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Oct 7
'08
Holly Madison lets it slip that Hugh Hefner “and I aren’t together”


Girls Next Door’s Holly Madison was chatting with one of TMZ’s videographers about the annual Halloween party at the Playboy Mansion. She said she was going to dress as Elvis and the guy running the camera dropped the hint that he wanted to get an invite to the party. Holly let it slip that she can’t change the guest list because she’s not with Hef at this point. She said “I have no pull anymore. Hef and I aren’t together, I can’t invite people.”

There will be another season of Girls Next Door, according to Holly. She said “The three of us, we’re still filming stuff together.”

This ends weeks of speculation that there was trouble brewing between Holly and aging Playboy head Hefner. She was Hef’s favorite of his three girlfriends and was long considered the most loyal. There were stories that she was having a fling with magician Criss Angel after the two were spotted getting cozy in Las Vegas, but not much seemed to have come of that. Either way, we’ve heard it straight from her now that she’s not with Hef.

There have been all sorts of stories about what’s going on with 82 year-old Hef and his triangle of much younger blonds. WWTDD reported that Hef was ending his relationships with secondary “girlfriends” Bridget Marquardt, 35, and Kendra Wilkinson, 23. Wilkinson is said to be engaged to Philadelphia Eagles football player Hank Baskett, and Marquardt supposedly has not had sex in three years although she is actively dating someone else.

Hef’s relationship with Holly, 28, was thought to be the only “real” one for him. There were rumors last week that they were having trouble due to Holly’s inability to get pregnant. Holly has spoken to the press about wanting to have a baby with Hef and to get married. The aging patriarch of Playboy recently admitted that the relationships with his arm candy women were “in transition.” It looks now like he was talking about Holly, and not just Bridget and Kendra. I wonder if Holly meant to let it slip that she’s no longer with Hef, because it seems like she’s got to keep some things quiet for the sake of the show.

The sixth season of The Girls Next Door is in the works, and there are rumors of spin-off shows for some of the women.

Header is of Hefner and the women at the premiere of The House Bunny on 8/20/08. Here are some photos of Kendra and Holly out at Foxtail in West Hollywood with Hugh nearby. Kendra is attempting to kiss a woman she referred to as “my friend from Costa Rica.” Credit: Bauergriffinonline.com

Posted in Breakups, Bridget Marquardt, Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner, Kendra Wilkinson, Reality Shows

Written by Celebitchy         4 Comments »
Sep 25
'08
Hef is ending the show and his relationships with Kendra and Bridgett

The times they are a changing at the Playboy mansion. All the kids have to leave the nest eventually, and while Hef’s blondes aren’t exactly kids, they’re sure young enough to be his children. According to website What Would Tyler Durden Do, some major shiz has gone down at the mansion, and some big changes are ahead. Hef is breaking up with both Kendra and Bridgett. He’s staying with Holly, but the phrase “for now” makes you wonder. And the show will end after the sixth season.

- The sixth season will be the last for Girls Next Door. Hef has made the decision to end the show and his relationship with Kendra and Bridgett. He and Holly are still together, for now. Season 5 will be the last with the three original girlfriends. Season 6 will focus on finding replacements, maybe two, maybe three.
- The search is already underway. Two new girls, one 19 and one 22, were at the Playboy mansion this past weekend as possible replacements. They are not current Playboy or professional models, both have regular jobs.
- Miss October 2008 Kelly Carrington may be on the short list to become one of the new girlfriends.
- Dasha is not on the list to replace Kendra or anyone else. That story was put out by her people. There is no validity to it.
- Kendra is absolutely engaged to Hank Baskett. She has to deny it publicly for the sake of the show but in reality Hef knows and is fine with it.
- Bridgett really has not had sex in three years. She is dating someone but they have not slept together. It’s not clear why, maybe a lingering sense of loyalty to Hef. He would not care if she did. Hef adores Bridgett and wants the best for her, including a happy relationship, as long as its kept quiet for a few more months.
- Hef is with Holly, Holly is with Hef. For now. They have made no decision about their future. He can’t marry her but they have tried to have kids, so far unsuccessfully. She is not sleeping with Criss Angel. She does like spending time with Criss, but she also like spending time with Dave LaChapelle and other flamboyant gay guys. Feel free to reread that last sentence and draw your own conclusions.

