Hugh Hefner's wife Crystal Hefner says he 'took so much Viagra he went deaf in one ear’

Hugh Hefner’s widow says that the late Playboy founder took so much Viagra that he went deaf in one ear.

Crystal Hefner was just 21-years-old when she met 81-year-old Hef. The pair tied the knot on New Year’s Eve in 2012 and remained married until his death in 2017.

The age gap certainly raised eyebrows, and Crystal admits that if she had a daughter she wouldn’t allow her to enter into a relationship with someone so much older.

In an interview with the Daily Mail, she said: “The hardest part of trying to have a relationship with Hef was that it was judged so much. Rightfully so.

“If that was my daughter now - it wouldn't happen. All I can say is that if you come from a happy, perfect, loving childhood, you don't usually end up with someone who was already 60 years old by the time you are born.”

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Crystal, now 37, has opened up about what life was like being married to Hef - revealing that he set some strict ground rules, including choosing what colour nail polish she wore (pale pink and sheer, if you’re interested) and setting a strict 6pm curfew for her.

Hef also demanded that he and his wife had dinner every night where they always tucked into the same thing: chicken soup with cream cheese and crackers, before watching his favourite movies.

And Crystal was also expected to take part in the group sex sessions that Hef was known for, although she revealed that 'nobody really wanted to be there'.

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She told the Daily Mail: “It was embarrassing. I don't know the most people there'd been in our bedroom at one time but - a lot. Pretty bad. We were like, 'Oh, now it's your turn.'

"Nobody really wanted to be there but I think in Hef's mind, he still thought he was in his 40s, and those nights, the people, the mansion, solidified that idea. He felt, 'I've still got it.’”

Crystal went on to reveal that Hef eventually lost the hearing in one of his ears due to taking so much Viagra.

“Hef always said he'd rather be deaf and still able to have sex,” Crystal said.

And despite his reputation, Crystal branded their first sexual encounter ‘unremarkable’.

She added: “Whatever you would like, whatever you would think, or however you would want a night to go, well, it wasn't that.”