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Hugh Hefner's former partner shares strict rules Playboy founder had for his girlfriends
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Updated 15:56 27 Aug 2024 GMT+1Published 15:57 27 Aug 2024 GMT+1

Hugh Hefner's former partner shares strict rules Playboy founder had for his girlfriends

While they slept on dirty beds, they had to follow Hef's strict rules

Jess Battison

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Fun, sex and glamour – all words that probably come to mind when you think about living in the Playboy Mansion.

But it turns out there was some ‘sadness’ behind Hugh Hefner’s life there and it wasn’t just dirty in the way that you’d imagine.

Plus, the Playboy founder had some strict rules for his girlfriends as his former partner spilled the details on her life as a Bunny.

Izabella St. James lived at the Mansion for two years after Hef invited her to become one of his ‘official girlfriends’ in 2002.

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And in 2006 she released her memoir Bunny Tales: Behind Closed Doors at the Playboy Mansion discussing her time as one of the magazine publisher’s girlfriends.

She was one of Hef's girlfriends for two years. (Alexandra Wyman/WireImage for Chicago Pictures)
She was one of Hef's girlfriends for two years. (Alexandra Wyman/WireImage for Chicago Pictures)

She told Fox News Digital how it was ‘very weird’ to be in the group of ‘seven girlfriends dating the same guy’ but explained it’s not exactly like a ‘stereotypical’ relationship.

“The rest of us had our own bedrooms. We were able to do whatever we wanted throughout the day," St. James explained.

“A couple of nights a week, we would go out to nightclubs. And then a couple of nights a week, we would have the opportunity to be intimate with him if we wanted to."

Although, despite them being able to have that social time, there was these strict rules they needed to follow.

“We had to be home by 9 p.m., so we had a curfew," the former girlfriend said.

She explained that Hef didn’t want the girls going out and partying without him.

St. James continued: “I suppose he didn’t want us to have the opportunity to be unfaithful, which leads to the second rule. You don’t cheat on Hef. He’s your boyfriend regardless of the level of intimacy.

The girls had to follow Hef's rules. (Denise Truscello/WireImage)
The girls had to follow Hef's rules. (Denise Truscello/WireImage)

“He took that very seriously. You had to be respectful. There was no mingling with the staff. You weren’t supposed to be hanging out with the butlers."

Seems like Hef wasn’t so strict on cleaning though, as in her memoir she went on to reveal how the mattresses on the women’s beds were ‘disgusting – old, worn and stained’.

“He liked the girlfriends’ rooms to look very girly, all white carpet and pink walls,” she said. “Hef was used to dirty carpets. "The one in his bedroom had not been changed for years, and things became significantly worse when Holly Madison moved into his room with him as Girlfriend No. 1 soon after I moved in, bringing her two dogs.”

St. James said the pups weren’t house trained and the women would ‘almost always end up standing in dog mess’ in Hef’s room.

Well, sounds like the dogs lived by their own rules.

Featured Image Credit: David Buchan/Getty Images/Denise Truscello/WireImage/Getty Images

Topics: Playboy, Hugh Hefner

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. With a specialism in entertainment, she's covered the updates live at major events from The Brits in London to Disney's D23 in California. Jess covers the latest breaking news stories across the UK and the globe as well as interviewing your favourite faces including the likes of Dwayne Johnson, Stephen Graham, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Hemsworth. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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