Crystal Hefner Removed ‘Everything Fake’ From Her Body: I Was ‘Suffering Internally’ at Playboy Mansion

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Feeling more like herself. Crystal Hefner opened up about getting to a better relationship with her body after years in the Playboy mansion.“As most of you know, I grew my following during my ‘Playboy’ years.

Certain photos grow followings fast. In short, sex sells,” Crystal, 35, who was married to Hugh Hefner from 2012 until his death in 2017, wrote in a lengthy Instagram statement on Monday, January 10.The Girls Next Door alum revealed that she had struggled on the road to becoming her “real” self.“I don’t know whether I felt empowered by dressing scantily clad, showing cleavage, etc … or if I just felt it was expected of me or what,” she noted. “But now I can confidently and 100% proudly say, modesty is what empowers me these days, and because it feels so much better internally, it will probably be this way for the rest of my life.”The model recalled “suffering internally”⁣ while trying to live for other people before she made the decision to remove “everything fake” from her body, adding, “I am more authentic, vulnerable and feel that I belong more to myself.

I am mine.”At the time, Crystal was worried that her decision would cause people to unfollow her after she noticed her follower count dropping.“I was watching the girls that had similar pages keep posting the same scantily clad stuff and growing exponentially while I tanked hard,” the television personality shared about the shift, noting that it didn’t stay that way for long. “Most days the count is growing.

Now my women followers are giving the men followers a run for their money. Now I truly feel I have an army of supporters that care and see an actual soul behind the lens.”The California native also explained that her new point of view inspired her mission to