Holly Madison Releases Memoir of Nightmare Life at Playboy Mansion

If you ever watched the reality show Girls Next Door, you might remember Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner’s “main girlfriend.” The 35-year-old former Playboy model and Vegas showgirl is coming out with a memoir titled, what else, but Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny. Madison details her life at the Playboy Mansion and how it wasn’t as fun and whimsical as it seemed. When she met Hefner at age 21, the first thing he did was offer her a Quaalude. When she declined, Hef said, “Usually, I don’t approve of drugs, but you know, in the ‘70s they used to call these pills ‘thigh openers.’” Instead of running far away from that scenario, she ended up moving into the mansion a few weeks later.

With seven other girls living in the house, there were constant shifts in friendships and loyalty. “I learned Hef was the manipulator and that he pitted us against one another,” she wrote. Madison also reveals the emotional abuse she experienced by Hef if she dared to cut her hair or wear red lipstick. “I realized I wasn’t treated well. I’m done being afraid of people,” she said. “I don’t have any loyalty to Hef. I haven’t talked to him in four years, so there’s no reason to reach out now. Besides, it’s the truth.” Surprisingly, Madison never signed a nondisclosure agreement. The book will be released on June 23.

[Us Weekly]