[From What Would Tyler Durden Do]

Wow. Three years? Hugh Hefner’s girlfriend hasn’t had sex in three years. That was jaw dropping info to me. I’m sorry, but if I looked like Bridgett I’d be sleeping with every hot guy I could. Every moral I think I have would quickly be revealed to be a load of garbage based solely on my self esteem issues. I would be an absolute skank. Hef should dump her – for being so dumb.

And I hate to say it, but he should dump Holly for being dumb too. Anyone that voluntarily spends time with Criss Angel should be committed. They actually bring the guy in to play prison events as a form of inmate punishment. When prisoners are given the option of x hours in solitary or x hours watching Criss Angel do his act, 9 out of 10 choose the former.

I do not even want to imagine what the audition process must be like for this show. I mean you’re auditioning for a show and to be an old horny guy’s girlfriend. And yet it seems there are plenty of women who are more than interested in the job. So to speak.

Here’s Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner, Bridget Marquardt, and Kendra Wilkinson at the Reality Awards in Los Angeles yesterday. Photographer: Fayes Vision. Images thanks to WENN.

Posted in Bridget Marquardt, Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner, Kendra Wilkinson, Playboy

Written by JayBird         22 Comments »
Sep 23
'08
Hugh Hefner acknowledges relationships are “in transition”

I’m starting to feel seriously sorry for Hugh Hefner. He’s got all these women coming in and out of his life… it’s a revolving door of deep emotions and attachments. It’s got to hurt the poor guy that women are always leaving him. Certainly no one stays forever, but can’t women want Hef for anything more than sex? It’s like once the use him and just move on. Poor guy.

Even Hefner has acknowledged that the relationships in the Playboy mansion are changing. Rumors have been floating around for months that Kendra and Holly haven’t been getting along. And there have been quiet whisperings for even longer that Kendra is actually a lesbian.

It seems that particular piece of gossip has been blown apart, since it’s pretty clear Kendra is actually dating Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Hank Baskett. And while Holly seems to have held in there pretty well, Hef said he realizes the girls are likely to move on to new boyfriends soon, and they won’t hide it on the show.

Rumors of Hugh Hefner and his girls calling it quits have been greatly exaggerated. The Playboy captain just told me that he is very much still dating Holly Madison, Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt.

“The reality is the girls and I are all together,” Hefner said. He quickly shot down reports that Madison has been seeing Mindfreak illusionist Criss Angel.

“Holly shares my bed on a nightly basis,” Hef said. And Hef had a lot more to say… Hefner does acknowledge that the relationships are “in transition.”

“Are there going to be changes in the relationships, I’m sure there are going to be,” Hefner said. “I think that in the future, the girls are going to, in time, be dating others and moving out of the mansion, and when that happens we will not be keeping it a secret,” Hefner said.

He says he’s not surprised by the constant gossip and false rumors because the girls have become celebrities in their own right because of the success of E!’s The Girls Next Door.

[From E! News]

Holly has certainly seemed exceptionally devoted to Hef. While I find the idea a little gross, it must be even more disgusting to be with Criss Angel.

I appreciate that Hef was honest. See, you don’t have to do the PR bullshit and give constant “no comments” and “we remain the best of friends.” There’s ways to say things honestly and still not be catty about it. Hef just acknowledged that there was truth to some or the rumors and others were bull. And he even specified which ones. All in all, I appreciate his candor. Which is not something I normally think when Hef speaks.

It’ll be interesting to see which girl leaves first, who she hooks up with, and if that’ll be a part of the show. And I’m sadly embarrassed to admit that I’m curious about who could take her place. Something tells me Bridget could stay around for a long time, or until she gets saggy. You don’t hear much gossip about her, she does a good job of managing to just stand there and look pretty.

