Holly Madison reveals she ‘had a lot of fear' in Playboy mansion as she exposes ‘disgusting' sex acts
Former Playboy bunny Holly Madison, who is currently hosting 'The Playboy Murders' (airing Mondays at 9 p.m. on ID and streaming on Max), told The Post that her time living in the Playboy mansion and dating its late founder, Hugh Hefner, wasn't cheerful.
'I had a lot of fear when I was there,' Madison, 45, exclusively told The Post.
Advertisement
'After I moved in and started to realize how things really were, I did have a lot fear. I even had a fear of leaving too, because I would see other women leave and kind of get into really bad situations after leaving,' she explained. 'And I thought, 'I have to really save my money.''
8 Model Holly Madison, publisher Hugh Hefner, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson attend Playboy's Super Saturday Night Party for Super Bowl XLII at Wild Horse on February 2, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Getty Images
8 Holly Madison during her April 2025 video interview with the New York Post.
Advertisement
The former 'The Girls Next Door' star explained, 'We weren't allowed to work outside of the house but I had to try and find ways to establish some kind of career, or something for myself. Because I just knew once I left, there was gonna be such an emotional fallout for me, that I needed to keep myself safe in some way.'
Madison lived in the Playboy mansion and dated Hefner from 2001 to 2008, when Madison was in her 20s and the late mogul was in his 70s. Hefner died in 2017 at age 91.
In 'The Playboy Murders,' Madison tells the stories of other people in the Playboy world whose lives ended in tragedy, such as the death of Playboy casting assistant Kimberly Fattorini, who died after a night out, leaving unanswered questions. Another episode covers Playboy Bunny Adrienne Pollack's 1973 death.
Madison recalled that during her time immersed in the Playboy world, 'I had a lot of fear. I knew things could go wrong.'
Advertisement
During a chat on Owen Thiele's 'In Your Dreams' podcast Friday, Madison also revealed she wasn't a fan of group activities in the bedroom with Hefner.
'Everybody else in the room, no. That was disgusting. I hated it. I made it very known I hated it,' she said.
The reality TV star noted that women 'wanted to get [the sex] over with as quickly as possible' because they weren't 'into it.'
'We thought of it as a chore that we had to do or else we'll get kicked out of the house. Everybody just wanted to make it go by as quickly as possible,' Madison recalled.
Advertisement
8 Holly Madison arrives at One Drop Foundation's 'One Night for One Drop' at Hakkasan Nightclub at MGM Grand Las Vegas on March 22, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Getty Images for One Drop
8 layboy Magazine Creator and Publisher Hugh Hefner and the Playboy Bunnies attend the launch party for season three of 'The Girls Next Door' at the Playboy Mansion February 27, 2007 in Bel Air, California.
Getty Images
8 Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner, Bridget Marquart and Kendra Wilkinson in 2007.
WireImage
Madison told The Post that, in her view, Playboy is similar to Scientology.
'I feel like there was kind of a cult mentality with a lot of the people who surrounded Hef,' she said, referring to Hefner.
She recalled that everyone looked at the late Playboy founder 'as not human, and infallible.'
'You can't even say — not even something bad, but you can even say something bad-adjacent about him without being like, excommunicated,' she went on. 'In Scientology, they call it a suppressive person when someone goes against the church. And I kind of felt like I was treated that way.'
8 Holly Madison and Hugh Hefner in 2007.
WireImage
Advertisement
8 Holly Madison in her ID show, 'The Playboy Murders.'
ID
8 Playboy founder Hugh Hefner greets television personality and model Holly Madison in her dressing room after Hefner attended the adult production, 'Peepshow' starring Madison at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino July 18, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ethan Miller
The podcaster and TV star told The Post about Hefner, 'I just didn't know him well. I had this mindset of being in love, and it was kind of tinged with a little bit of Stockholm syndrome.'
'I thought I was connecting with [Hefner], when really I was just somebody who had trouble connecting with people my whole life,' the former 'The Girls Next Door' star explained.
Advertisement
'And I'd met somebody who was like a master manipulator.'
