Holly Madison has spoken at size in regards to the traumatic results of residing on the Playboy mansion, nevertheless it isn’t all the time simple.
“It is vitally therapeutic, however each time I speak about it, it’s form of, like, reawakening the trauma a bit of bit,” the mannequin, 43, completely informed Us Weekly earlier this month. “So I’m form of cautious about after I speak and in what context.”
The previous Ladies Subsequent Door star, who dated Playboy founder Hugh Hefner from 2001 to 2008, has consciously chosen the place and when she discusses her historical past with the famed journal and Hefner (who died in 2017 at age 91).
“I talked about it lately when Bridget [Marquardt] and I began our podcast [‘Girls Next Level’] late final 12 months, and I talked about it in [the A&E miniseries] Secrets and techniques of Playboy final 12 months as effectively,” Madison defined. “I didn’t actually need to, however I knew that so many different ladies have been coming ahead with their tales. I needed to be supportive of that as a result of I do know what it feels prefer to be one particular person popping out and with no person supporting you. That was necessary to me.”
The Oregon native has beforehand alleged that there was a “cult-like” environment on the Playboy Mansion and claimed she was required to have group intercourse twice every week with Hefner. It isn’t simple for Madison to recall such darkish occasions.
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“However it’s laborious to take a seat there for a full day, or two days within the case of Secrets and techniques of Playboy, the place any person’s interviewing you about all of the intimate and horrible moments of seven years of your life,” she informed Us. “It wasn’t a enjoyable interview to do, however I felt prefer it was essential.”
Her subsequent TV present, ID’s The Playboy Murders, will examine the trauma of those that have been killed after their worlds intersected with the well-known journal. Madison hosts and government produces the six-episode anthology collection.
“After I was approached about doing this present, I used to be given a deck with an outline of all of the circumstances in it. I used to be actually compelled by it as a result of not solely are these extraordinarily fascinating circumstances and all six are very completely different, however I had by no means even heard of most of those circumstances,” the Down the Rabbit Gap creator defined. “I assumed I knew the whole lot about Playboy historical past and the whole lot that occurred to each playmate, however I’d by no means heard of those. So I used to be extraordinarily intrigued and I knew this was the kind of present that I might wanna watch whether or not or not I used to be concerned. In order that was a particular sure for me.”
The Playboy Murders premieres on ID Monday, January 23, at 10 p.m. ET.
