Without His Girls, Hef Slides

May add even more girlfriends

(NEWSER) - Hugh Hefner is too busy with his replacement girlfriends to miss his three exes—and he might ask even more to join the brood, E! reports. “The best solution to lost love is new love,” the Playboy magnate said. As for rumors he’s scouting for more gal pals, “We don't have anyone in particular, but it's always possible. There was one point when I had seven girlfriends.” More»

Playmate starts family with Hank Baskett; Hugh Hefner approves

(NEWSER) - Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett became parents early this morning, welcoming Hank Baskett IV in Indianapolis. “We’re happy and healthy and enjoying every second with little Hank,” they tell E! —and they’re not the only ones celebrating. Wilkinson’s famous ex, Hugh Hefner, sends his love—and her co-girlfriends from The Girls Next Door, fellow Playmates Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt, can’t wait to meet the little guy. More»

Ex-Playmate also talks plastic surgery

(NEWSER) - Now that former Playmate Holly Madison is no longer a girl next door, she's opening up about how ex Hugh Hefner damaged her self-esteem. She also tells Life & Style why she turned to plastic surgery, PopEater reports.

• On Hef: "Living with Hef brought down my self-esteem a lot. I was comparing myself to the other girls. You have to look a certain way at the mansion."

Madison may replace Jewel on the show

(NEWSER) - Holly Madison is done with Hugh Hefner and The Girls Next Door, but she hasn't quit on reality TV just yet. The single-again blonde is joining Dancing with the Stars, possibly to replace Jewel, Us reports. Jewel wrote on her blog that tendinitis may force her to quit, though she has since said, "Don't count me out yet." More»

Three latest gal pals live in the Mansion now

(NEWSER) - Just days after Hugh Hefner’s last ex moved out of the Playboy Mansion, his three newest gal pals moved in, the New York Daily News reports. And apparently model Crystal Harris and 19-year-old twins Karissa and Kristina Shannon may not be enough to keep the 82-year-old busy: “There are a couple (girlfriends) that we have interest in,” Harris revealed on a message board. But "as for now, it is just us three." Whew. More»