Holly Madison is currently making headlines after she revealed some shocking claims about Playboy founder and ex-boyfriend Hugh Hefner. However, Hefner slammed Madison's allegations by saying his ex-ladylove just wanted to stay in the spotlight.
In her controversial tell-all memoir entitled, "Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny," Holly Madison made several claims regarding Hugh Hefner's behavior during her time in the famous Playboy Mansion. According to Us Weekly, Madison claimed that she was verbally and emotionally abused while living in the mansion with Hefner.
So, who is Holly Madison? Here are 6 interesting things to know about the Playboy model who made an exposé about 89-year-old Hugh Hefner and his infamous Playboy Mansion.
1. Holly Madison is popularly known as one of Hugh Hefner's seven official girlfriends who starred on the reality TV series, "The Girls Next Door" and "Holly's World." Though she was not a Playboy Playmate, Madison has appeared in several nude pictorials with other Playboy models.
2. Prior to becoming a Playboy model, Holly Madison competed to become a Hawaiian Tropic model and worked at Hooters to afford college tuition, Born Rich has learned.
3. Madison has openly admitted that she underwent cosmetic surgeries. In 2011, People magazine revealed that she had insured her breasts for $1 million.
4. After her stint on the E! reality TV show, "The Girls Next Door," Holly Madison appeared on "Dancing with the Stars," as a replacement for Jewel Kilcher. Buddy TV also added that Madison starred in a topless burlesque show called Peepshow at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, as a replacement to Kelly Monaco. However, she left the show in 2012 due to her pregnancy.
5. During her time with Hugh Hefner, Holly Madison once confessed that she wanted to marry the Playboy founder and have his children. However, the couple broke up in October 2008. Aside from Hefner, Madison also dated illusionist Criss Angel and All Time Low's band member Jack Barakat.
6. In September 2013, Holly Madison married fiancé Pasquale Rotella in Disneyland. And aside from being a wife, she busies herself by being a mother to 2-year-old Rainbow Aurora.
Holly Madison made the news after snippets of her memoir hit the Internet earlier this month. Though she revealed that she was miserable being one of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends and even contemplated suicide, the now 35-year-old mom said she have no regrets since she learned a lot from the experience.
"I don't regret it because I learned a lot from the situation," Madison said, as per E! News. "There were some good experiences that came along with the bad and I love where I ended up today. That's what life is. You can't really end up in a good place without going through some crazy stuff, too."