Here’s Hef and the girls launching his menswear collection at Bloomingdales last October. Images thanks to Fame.

Posted in Bridget Marquardt, Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner, Kendra Wilkinson, Playboy

Written by JayBird         13 Comments »
Aug 28
'08
Fake marriage for Hugh Hefner?


Every few months we hear rumors of a marriage planned for Hugh Hefner and his main girlfriend of seven years Holly Madison. OK! Magazine reports that Hugh will be getting married as part of the fifth series of Girls Next Door.

According to Hef’s second girlfriend Bridget Marquart, 34, next season of The Girls Next Door features a “huge wedding.” So of course we have to ask, could Hugh Hefner, 82, finally be tying the knot with main girlfriend Holly Madison, 28?

Bridget was reportedly overheard dishing about the show, hinting that she and fellow girlfriend Kendra Wilkinson, 23, will be moving out of the Playboy Mansion once season five wraps.

“She said they will be moving on since Holly is Hef’s main girlfriend,” a source tells OK!. Holly is also getting more involved with the magazine. “Holly is taking a bigger role in the company, directing pictorials,” the source added.

OK!


At 82, I think Hugh’s Playboy image is getting a little hard to, ahem, maintain. I can’t imagine why a hot young girl would actually want to bed a guy that old – it can’t just be his personality and charm, okay?

OK! Magazine misses one minor issue though: Hef’s still married to his previous wife 1989 Playmate of the Year Kimberly Conrad. They separated in 1999 but never formally divorced.

Kendra Wilkinson is said to be moving on to her own reality series, and I can’t see 34-year-old Bridget Marquardt staying much longer. Hef needs a nursemaid for his declining years, or companionship, or someone to maintain his image. Having only one girlfriend at 82 Tseems about right for even the creator of Playboy.

Besides, I’m pretty sure that Hef is going to get married in name only, for the series.

Hugh Hefner and Holly Madison are shown at the Playboy Jazz Festival on 6/14/08. Credit: WENN

Posted in Bridget Marquardt, Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner, Kendra Wilkinson

Written by Helen         17 Comments »
Aug 26
'08
Kendra Wilkinson to leave Girls Next Door and get reality spin off show


Kendra Wilkinson, the sporty and youngest member of Hugh Hefner’s triumvirate of blond 20 and 30-somethings, has long been rumored to be the weakest link . She’s not around as much as the other two and is thought to be fighting with them. The way Kendra explains it between taking bites of breadsticks and doing situps, the three women do get along, they just don’t spend a lot of time together and that’s how it works for them. The show’s fifth season, which is thought to be its last, premieres in October. Wilkinson, 23, has made hints that she’s ready to leave the mansion and set out on her own. She recently said that she’s less interested in partying and is interested in her future, which may include kids and a family, presumably not with Hef. She is thought to be in talks for a reality show which follows her follies outside the Playboy cocoon.

One of the Girls Next Door may be moving out and moving on after the E! reality show’s fifth - and likely last - season. “Kendra Wilkinson has been offered her own reality show about starting her life over again when she moves out of the Playboy Mansion,” an insider tells In Touch. “Hugh Hefner knows her time is coming.”

[From In Touch, print edition, September 1, 2008]

Earlier in the month we reported a rumor that a new brunette, a striking Ukranian model named Dasha Astafieva, was getting close to the 82 year-old Playboy magnate and threatened to upset the delicate balance between Holly, Kendra, and Bridget. Hef’s rep says it’s not true, though, and that Dasha lives in the Ukraine and doesn’t plan to move to LA. He’s probably grateful to pare it down to just two.

