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Holly Madison, born Hollin Sue Cullen on December 23, 1979 in Astoria, Oregon, is a model, showgirl, reality TV actress and the ex-girlfriend of Playboy founder, Hugh Hefner. Holly gained famed as one of Hugh’s girlfriends on the E! reality show, Girls Next Door. The blonde beauty, who became Hugh’s “number one girl” during her stay at the mansion, eventually moved out in 2008 after their breakup and subsequently spoke about some of her harrowing experiences as a Bunny and in a relationship with Hugh.

Hugh Hefner are coming to light in the new docuseries . The 10-part docuseries includes some of the mogul's former girlfriends and associates making disturbing allegations against the magazine founder, including Sondra Theodore, who claims Hefner groomed her at the age of 19.«The real Hugh Hefner, he could have been a great man. He did a lot of great things but I watched him slip into this madness as the years progressed and towards the end it scared me,» Theodore tells ET's Lauren Zima.

The late Hugh Hefner was nearly as famous for his love life as he was for founding the groundbreaking Playboy Enterprise. With the iconic men’s entertainment magazine first published in 1953 and Playboy branded clubs, casinos and television shows soon to follow, Hugh was definitely a catch in the day. While he dated models, actresses and his very own Playboy centerfolds, Hugh settled down with only three women. And two of the lovely ladies who got Hugh to say “I do” also welcomed two children each with the mogul. Keep reading to find out all about the icon’s four amazing children, below.

The late Hugh Hefner was nearly as famous for his love life as he was for founding the groundbreaking Playboy enterprise. After first publishing the men’s entertainment magazine in 1953, he would go on to open clubs, casinos and hotels with the iconic name and logo — but the women on his arm were always just as newsworthy.

Taking accountability. In the wake of Holly Madison‘s claims that Hugh Hefner cultivated a “cult-like” atmosphere in the mansion, Playboy released a statement of “support” for the former bunny.

Holly Madison is revealing more details about what her life was really like at the Playboy Mansion. Hugh Hefner’s magazine empire is being explored in a 10-part A&E docuseries premiering on Monday titled "The Secrets of Playboy." The special will feature new interviews with former Director of Playmate Promotions Miki Garcia, Hefner’s personal valet Stefan Tetenbaum, Bunny Mother PJ Masten, Playboy Mansion West resident Jennifer Saginor, numerous members of Hefner’s staff and inner circle, including his bodyguard and butler, as well as some of his past girlfriends including Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Sondra Theodore, among others.

Holly Madison says the Playboy Mansion was like a 'cult' when she lives there in the early 2000s withBridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson, her Girls Next Door co-stars.The reality TV star dated Playboy founder Hugh Hefner - who died in 2017 aged 91 - from 2001 and 2008 and has revealed how 'isolated from the outside world' she and her fellow Playboy Bunnies were.The 42-year-old model also claimed the girls were only allowed to leave the legendary Los Angeles pad for special reasons and were told not to invite friends over. Brainwashed?Holly Madison says the Playboy Mansion was like a 'cult.' Holly, far left, seen with, from left, Hugh Hefner,Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson in 2005 Bunny babe: With Hefner at his Holmby Hills mansion in 2003 for a commericalIn a preview of the upcoming A&E docuseries Secrets of Playboy, she spilled: 'The reason I think the mansion was very cult-like, looking back on it, is because we were all kind of gaslit and expected to think of Hef as, like, this really good guy.

Holly Madison, 42, has opened up about her experience living in the Playboy mansion in a new clip from A&E’s upcoming documentary, Secrets of Playboy. “The reason I think the mansion was very cult-like looking back on it is because we were all kind of gaslit,” Holly said. The model explained that she and the other Playboy Bunnies were “expected to think of” Hugh Hefner, who died in 2017, “as like this really good guy. And you started to feel like, ‘Oh, he’s not what they say in the media, he’s just a nice man.’ ”

Holly Madison is spilling all the tea about her time living in the Playboy Mansion.

Behind the curtain. Holly Madison has always been outspoken about her time in the Playboy Mansion, and she’s sharing even more details in the new A&E docuseries Secrets of Playboy.

A documentary series into the clandestine life of late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner suggests the magazine magnate was a "vampire" who allegedly manipulated and drugged young women into taking part in debaucherous sex acts – all while promoting the idea of women's rights to freely express their fullest selves. "Secrets of Playboy" is a 10-part docuseries premiering on A&E on January 24 that promises to peel back the ironclad curtain of the goings-on that allegedly took place at the famed Playboy mansion and its other venues at hush-hush events that were often attended by big-name Hollywood staples and became a draw from others unable to secure a confidential invitation.

Bill Cosby was convicted of rape — well, aggravated indecent assault — for his use of pills, reportedly Quaaludes, that he would allegedly use to drug women and then have sex while they were unable to consent. But was his buddy Hugh Hefner doing the same thing for years?

More details are coming out about some of the stories being shared in the forthcoming Secrets of Playboy docuseries — and this one in particular is super unsettling.

Crystal Hefner has made a huge lifestyle change.

Feeling more like herself. Crystal Hefner opened up about getting to a better relationship with her body after years in the Playboy mansion.

Crystal Hefner had a long, serious message to share with her 3 million Instagram followers on Monday.The 35-year-old widow of Hugh Hefner shared a black and white image of herself and stated that she has 'removed everything fake from my body.'The former Playboy cover star noted, 'Modesty is what empowers me these days.' Announcement: On MondayCrystal Hefner stated that she has 'removed everything fake' from her body and would no longer be posting risqué photosCrystal expressed gratitude for her followers that have stuck with her as she switched up her online content.'After the last handful of years staying true to myself on social media, I feel that all the people here with me at this point actually care and are invested in my life in a positive way and for that I thank you,' she began her caption.

Holly Madison is discussing sex with Hugh Hefner.

Holly Madison is getting candid about what it was really like being one of Hugh Hefner’s many girlfriends. The former Playboy Bunny recently appeared on the "Power: Hugh Hefner" podcast where she recalled being invited to spend a night out with the magazine publisher.

Holly Madison thought she knew what she was getting herself into when going on her first date with Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner, but things took a very disturbing turn.

An uncomfortable encounter. Holly Madison opened up about her first date with Hugh Hefner — and what happened afterward.

Holly Madison, 41, is opening up how Hugh Hefner was not happy about her decision to cut her hair after she moved into the Playboy mansion, where she lived from 2001 until 2008, in the upcoming A&E documentary series Secrets of Playboy, which looks into the “hidden realities” of the magazine’s empire. The former Girls Next Door star said the late founder of Playboy magazine “flipped out” when she went from having long tresses to chin-length ones and even said it made her look “cheap,” in a clip that was posted from the series, which can be seen above.