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12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Hugh Hefner Playboy Mansion Shocking Revelations
Earlier this month, former Playboy bunny Holly Madison appeared on the In Your Dreams podcast, where she reflected on her experience living in Hugh Hefner's notorious mansion. Madison recalled having 'disgusting' group sex with Hefner and other then-Playmates — something that she has detailed numerous times over the years since she started denouncing her time at the mansion. Here's a reminder of some of the most shocking claims that she and other ex-Playmates have made about their experiences: 1. Last year, Madison shared that the mansion was full of trays of 'makeshift lube' everywhere. 'In every bathroom, out on the tennis courts, by the pool, and it would be a tray with Kleenex, Pepto Bismol, Vaseline, baby oil, sunscreen — any kind of makeshift lube,' she told People. 'It was weird.' 2. A couple of years prior, Madison alleged that Hefner used baby oil as lube against her will. 'I remember talking to the gynecologist about it and then telling Hef, 'You need to stop using the baby oil. I can't use it,'' she shared on her podcast, Girls Next Level. 'Even telling him the gynecologist agreed with me, he would argue with me and be like, 'Well, people use baby oil on babies.' And I'm like, 'Yeah, on their skin. Not internally. You're not supposed to put it there.'' 3. In 2021, ex-Playmate Sondra Theodore — who dated Hefner for five years in the late '70s and early '80s — claimed that quaaludes (sedative-hypnotic drugs) were 'used for sex' in the mansion. She alleged, 'It was such a seduction, and the men knew this — that they could get girls to do just about anything they wanted if they gave them a quaalude.' 4. A couple of years later, Madison said that she once raised concerns about the quaaludes with Hefner himself. She shared on her podcast, 'I remember asking him once, 'Aren't you scared to give those quaaludes out? What if somebody overdosed?'' before noting that he allegedly replied, 'Yeah, that's a thought,' before brushing it off. 'He just didn't care and was so nonchalant,' she said. 5. Last year, Hefner's widow, Crystal, made heartbreaking claims that animals were abused at the mansion, which had an on-site zoo. 'Even with the window shut, I could hear their plaintive voices in my mind. 'Help, help,' they cawed and wailed — at least that's what it sounded like to me,' she wrote in her 2024 book, Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself. 6. In the 2022 docuseries Secrets of Playboy, Theodore claimed that she once walked in on Hefner engaging in sexual activity with her dog. 'I walked in on him with my dog and I said, 'What are you doing?' I was shocked,' she recalled. 'He made it seem like it was just a one-time thing, and that he was just goofing off. But I never left him alone with my dog again.' 7. Madison said in 2023 that Hefner hated some of the girls wearing red lipstick because he wanted them to look 'young and fresh-faced.' She said, 'He wanted skimpy and fresh-faced and very young looking.' 8. The year prior, Madison said that age 28 'was the death mark' at the mansion — and the women were made to feel it. 'Every once in a while they would have a Playmate who was older than that, but it was pretty rare. And if somebody was 28 they would always note that,' she said. 'I wonder how much even that affected me, spending my early 20s hearing, 'You're kind of done by 28.'' 9. Madison once famously claimed that Hefner kept a 'mountain' of revenge porn, which she alleged included pictures of women taken while they were 'wasted out of their minds.' As a result, she said she was 'afraid to leave' the mansion for so long in case the photos were leaked — though Crystal Hefner said she eventually found and destroyed the photos. 10. Both Madison and ex-Playmate Bridget Marquardt have alleged that Hefner could be 'abrasive' at times — notably after Madison got a haircut that he didn't like, which she said prompted him to call her 'old, hard, and cheap.' 11. In 2022, Madison recalled 'The Recruiter' (whom she said was another Playmate) ordering her to sleep with Hefner for the first time. She said, 'I was just another piece of meat for her to throw under him so she looks better.' 12. Marquadt also said of her experience sleeping with Hefner for the first time: 'The Recruiter came up to me and said, 'You're gonna go, right?' I was hoping that I could just observe and not participate… 'cause I was definitely not ready, and didn't want to.' Marquadt recalled telling The Recruiter that she wasn't 'ready to do this yet,' only to be told that she wouldn't be invited back if she didn't. She eventually slept with Hefner, which left her feeling 'icky,' disappointed, and embarrassed. 13. Madison said that Hefner pressured her to quit her part-time waitressing job because 'it made him jealous,' and that he gave the Playmates a weekly allowance of $1,000 each to encourage them not to get jobs. She said, 'I kept my waitressing job at just, like, one day a week because I wanted just to have something easy to go back to, should things not work out. He said it made him jealous, and he would appreciate it if I quit my job.' 14. That same year, Marquardt claimed that Hefner would keep track of the Playmates' allowances in a notebook that he kept locked away in a safe. 