Hef’s women are shown at The House Bunny premiere on 8/20/08, where Kendra sticks out like a sore thumb. Credit: Nikki Nelson/ WENN

Posted in Bridget Marquardt, Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner, Kendra Wilkinson

Written by Celebitchy         15 Comments »
Aug 8
'08
New brunette threatens to disturb balance among Hefner’s girlfriends


The inevitable has occurred. Hugh Hefner is falling for the charms of a woman outside his trio of girlfriends. According to the National Enquirer, Hugh has been paying a lot of attention to a brunette Ukranian model named Dasha Astafieva. The two have been seen holding hands and Hugh has attended nude photo shoots with the striking young woman. This is royally pissing off Hef’s women, especially his most devoted girlfriend, Holly, who has talked about how much she wants to have the 82 year-old Playboy founder’s baby. Holly mayt have some minor competition in Bridget and Kendra, and by some accounts she’s fighting with Kendra, but she’s in charge in the girlfriend heirarchy. If another woman enters the picture she could find herself lower on the totem pole or get pushed out entirely

Dark-haired Ukranian model Dasha Astafieva has caught the eye of the “Playboy” mogul - and his bleached blonde three-pack of gal pals are fuming mad!…

Dasha snared Hefner after being invited to the Playboy mansion recently as part of a competition to chose the cover model for the magazine’s New Year’s issue. Since then, Hef has been accompanying Dasha on outings, holding her hand and even sitting in on her nude photo shoots.

“Dasha’s natural endowments and beauty stunned Hef,” said the source. “Dasha has upset the pecking order by pushing her way into Hef’s heart. The competition for his attention is really intense among the girls because of her.”

They worry that Dasha is going to end up a regular on the show, taking air time from them, the source said.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, August 18, 2008]

Sporty girlfriend Kendra Wilkinson recently explained that she gets along with the other two women in Hef’s life because they have different roles and basically stay out of each other’s way. She said “If we all wanted the same thing it wouldn’t have worked… We don’t spend time together every day - girls just can’t do that.”

According to Russia Today, Dasha is a winner of the reality show “Stars Factory” in the Ukraine. They also claim that she’s also already moved into the Playboy mansion and started living there in late July. The Enquirer didn’t have her living in the mansion yet, and said Hef’s girlfriends were “terrified” at the prospect. They’re also said to be worried that Dasha will become a regular on their Girls Next Door reality show.

It’s got to be hard to keep three women happy. Even as an octogenarian Hef isn’t satisfied with three young gorgeous women. Like a marriage, the familiar gets boring after a while - even if you have three choices.

Update: Hef’s rep denies this is true, saying Dasha lives in the Ukraine and there are no plans for her to move to the US.

Header photo is from 7/19/08. Credit: WENN/Fayes Vision. Photo below from 7/14/08. Credit: Jody Cortes / WENN. Inset photo of Dasha Astafieva credit: Russia Today

Posted in Bridget Marquardt, Dasha Astafieva, Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner, Kendra Wilkinson

Written by Celebitchy         47 Comments »
Jul 30
'08
Kendra Wilkinson explains just how 3 girls share Hef

You can enter this into the “not as scary as I thought” file in your brain. The sportiest of Hugh Hefner’s current tri-pack of girlfriends, Kendra Wilkinson, detailed to Fox News’ Pop Tarts exactly how the three ladies divvy up their Hef loving. No, not in terms of sex time. I freaked a bit with worry too – though if you want to find out exactly how that works, an ex-Playmate gave a pretty detailed description. There are some things I just don’t want to imagine – and this runs a close second to “what really goes on in the back room at Taco Bell.” Kendra says the girls’ secret is pretty much staying away from each other as much as possible. Though she says it in a much more diplomatic way.

“We are three very different people — we’re doing very different things with our lives and we don’t step on each other’s toes,” she told Pop Tarts at Ryan Sheckler’s X Games Celebrity Golf Tournament in California on Tuesday. “If we all wanted the same thing it wouldn’t have worked, because that’s where all the drama would have started, but we’re like the Spice Girls — I’m the sporty one. We are on different roads and they don’t intersect. We don’t spend time together every day — girls just can’t do that.”

But it seems as though Kendra’s road might be leading her away from the iconic Playboy Mansion sometime soon. After five years of hopping about, the “Girl Next Door” says she’s getting ready to swap parties for parenting.

