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outique and spied the Holly, Bridget, and Kendra bobbleheads in the window. Before Peepshow, I was asked to join Hef, Crystal, and the twins in their suite for a family-style buffet dinner. Hef and I hadn’t spoken much since our breakup, so seeing him for the first time on camera was a bit uncomfortable. As he went in for an embrace, I clearly opted for the ass-out “bro hug” and tried to avoid his kiss. When he offered to feed each girlfriend a bite of his ice cream sundae, he turned to offer me a spoonful, which I quickly refused, saying, “Oh, I ordered my own.” The Girls Next Door had planned on having us bring Hef up on the stage for our audience participation bit in Peepshow, and the crowd went wild. I played into it as much as I needed to, but was eager to go on with the show. “It seemed like that night, Hef was definitely the main attraction,” Crystal quipped, in a voice overlay. I knew what it felt like, as Hef’s girlfriend, to be compared to his former flames and feel undervalued or underappreciated, but there was no reason for Crystal to take that out on me with all her snide remarks. When producers summoned Bridget, Kendra, and me to reunite for a GND episode featuring Kendra’s baby shower, we all agreed without hesitation. Not only were we all grateful for the good things that came from the show and from Hef; we were, at that point, still very supportive of one another. While we had moved on to different places in our lives, we still kept in touch and deep down, there was an undeniable bond that we shared. Mary O’Connor was gracious enough to host the bash in her backyard and Bridget did a wonderful job of putting the soiree together. It was a perfect little gathering on a beautiful summer’s day—until Hef and his girlfriends showed up. The ordeal that ensued was reported by gossip blogger Perez Hilton: Sources tell PerezHilton.com exclusively that there was some major drama at Kendra Wilkinson’s baby shower yesterday. We reported earlier that not only were Kendra’s BFFs Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt in attendance but also Hef and his newest girlfriends, Crystal Harris and the Shannon twins. Apparently, the twins and Crystal put up a major stink about having to be at the party and refused to participate in any of the games by hiding in the house. According to our source, the girls were exceedingly rude to everyone, especially Holly, Bridget, and Kendra, which just made the whole day awkward. And because the episode was being filmed for Girls Next Door and not Kendra, Hef had to have his new ladies included in the footage, so he had them fake a scene “where it looked like Kendra was opening her last present when she hadn’t even started opening presents, just so they could leave.” Once they were gone, we’re told the vibe mellowed out and everyone had a wonderful time. Uh-Oh. The new gals aren’t fans of the veterans, we see. Perhaps there’s some jealousy that Hef America really likes Holly, Bridget, and Kendra more than these three infants?

Occasionally, when I was on my computer, I’d have the TV on in the background. Once I caught a commercial for the new season of The Girls Next Door. “I’m not the new Holly . . . she’s the old me,” Crystal snapped sassily in the season’s first promotional trailer. Ouch, I thought when I first heard it. Honestly, I didn’t even blame Crystal for the snide remark. I’d been in that same interview chair for five long seasons before she even came along and I assume the producers fed her that line. Crystal just didn’t come off as comfortable or clever enough to think up even a lame zinger like that. In fact, most of her dialogue on the show was painfully awkward at best. I was terribly disappointed in the producers. For four years, I had (literally!) bared my life for that show, but as soon as I left, they were taking potshots at me. There is no doubt in my mind that, had the new cast succeeded and the show remained on the air, they would still be bagging on me to this day if it was good for ratings. From the reports I read and the little I did see, season six felt like a stale rehash of old storylines mixed with some of the ideas we had tossed around but had not gotten around to using over the years (like “camping in the backyard”). And when promos began airing, I couldn’t help but see my name popping up on websites and blogs because of some hurtful jab being made at my expense. It felt like they were trying to encourage a war between the old and new guard. Or perhaps they felt that by throwing our names around as often as possible they could distract viewers and keep them from realizing what a snore-fest the once energetic and bubbly series had become. When asked in an interview what I thought of the new season, I was honest. Maybe I should have just said that I hadn’t seen any of it, but the constant jabs had begun gnawing at me—after all, I’m only human. “The girls need to focus on what makes them unique and not doing the same things Bridget, Kendra, and I have already done on the show,” I said candidly. “I don’t want to look behind, I want to look forward.” A week letter I received a letter from Hef reprimanding me for my remarks. Hef loved to send letters. Prior to sending one, he’d usually make a copy and place it neatly in one of his countless scrapbooks. I don’t think he writes the letters with the purpose of getting a response or closure (which is why I never bothered to respond), I think he does it so he can have the last word in even the tiniest event in the story of his life. It’s Hef’s version of reality, all the time. When I filmed a guest spot on Kendra’s self-titled spin-off, my former housemate confessed to me (off camera) that she got disapproving letters from Hef fairly regularly as well. She told me she was forced to apologize for a quote she gave the media referring to the “whores up there” at the mansion, which Hef assumed referred to the Shannon twins. I would end up receiving many “reprimand” letters from Hef—it seemed nothing I said in the press met his approval. The whole thing felt sort of creepy—as if he thought he was my dad or something and had some sort of jurisdiction over me. Eventually, when I would see letters from the mansion in my mail, I would throw them away without even opening them. They just creeped me out and brought forth negative feelings. I didn’t want him to have that sort of power over me.

