Everyone remembers the Playboy twins, Kristina and Karissa Shannon.
The blonde duo turned “girlfriends” of the late Hugh Hefner alongside Crystal Harris, who turned Crystal Hefner when she married him again in 2012.
The trio all appeared on the actuality present, The Girls Next Door throughout the ultimate season, which aired in 2009, after the first 5 seasons centered of Hefner’s girlfriends Holly Madison, Kendra Wilkinson, and Bridget Marquardt.
READ MORE: Hollywood megastar set for return a decade after ‘quitting’
READ MORE: ‘Life-changing’ surgical procedure stars had to have earlier than coming to Australia
And now, after Crystal launched her new memoir, Only Say Good Things. Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself, and Kendra and Holly talking about their time in the mansion, 9honey Celebrity takes a have a look at where the Shannon twins are now.
Warning: This story incorporates graphic content material.
How outdated are the twins now?
The pair have been simply 18 years outdated when they moved into the Playboy mansion in Los Angeles and are now 34.
The ladies hailed from Clearwater Beach in Florida and lived in a trailer park. Before Playboy, they reportedly did glamour modelling and waitressing.
They are an identical twins.
READ MORE: ‘I obtained tickets to all 4 Sydney Eras reveals – please do not hate me’
Their relationship with Hugh Hefner
The pair reportedly dated Hefner for 18 months, between 2008 to 2010. He married Crystal in 2012.
He died in September 2017 at the Playboy mansion at the age of 91.
”When Hef died, part of us did feel sad, but another part was like, ‘OK good, no more girls are going to be groomed and ruined like we were’. I thought Playboy was one big family – now I can see it was a cult,” Kristina beforehand instructed the Sunday Mirror.
The ladies have by no means minced their phrases and claimed they have been pressured into group intercourse with the late Playboy founder and usually felt “disgusted” afterwards.
READ MORE: Crystal Hefner claims she suffered poisonous mould publicity in Playboy mansion
Karissa claimed she by accident fell pregnant in 2009 at the age of 19 with Hefner’s child, discovering the information when she was getting ready for cosmetic surgery, however her and her sister stored the information a “secret” and she had an abortion.
“I just wanted to get rid of it as soon as possible,” she mentioned.
“I was disgusted with my body and felt like there was an alien inside my stomach. It was like the devil was inside of me. I didn’t want anyone to know I was carrying an 83-year-old man’s child.”
They reportedly claimed on A&E’s docuseries Secrets of Playboy, that they caught an STI whereas in the Playboy mansion.
READ MORE: Hugh Hefner’s wives and girlfriends over the years
Karissa, in accordance to People, additionally mentioned on the docuseries about intercourse with Hefner: “Every time I’ve done it with him, it’s assault.”
“To me, it’s like rape. He used control mechanisms completely through everything, so I’m happy that I had the abortion.”
People reported A&E mentioned upon it is launch in 2022: “The vast majority of allegations have not been the subject of criminal investigations or charges, and they do not constitute proof of guilt.”
An announcement from Playboy forward of the sequence premiere learn in accordance to People: “We trust and validate women and their stories, and we strongly support the individuals who have come forward to share their experiences. Today’s Playboy is not Hugh Hefner’s Playboy.”
What happened to the ladies?
They reportedly left the mansion in 2010 – however have claimed they have PTSD and despair from their time with Hefner.
After their time on The Girls Next Door, they went on to seem on reveals together with Botched, Celebrity Big Brother and Rob & Chyna.
READ MORE: What is Holly Valance doing now?
They have labored in the grownup movie trade, and now run a magnificence salon in Beverly Hills collectively.
In 2015, they have been reportedly concerned in a automobile crash in Beverly Hills whereas driving a Mercedes-Benz G-wagon and taken to hospital.
The brawl and rehab
The twins made headlines in 2017 over an alleged brawl.
According to TMZ, the pair obtained right into a ”violent brawl” with one another at their house - which led to Karissa selecting up a safety monitor and throwing it at her sister which knocked out her enamel.
They reportedly went to rehab final 12 months. Kristina reported the information on her official Instagram feed in September, seemingly confirming the information.
READ MORE: How Jack Black’s mom saved the crew of Apollo 13
For a every day dose of 9Honey, subscribe to our e-newsletter right here
DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, SUICIDE: Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636.
SEXUAL ASSAULT/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Support is out there from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).
Discussion about this post