'The black book kept track of a few different things. It kept track of when somebody collected their allowance — he would mark it off so you couldn't ask for it twice,' she said. 15. Madison also said that sometimes Hefner would give some of the Playmates 'a report' that detailed 'how good of a job they were doing,' which he put together by keeping 'track of who he had sex with' and on what nights. 16. Madison once revealed that she and some of the other mansion residents were not on birth control. 'I don't know who was and wasn't on birth control — I wasn't — but I just don't think anyone ever felt for a second that they were gonna get pregnant from Hef,' she said, later adding: 'I just don't think any of us ever thought for a second that we were in danger of getting pregnant by him.' 17. Finally, Madison described the mansion as 'cult-like' in 2022, stating: 'It was so easy to get isolated from the outside world there. You had a 9 o'clock curfew. You were encouraged to not have friends over. You weren't really allowed to leave unless it was like a family holiday.'
Express Tribune
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Holly Madison accuses Zak Bagans of cheating on social media following breakup
Holly Madison has alleged that her former boyfriend Zak Bagans was unfaithful to her with several women shortly after confirming a permanent breakup. The reality television personality and podcast host shared her claims on Instagram Stories on May 10, writing, 'It's a perfect day for ME and not my ex who I just found out was cheating on me with at least three other girls. Never too late to find out lol.' She later added, 'The count is now up to five girls now.' Photo: Instagarm While Madison did not mention Bagans by name, the timing of her comments followed her podcast revelation in March that she and the Ghost Adventures star had ended their relationship for good. 'We broke up for good, for good,' she told listeners of her Girls Next Level podcast, adding that the relationship had been 'very off and on' over more than five years. Bagans responded to Madison's social media posts by telling TMZ, 'We were on and off for 6 years. Broke up multiple times. We haven't spoken in 3 months. Wish her the best.' Madison also turned to TikTok, sharing that her 'fantasy 'I'm bored' scenario' would be having all the women her ex allegedly cheated with 'fill [her] in.' Her online activity sparked speculation among fans and media. The former Girls Next Door star was previously married to Pasquale Rotella and shares two children with him. Madison is also known for her past relationship with Hugh Hefner, and her work in television and writing. She currently co-hosts Girls Next Level with Bridget Marquardt. Madison has recently expressed interest in repairing her strained relationship with former co-star Kendra Wilkinson, though she acknowledged that past media interference may have played a role in their fallout.
Perth Now
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Holly Madison wants to repair relationship with Kendra Wilkinson
Holly Madison would love to repair her relationship with Kendra Wilkinson. The 45-year-old beauty is eager to rebuild her relationship with Kendra, her former 'Girls Next Door' co-star, and Holly hopes that Kendra feels similarly. Speaking to Us Weekly, Holly admitted: "It would be nice to be on good terms for sure, but I really don't know where she's at. "I look back at our relationship and what went wrong and I see a lot of fault with executive producers who [were] working on her show and my show after we left." Holly isn't sure if Kendra even knows "what [their] original falling out was all about". The reality TV star suggested that Kendra, 39, doesn't know all the details that led to their falling out. Holly said: "I just don't know how aware she was of it because at the time, the person who was starting a lot of the drama was a person who was giving her a job. So she doesn't want to see that." Earlier this month, Holly described 'The Girls Next Door' as a "little cult bubble". The TV personality starred on the reality series between 2005 and 2009, and Holly believes 'The Girls Next Door' was a snapshot in time. She told E! News: "I always say it's the one show you can't reboot, because it was like catching this little cult bubble in real time. And you can watch it two different ways. You can watch it for all the eye candy like the first time it came out and say, 'Oh my God, look how fun.' Or you can watch it knowing about all the stuff going on behind the scenes, and that adds a whole other layer." The reality TV show focused on the lives of Holly, Kendra, and Bridget Marquardt, who were the three main girlfriends of the late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. And Holly has relished the experience of reuniting with Bridget for 'Girls Next Level', their re-watch podcast. She said: "We're going into season four now and there's just so much to talk about. It kind of takes on a whole life of its own for sure."