outique and spied <strong>the</strong> <strong>Holly</strong>, Bridget, and Kendra bobbleheads in <strong>the</strong> window.<br />

Before Peepshow, I was asked to join Hef, Crystal, and <strong>the</strong> twins in <strong>the</strong>ir suite for a family-style<br />

buffet dinner. Hef and I hadn’t spoken much since our breakup, so seeing him for <strong>the</strong> first time on<br />

camera was a bit uncomfortable. As he went in for an embrace, I clearly opted for <strong>the</strong> ass-out “bro<br />

hug” and tried to avoid his kiss. When he offered to feed each girlfriend a bite of his ice cream<br />

sundae, he turned to offer me a spoonful, which I quickly refused, saying, “Oh, I ordered my own.”<br />

The Girls Next Door had planned on having us bring Hef up on <strong>the</strong> stage for our audience<br />

participation bit in Peepshow, and <strong>the</strong> crowd went wild. I played into it as much as I needed to, but<br />

was eager to go on with <strong>the</strong> show.<br />

“It seemed like that night, Hef was definitely <strong>the</strong> main attraction,” Crystal quipped, in a voice<br />

overlay.<br />

I knew what it felt like, as Hef’s girlfriend, to be compared to his former flames and feel<br />

undervalued or underappreciated, but <strong>the</strong>re was no reason for Crystal to take that out on me with all<br />

her snide remarks.<br />

When producers summoned Bridget, Kendra, and me to reunite for a GND episode featuring<br />

Kendra’s baby shower, we all agreed without hesitation. Not only were we all grateful for <strong>the</strong> good<br />

things that came from <strong>the</strong> show and from Hef; we were, at that point, still very supportive of one<br />

ano<strong>the</strong>r. While we had moved on to different places in our lives, we still kept in touch and deep<br />

down, <strong>the</strong>re was an undeniable bond that we shared.<br />

Mary O’Connor was gracious enough to host <strong>the</strong> bash in her backyard and Bridget did a<br />

wonderful job of putting <strong>the</strong> soiree toge<strong>the</strong>r. It was a perfect little ga<strong>the</strong>ring on a beautiful summer’s<br />

day—until Hef and his girlfriends showed up.<br />

The ordeal that ensued was reported by gossip blogger Perez Hilton:<br />

Sources tell PerezHilton.com exclusively that <strong>the</strong>re was some major drama at Kendra<br />

Wilkinson’s baby shower yesterday. We reported earlier that not only were Kendra’s BFFs<br />

<strong>Holly</strong> <strong>Madison</strong> and Bridget Marquardt in attendance but also Hef and his newest<br />

girlfriends, Crystal Harris and <strong>the</strong> Shannon twins.<br />

Apparently, <strong>the</strong> twins and Crystal put up a major stink about having to be at <strong>the</strong> party and<br />

refused to participate in any of <strong>the</strong> games by hiding in <strong>the</strong> house.<br />

According to our source, <strong>the</strong> girls were exceedingly rude to everyone, especially <strong>Holly</strong>,<br />

Bridget, and Kendra, which just made <strong>the</strong> whole day awkward.<br />

And because <strong>the</strong> episode was being filmed for Girls Next Door and not Kendra, Hef had<br />

to have his new ladies included in <strong>the</strong> footage, so he had <strong>the</strong>m fake a scene “where it<br />

looked like Kendra was opening her last present when she hadn’t even started opening<br />

presents, just so <strong>the</strong>y could leave.” Once <strong>the</strong>y were gone, we’re told <strong>the</strong> vibe mellowed out<br />

and everyone had a wonderful time.<br />

Uh-Oh. The new gals aren’t fans of <strong>the</strong> veterans, we see. Perhaps <strong>the</strong>re’s some jealousy<br />

that Hef America really likes <strong>Holly</strong>, Bridget, and Kendra more than <strong>the</strong>se three infants?

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