Down the rabbit hole : curious adventures and cautionary tales of a former Playboy bunny

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A spontaneous decision at age twenty-one transformed small-town Oregon girl Holly Sue Cullen into Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner's #1 girlfriend. But like Alice's journey into Wonderland, after Holly plunged down the rabbit hole, what seemed like a fairytale life inside the Playboy Mansion -- including A-list celebrity parties and her own #1-rated television show for four years -- quickly devolved into an oppressive routine of strict rules, manipulation, and battles with ambitious, backstabbing bunnies. Life inside the notorious Mansion wasn't a dream at all -- and quickly became her nightmare. After losing her identity, her sense of self-worth, and her hope for the future, Holly found herself sitting alone in a bathtub contemplating suicide. But instead of ending her life, Holly chose to take charge of it. In this candid memoir, Holly opens up about life inside the Mansion, the drugs, the sex, the abuse, the infamous parties, and her real behind-the-scenes life with Bridget, Kendra, and, of course, Mr. Playboy himself. Holly shares the details of her subsequent troubled relationship, landing her own successful television series, and the hard work of healing, including her turn on Dancing with the Stars. A cautionary tale and a celebration of personal empowerment, Down the Rabbit Hole reminds us of the importance of fighting for our dreams -- and finding the life we deserve.

General Note:

Color map on endpapers.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

xii, 334 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : map, color portraits ; 24 cm

Genre:

Biographies.

Personal Subject:

Madison, Holly.

Hefner, Hugh M. (Hugh Marston), 1926-

Corporate Subject:

Playboy Enterprises -- Employees -- Biography.

Title Subject:

Girls next door (Television program)

Subject Term:

Television personalities -- Biography.

Reality television programs -- Production and direction -- Anecdotes.

Girlie magazines -- Employees -- Biography.

Publisher:

Dey St., an imprint of WilliamMorrowPublishers,

Publication Date:

2015

ISBN:

9780062372109

Publication Information:

New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of WilliamMorrowPublishers, [2015]

Call Number:

927 MADISON

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The real, untold, and unvarnished story of life inside the legendary Playboy Mansion--and the man who holds the key--from the woman who was Hef's #1 girlfriend and star of The Girls Next Door.

A spontaneous decision at age twenty-one transformed small-town Oregon girl Holly Sue Cullen into Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner's #1 girlfriend. But like Alice in Wonderland after she plunged down the rabbit hole, what seemed like a fairytale life inside the Playboy Mansion--including A-list celebrity parties and her own #1-rated television show--quickly devolved into an oppressive routine of strict rules, manipulation, and battles with ambitious, backstabbing bunnies. Losing her identity, her sense of self-worth, and her hope for the future, Holly found herself sitting alone in a bathtub contemplating suicide.

But instead of ending her life, Holly chose to take charge of it.

In this shockingly candid and surprisingly moving memoir, this thoughtful and introspective woman opens up about life inside the Mansion, the drugs, the sex and the infamous parties, as well as what her relationships with her Girls Next Door co-stars, Bridget and Kendra were really like. Holly talks candidly about a subsequent abusive relationship, her own successful television series, and the hard work of healing, including her turn on Dancing with the Stars. A cautionary tale and a celebration of personal empowerment, Down the Rabbit Hole reminds us of the importance of fighting for our dreams--and finding the life we deserve.

Author Notes

Holly Madison was born Holly Sue Cullen on December 23, 1973 in Oregon. She has worked as a model, showgirl and television personality. She is widely known for being one of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends on the reality television series The Girls Next Door and for her own reality series, Holly's World. She has starred in four films including: The Last Broadcast, Scary Movie 4, The House Bunny, and The Tellling. Her first book, Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny, was published in 2015. She is the author of the bestseller, The Vegas Diaries.

(Bowker Author Biography)