Perth Now
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Holly Madison: The Girls Next Door was a little cult bubble
Holly Madison thinks 'The Girls Next Door' was a "little cult bubble". The 45-year-old TV personality starred on the reality series between 2005 and 2009, and Holly believes 'The Girls Next Door' was a snapshot in time. She told E! News: "I always say it's the one show you can't reboot, because it was like catching this little cult bubble in real time. And you can watch it two different ways. You can watch it for all the eye candy like the first time it came out and say, 'Oh my God, look how fun.' Or you can watch it knowing about all the stuff going on behind the scenes, and that adds a whole other layer." The TV show focused on the lives of Holly, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson, who were the three main girlfriends of the late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. And Holly has relished the experience of reuniting with Bridget for 'Girls Next Level', their rewatch podcast. She said: "We're going into season four now and there's just so much to talk about. It kind of takes on a whole life of its own for sure." Meanwhile, Holly recently described season one of the show as a "character assassination". The reality TV star believes she was initially portrayed in an unfairly negative way. Speaking to Us Weekly, Holly explained: "The first couple of episodes, we felt like we were characterised in a way that really wasn't flattering. "I was watching it, like, this is character assassination. I don't like it. "But as the seasons go on, we're allowed to show more of our personality, and I think viewers got to know who we really are more - so that feels good." Holly also admitted that herself and her 'Girls Next Level' co-host have contrasting memories of the show. She said: "I think [Bridget] had just tied everything up in such a positive bow and had kind of forgotten any of the negatives. "So when we go back and rewatch and comment on it, she's like, 'Oh my god, I forgot about this.' I remember after watching the first episode, she's like, 'I don't think I can do this podcast.' I'm like, 'No, it gets better. I promise.' I had already rewatched a lot of it from YouTube and that's what gave me the idea to do the podcast. And I'm like, 'Trust me, it gets better. The hardest part is season one and then it gets better."
Perth Now
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
The Girls Next Door felt like a character assassination, says Holly Madison
Holly Madison thinks season one of 'The Girls Next Door' was a "character assassination". The 45-year-old TV personality starred on the reality series between 2005 and 2009, but Holly believes she was initially portrayed in an unfairly negative way. Speaking to Us Weekly, Holly explained: "The first couple of episodes, we felt like we were characterised in a way that really wasn't flattering. "I was watching it, like, this is character assassination. I don't like it. "But as the seasons go on, we're allowed to show more of our personality, and I think viewers got to know who we really are more - so that feels good." The show focused on the lives of Holly, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson, who were the three main girlfriends of the late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. Madison now co-hosts the 'Girls Next Level' podcast with Bridget, and Madison admits that they have contrasting memories of the TV show. She shared: "I think [Bridget] had just tied everything up in such a positive bow and had kind of forgotten any of the negatives. "So when we go back and rewatch and comment on it, she's like, 'Oh my god, I forgot about this.' I remember after watching the first episode, she's like, 'I don't think I can do this podcast.' I'm like, 'No, it gets better. I promise.' I had already rewatched a lot of it from YouTube and that's what gave me the idea to do the podcast. And I'm like, 'Trust me, it gets better. The hardest part is season one and then it gets better." Despite this, Holly concedes that it was the "most bizarre show that was ever on television". She said: "There's two different ways you can watch the show. You can just sit back at it and appreciate the eye candy and the fun stuff we got to do, or you can look at it knowing what was really going on behind the scenes and seeing all those layers … It's almost like every successful show in the past has been rebooted in some way or another except 'Girls Next Door'. It's kind of the one you can't do."