“I was only 18 when I first moved in and I’ve grown up so much. I really have a new light on my life,” Wilkinson said. “I’ve been thinking a lot about marriage and kids; I don’t care about going crazy and partying anymore. I’m focused on the real life things, my future. That’s who I am now.”

Speaking of the current Kendra, this gal has seriously transformed her little bod from toned to super-toned. According to the starlet, results stem from doing “simple things like running and sit-ups” and drinking “lots and lots of carrot juice.”

[From Fox News]

That carrot juice could explain Kendra’s coloring. According to a lot of recent gossip, Kendra will definitely be leaving the Girls Next Door, but not because she wants to start a family. It’s pretty doubtful that the girls get along, and apparently head Hef licker Holly Madison doesn’t get along with Kendra, and that’s the more likely reason for the departure. It also makes me think that the secret to the girls’ getting along isn’t their alone time – they have a lot of alone time because they don’t get along.

The drama poor Hef has to put up with.

Here’s Kendra and Bridget (background) leaving STK restaurant in West Hollywood with a film crew yesterday. Images thanks to Fame. Header of Kendra Wilkinson, Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner and Bridget Marquardt at the ESPY Awards Kick-off Party at the Playboy Mansion on July 14th. Images thanks to PR Photos.

Posted in Bridget Marquardt, Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner, Kendra Wilkinson, Playboy

Written by JayBird         19 Comments »
Jul 14
'08
Kendra Wilkinson wants to leave Girls Next Door; not really Hef’s girlfriend

Shocking – SHOCKING – allegations have been printed in the New York Post that Kendra Wilkinson isn’t really Hef’s girlfriend – and she wants to leave his show The Girls Next Door. The Post claims that Kendra, 21, was just cast to add some youth next to the practically prehistoric Bridget Marquardt, 34, and Holly Madison, 28. They also claim that Kendra breaks all the rules, like not dating anyone but Hef. That’s right, Hef can (try to) boink all three women at once, but they’re only allowed eyes for him.

“Holly and Bridget hate her,” a friend of Wilkinson told Page Six. “They’re totally jealous. She has her own empire now. She’s got a clothing line, a modeling career and an exercise empire. They’re just sitting there hangin’ with Hef.”

The friend expounds, “Kendra was never really Hef’s girlfriend. She was cast for the show [E!'s 'The Girls Next Door'] because Bridget and Holly are old, and they needed a young hot girl for Hef. She was selected from a bunch of Playmate wannabes.” Wilkinson is said to be eyeing her exit from “The Girls Next Door” and the famed mansion next season. “She’s definitely out,” her friend said. “There are too many rules and Holly and Bridget want her gone. They’re so mean to her.”

Wilkinson has had a hard time sticking to the rules of the Playboy mansion - which include a curfew and a strict “no dating other men” line. “She goes out all the time really late and parties,” her pal says. “She’s definitely been linked with other guys . . . She likes rappers and sports guys.”

[From the New York Post]

You can just hear Kendra bitching to the aforementioned friend, “But all the other bunnies are mean to me!!” Interestingly, most of the rumors that have been floating around about her for the last several years are that she is indeed dating other people – other women.

Playboy’s rep of course denied that there were any problems, and told the Post, “‘Hef has always been clear that the girls were his girlfriends before the show was even signed off on. ‘” Sadly on that show it is pretty hard to tell what’s real and what’s made up for the cameras. Fancy doggy birthday party? Totally real. People going at it in the grotto while a flamingo tapes the whole thing to put on the internet later? Partly real. Kendra wanting to get it on with Hugh Hefner? Probably not so real.

Here’s : Kendra Wilkinson leaving Coco de Ville nightclub where she celebrated her birthday in L.A. on June 10th. Images thanks to WENN.

Posted in Bridget Marquardt, Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner, Kendra Wilkinson, Playboy, Reality Shows

Written by JayBird         40 Comments »
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