'The Playboy Murders' airs Mondays at 9 p.m on ID and streams on Max.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
New York Post
an hour ago
- New York Post
Former ‘Home Improvement' star Patricia Richardson looks unrecognizable ahead of reunion with castmates
A former sitcom star might have fans doing a double-take when she reunites with her ex-castmates on the small screen this fall. 'Home Improvement' actress Patricia Richardson looks nearly unrecognizable since she portrayed Jill Taylor on the popular ABC sitcom starring Tim Allen throughout most of the '90s. The 74-year-old no longer has a chestnut brown bob, like the one she flaunted during the seven-time Emmy Award-winning show that followed the work and family life of Tim 'The Tool Man' Taylor. 4 Patricia Richardson started growing her hair out during the COVID-19 pandemic. Getty Images Richardson now rocks a head of shock white hair, which she started growing out during the COVID-19 pandemic. 'Ok here we have covid hair grow out,' she captioned in an Instagram post showing the stark difference between her dyed hair and white roots in Oct. 2020. 'Just don't want to cut it! So…. new covid fashion raccoon hair?' Fans flooded her comment section, cheering on her 'beautiful' and natural style which she seemingly kept over recent years. Richardson flaunted her white hair during a 2021 episode of 'NCIS' and also showed off her mane on the red carpet for the premiere of 'Chantilly Bridge' in March 2023 and during a SAG-AFTRA event in Los Angeles in December 2023. Richardson will soon reunite with her former 'Home Improvement' husband and some of her former co-stars during the Season 2 premiere of Allen's current ABC show, 'Shifting Gears,' according to a report by Deadline. 4 Richardson flaunted a chestnut brown bob when she was on 'Home Improvement.' Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images 4 Richardson showcased her white hair in an episode of 'NCIS' in 2021. CBS via Getty Images 'Worlds are colliding,' the show confirmed on its official Instagram page. 'See Shifting Gears x Home Improvement on the October 1 season premiere!' The reunion comes over 25 years after 'Home Improvement' ended in 1999. Richard Karn, known for playing Al Borland in 'Home Improvement,' and Debbe Dunning, who portrayed 'Tool Time Girl' Heidi Keppert in the '90s show, will appear alongside Richardson in Allen's show about a widowed owner of a car restoration shop, the outlet reported. It's not been revealed which fictional roles the trio of guest stars will play in the upcoming premiere but the cast is supposed to help Allen's fictional character, Matt Parker, in an 'unexpected way,' per Deadline. 4 'Home Improvement' ran for eight seasons on ABC in the '90s. ©Touchstone Television/Courtesy Everett Collection The Season 2 premiere of 'Shifting Gears' won't be the first time Richardson has reunited with Allen, 72, on television. The four-time Emmy Award-nominee appeared as Helen Potts, an inconsiderate neighbor, in two episodes of his 'Last Man Standing' series in 2015 and 2016. Richardson has maintained her career since 'Home Improvement' ended. She portrayed Dr. Andy Campbell in dozens of episodes of 'Strong Medicine,' political strategist Sheila Brooks in 'The West Wing' and had a series of guest star roles on shows like 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'NCIS' and 'The Blacklist.'
New York Post
6 hours ago
- New York Post
Ozzy Osbourne's family pushed to delay BBC doc hours before it was set to air
The BBC has revealed that Ozzy Osbourne's loved ones asked the public service broadcaster to delay a documentary about the late Black Sabbath legend just hours before it was scheduled to air this week. 'Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home,' which was initially set to premiere on BBC One on Monday, Aug. 18, was abruptly removed from the schedule earlier in the day. 10 Ozzy Osbourne at the Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 9, 2014. Getty Images for MTV 10 Ozzy Osbourne during a press conference in Los Angeles on February 6, 2007. AFP FILES/AFP via Getty Images Although the network confirmed that the doc had been 'moved in the schedules,' it did not explain why the doc was moved until a statement on Tuesday. 'Our sympathies are with the Osbourne family at this difficult time,' the BBC said. 'We are respecting the family's wishes to wait a bit longer before airing this very special film.' 'The new date will be confirmed shortly,' the statement added. 10 Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne during the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, on January 26, 2020. Getty Images for The Recording Academy 10 Kelly, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne at a pre-Grammy gala in Beverly Hills, California, on January 25, 2020. Getty Images for The Recording Academy 'Coming Home,' which initially began as a 10-part series, covers the 'Crazy Train' singer's return to the UK, his final farewell concert on July 5, and his shocking death on July 22. The series was ultimately converted to a single, hour-long film depicting the last three years of Ozzy's life in the wake of his sudden passing last month at the age of 76. The heavy metal icon's loved ones confirmed Ozzy's death in an emotional statement to The Post on the day of his passing. 