year when reports surfaced that her husband, Hank Baskett, had cheated on her with transsexual model Ava Sabrina London when Wilkinson was eight months pregnant with their daughter, Alijah-but after all of the heartache and indecision about what to do with her marriage, the Kendra on Top star and former girlfriend of Hugh Hefner is apparently the best she has ever been.

"With everything that went on, she just had no choice but to be strong, not only for herself but for her two kids," friend Jessica Hall told Life & Style magazine in a recent interview. "Kendra's really grown up a lot this year, and I'm really proud of who she's becoming."

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Since the news broke, Wilkinson and Baskett filmed the unfolding drama for episodes of their WE reality show, and also completed a stint on VH1's Marriage Bootcamp. Wilkinson also recently participated in British reality show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!. And after endless speculation about whether they would divorce, the couple announced that they had chosen to stay together and work on their marriage instead.

However, this has all helped Wilkinson move past a lot of the hurt in her life, Hall said, and has encouraged her to get out there, mend fences with others, and try doing things she never has before.

"She's doing things she would never have done before. She's even reconnected with her dad after 20 years," Hall said. "I see the new year as being good for her, not just career-wise, but also family-wise."

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