Holly Madison says her IVF journey with Hugh Hefner wasn’t proven on The Girls Next Door as a result of she did not need it seen.
“I didn’t really think about including it just because, even when I did go on to have kids, I’m always the one who doesn’t want to tell anyone I’m pregnant until after the three-month mark,” Madison advised Entertainment Tonight. “I just want to be safe.”
She continued, “I didn’t want all that scrutiny on something that may or may not work.”
It finally did not work — and neither did her relationship with Hefner, who was 54 years her senior and already a dad of 4. After seven years of being in an open relationship — and being Hef’s “No. 1 Girl” — Madison and Hef break up in 2008. Madison went on to have two kids with now ex-husband Pasquale Rotella. Hefner married Crystal Harris, however died in 2017 at age 91.
“Obviously looking back I’m so glad it didn’t work ’cause I went on to have the kids of my dreams,” Madison mentioned of Rainbow, 9, and Forest, 6. (Madison mentioned final yr that their conception issues with Hefner had been “because of him. I was healthy. He was just too old.”)
Fellow Girls Next Door star Bridget Marquardt advised ET that whereas on the E! present, which ran from 2005 to 2009, she underwent egg retrieval. She did need to embrace it within the present, however was advised no.
Madison and Marquardt spoke to the outlet to advertise their new podcast, Girls Next Level. They revisit their Playboy sanctioned actuality present breaking down what was actual and what was pretend.
Earlier this week on the podcast, Madison and Marquardt talked about group intercourse with Hefner within the Playboy mansion.
“Everybody wanted to get this over with as quickly as possible,” Madison mentioned. “None of the females were into it, like sorry to burst the bubble.”
Madison continued, “I can’t explain to you guys how embarrassing that whole routine was, especially as we got later down the road when there would be, like, a lot of conflict with the other girls. You’re literally sitting there naked having sex in front of a group of people who hate you and talk s*** about you while you’re having sex and you can hear it. It was just, like, hell.”
And as if that is not sufficient, she additionally revealed that “Everybody used to call [Hefner] ‘Daddy’ in the bedroom” throughout group intercourse, including, “which is so gross.”
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