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Hugh Hefner’s ex Holly Madison shares darkish facet of the Playboy Mansion

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2 Jun 2026 06:58
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The Playboy Mansion is proof that every one that glitters is just not gold, in keeping with Hugh Hefner’s former girlfriend Holly Madison.

The 46-year-old, who was concerned with the Playboy tycoon from 2001 to 2008, has revealed that what went on behind closed doorways was truly ‘slightly bit scary’ at occasions.

Though lots of people are beneath the impression that the plush pad in Los Angeles was a celeb hub the place lavish events have been hosted and scantily-clad bunnies ran amok – Madison says that wasn’t the case.

She has opened up in regards to the tense atmosphere within the plush property that she referred to as house for a number of years, the place folks would ‘activate one another, rapidly’.

Madison, a mother-of-two, has been vocal about what went down throughout her time on the Playboy Mansion because the dying of journal mogul Hefner in September 2017.

Hefner’s plush house was his satisfaction and pleasure (Getty/Paul Harris)

He died on the age of 91 on the enormous home in Holmby Hills the place he lived alongside dozens of ladies. Hefner is buried within the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, beside Marilyn Monroe.

Madison has beforehand in contrast residing on the Playboy Mansion to being in a ‘cult’, revealing that the Bunnies rapidly grew to become ‘remoted from the surface world’.

She was simply 21 when she began relationship Hefner, who was 75-year-old on the time. She beforehand claimed that the businessman had a ‘little black ebook’ the place he would ‘preserve monitor’ of how sexually lively he was with every Playmate.

Madison additionally claimed that Hefner used ‘management techniques’ to maintain the ladies in line – and he or she’s not the one one who has made these form of claims, as a number of different former Bunnies have additionally spoken out.

The mannequin and actuality TV star has now shared some extra particulars of how she was lulled right into a false sense of safety in regards to the Playboy Mansion – admitting she first noticed it ‘as a protected harbour’.

Madison lived on the Playboy Mansion whereas she was relationship the journal mogul (James Aylott/Getty Photos)

“And, after all, it turned out to be a lot extra difficult than that,” Madison instructed Page Six.

She claimed that in LA, she would usually witness ‘loads of predatory folks’ within the leisure business who have been on the hunt ‘for younger ladies who aren’t that subtle’.

Madison stated that though she was solely 21 when she moved in, she was ‘conscious of the risks on the market’.

She subsequently believed that Hefner’s house ‘could be a protected place to go’ beneath these circumstances – however quickly discovered that it was a spot the place ‘folks can activate one another so rapidly’.

“It was very a lot an ‘everyone out for themselves’ sort of atmosphere,” Madison recalled, earlier than happening to debate how she was painted out as a ‘gold digger out to steal all of [Hefner’s] cash’.

Hefner pictured with Playboy Bunnies Sheila Levell (left) and Holly Madison (Robert Mora/Getty Photos)

She went on: “Whereas residing in a pleasant home is good, it was by no means actually like that. It was extra that I used to be fascinated by him.”

The Women Subsequent Door star stated she wished to capitalise ont he potential ‘alternatives’ that ‘being a part of his world might present’.

Nevertheless, Hefner’s ex insisted that she had by no means meant to go down the aisle with him, or fleece him for money.

Madison stated she was ‘by no means that one that was making an attempt to get married and steal cash or something like that’ and claimed she ‘by no means obtained any residuals’ for showing on the collection The Women Subsequent Door from 2005 to 2009.

The mum stated she is now at ‘peace’ with what occurred throughout her Playboy days – however admitted she does get ‘irritated’ when she sees headlines about her and Hefner’s intercourse life.

“I simply didn’t actually suppose anybody would care” Madison added. “And since my youngsters are getting slightly bit older, I sort of need to cease speaking about that.”

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