Crystal Hefner Describes Her "Traumatic" Marriage to Hugh Hefner
For Crystal Hefner, her relationship with Hugh Hefner was largely about keeping up appearances.
The model detailed how the late Playboy founder often focused on her looks throughout their marriage, which lasted from 2012 until his death in 2017. Recounting how the environment at the Playboy Mansion was very competitive, with Playmates constantly "vying for Hef's attention," Crystal said she eventually lost her personal identity and "became whatever he wanted me" in order to keep him happy.
"He wanted me to just be seen and not speak," she shared in Eคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง! News' exclusive look at her appearance on Tamron Hall, airing Feb. 5. "Be helpless, be small, have bleach blonde hair and stay skinny and have big fake boobs."
As a natural brunette who bleaches her hair, the 37-year-old told host Tamron Hall that Hugh would "tap" her head as a reminder to fix her roots whenever they started showing. Crystal also remembered the magazine mogul casually "hitting me on the thigh" and suggesting that she "tone up" after she had gained some weight.
"That was hard," Crystal recalled. "This charming man all of the sudden is changing."
photosSecrets of Playboy Bombshells
And six years after Hugh's death at 91, Crystal is ready to leave that chapter of her life behindคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. Her new memoir Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself details what she told E! News was a "traumatic" and "very restrictive" relationship with Hugh, as well as the healing journey she embarked on following his passing.
Denise Truscello/WireImage
"I'm in a much better place," Crystal told E!. "I feel that I will always be a work in progress, but I feel that I finally have true freedom."
As a way to regain her voice, the author is also changing back to her maiden name of Crystal Harris.
Trending Stories
1
Jennie Garth Briefly Addresses Dan Schneider & Costar Amanda Bynes
2
Why Paris Hilton and Carter Reum Don't Share Photos of Daughter London
3
YouTuber Aspyn Ovard Files for Divorce Amid Birth of Baby No. 3
"When I was at the mansion, I didn't know who I was," Crystal added. "When you don't know who you are, that could be dictated to you by somebody else and if that's given to you by someone else, it could also be taken away. So, it's very important for you to have your own power."
For major revelations from Crystal's book, keep reading.