10 Ozzy Osbourne at the iHeartRadio Theater in Burbank, California, on February 24, 2020. Getty Images for iHeartMedia 10 Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne with their three children, Aimee, Kelly and Jack, in 1987. Getty Images 'It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,' they said. 'He was with his family and surrounded by love,' his loved ones added. 'We ask everyone to respect our family's privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis.' Following an emotional funeral procession through the streets of his Birmingham, England, hometown on July 30, the 'Shot in the Dark' singer's friends and family laid Ozzy to rest near the lake of his Buckinghamshire home 10 Jack, Sharon and Kelly Osbourne view tributes to the late Ozzy Osbourne from fans as his funeral cortege travels through his home city of Birmingham on July 30, 2025. Getty Images 10 Louis, Aimee, Jack, Sharon and Kelly Osbourne during a funeral procession for Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham, England, on July 30, 2025. AFP via Getty Images The late rocker's official cause of death was confirmed to be cardiac arrest, acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease and Parkinson's disease on August 5. Ozzy and Sharon's oldest daughter, Aimee, 41, listed her late father's profession as 'songwriter, performer and rock legend' when she submitted the death certificate document to a registry in London. 10 Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne in Los Angeles, California, on February 21, 2015. Getty Images for Chopard On July 5, during Ozzy's final concert and just days before his death, the 'Mama, I'm Coming Home' singer expressed his appreciation to his fans ahead of his last-ever song. 'I just want to say to you on behalf of the guys in Black Sabbath and myself, your support over the years has made it all possible for us to live the lifestyle that we do,' Ozzy said. 'Thank you from the bottom of my heart,' he concluded. 'I love you. We love you.' 10 Ozzy Osbourne during the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 19, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame A biopic chronicling Ozzy and Sharon's decades-long romance, meanwhile, is still reportedly in the works at Sony Pictures despite the 'Miracle Man' singer's death last month. Polygram Entertainment partnered with Osbourne Media, the family's media company, in 2021 to announce plans for a film about the couple's legendary relationship. A rep for Polygram Entertainment then confirmed to Variety on Aug. 6 that 'they're currently in negotiations with a director, which could be confirmed very soon.'
New York Post
6 hours ago
- New York Post
Jack Draper, Jessica Pegula share funny post-match exchange at US Open: ‘Old married couple'
While Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula may have said all of four words to each other before teaming up for this week's U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament, the two already sound like an 'old married couple,' one reporter joked during a hilarious back-and-forth on Tuesday. Pegula and Draper were speaking with reporters after they had defeated Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev and Mirra Andreeva to advance to the semifinals. Draper was asked about his seriousness on the court during the matches and what it would mean to win, he replied that 'it would mean a lot' and that 'obviously it is like a bit of an exhibition format. It's nice to play with someone.' Advertisement Jessica Pegula of the US and Jack Draper of Britain confer during their first round mixed doubles match against Britain's Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz of Spain at the US Open on August 19, 2025. AFP via Getty Images That kicked off a funny exchange as Pegula jokingly admonished Draper for calling it an 'exhibition.' 'You shouldn't be saying that, but that's OK,' she said to him. The No. 5-ranked men's tennis player in the world was a bit confused at first, thinking that his comment about winning was what Pegula had first been referring to. Advertisement 'Yeah. It's not an exhibition. I know what you're saying,' she added. 'I'm hearing that a lot, it's a bit of an exhibition, a bit of fun, why am I so locked in,' Draper continued. 'It's a good opportunity to play, do well, get a lot of points in before next week, yeah. Like, I'm enjoying being locked in. I don't know why it's a crime to be locked in.' The moment amused Pegula as she jumped back in laughing as she said, 'No, it's fine. I'm just laughing at the 'exhibition' part.' Advertisement Jessica Pegula of United States and Jack Draper of Great Britain play Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Emma Raducanu of Great Britain during the mixed doubles first round at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 19, 2025. Getty Images It led the reporter to chime in about the two sounding like they had known each other for quite some time. 'No, it was a great answer,' Pegula added with a smile. The pair certainly played like they've known each other for a long time as Pegula and Draper dispatched their first round opponents, 4-2, 4-2 and then sent their quarterfinal opponents home in quick order, 4-1,4-1. Advertisement Pegula and Draper will face the No. 3 seed Iga Swiatek and Casper Rudd in the semifinals on Wednesday.
