Hugh Hefner’s widow Crystal vows to reveal ‘toxic’ truth of Playboy Mansion

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“toxic objectification and misogyny” she endured while living in the famed Playboy Mansion.Crystal Hefner, 37, admitted in the past that she lied about her true feelings regarding the Playboy Mansion in order to protect her late husband — but she is now determined to reveal the truth.The Playboy model plans to do so in her new memoir, “Only Say Good Things,” set to be released in January 2024.Crystal was plucked from obscurity by Hefner in the mid-2000s when she was 21 and, despite a 60-year age gap, they went on to marry on New Year’s Eve in 2012; they remained married until his death in 2017 at age 91.Crystal vowed to talk about her “stolen” young adulthood, plus the reality of being the infamous playboy’s “number one girlfriend.”“Since his passing, I have had to do a lot of self-discovery,” Crystal revealed in an interview with the Daily Mail. “I have had to find out who I am without it being dictated to me.“I have had to not only find my voice, but I also had to learn how to use that voice,” she continued. “My book is a testament to the power of time, processing all that I have been through and embracing my truth.”The former model, who quickly rose through the hierarchal Playboy Mansion ranks, said her late husband “surprised her” when he proposed, and she “could not imagine refusing” his offer for her hand in marriage.“My relationship and marriage to Hugh Hefner was a very complicated one,” she admitted. “It was one where, no matter how I was treated, I always felt like I had to protect him, which is why I have not shared my story until now.”Crysta has taken a “transformative journey” in which she is more comfortable in her own skin, with just simple hair and makeup — a far cry from her glammed-up Playboy days.The.