Hef single???? .......... Never

[ItsNate]

Playboy-founder and reality TV star Hugh Hefner is down a girlfriend.

Hefner and Holly Madison, one of E!'s The Girls Next Door, are no longer dating. Hefner said he's been "down in the dumps" about the split.

The 28-year-old model-actress stars in the reality series with Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt as one of the 82-year-old publisher's girlfriends who live with Hefner in the Playboy Mansion.

"If Holly says it's over, I guess it's over," Hefner said in a telephone interview Wednesday.

"She's still here in the house. Until a few days ago, we were still sharing the same bed."

Hefner was surprised to hear Madison discussing their breakup, but acknowledged he knew a split was imminent after he told Madison that they would never wed or have children.

In a video posted on TMZ.com Tuesday, Madison said she's no longer with Hefner. She also said she is "still filming stuff together" with Wilkinson and Marquardt.

Hefner said Madison learned the pair would never have children or get married six months ago, adding: "The fact that she was depressed after that, I didn't know at all. That was a revelation in the last days and weeks. Quite frankly, we thought when the time came, we would make a combined statement and we expected that combined statement would be somewhere in the weeks and months ahead."

The Girls Next Door premiered on E! in 2001 and is in its fifth season. Hefner said he and the three women are committed to a sixth season, but he plans to seek out new live-in lovers. Hefner said 19-year-old Playmate twins Karissa and Kristina Shannon are living in the mansion, but they're aren't his girlfriends - yet.

"It's now apparent there will be some new faces in my personal life and on the show," he said. "There's been moments that I've been down in the dumps about all this, and (personal assistant) Mary (O'Connor) told me to cheer up and pointed out that there are girls lined up outside the front gate. At my age, that's hard to believe, but it seems to be true."

Hefner's relationship with his remaining two girlfriends - Marquardt, 35, and Wilkinson, 23 - may also be in flux. Hefner said Marquardt is in Europe filming the new Travel Channel series Bridget's Beaches, and Wilkinson may soon move out of the mansion and get her own apartment. Hefner said E! is interested in spin-offs with all three women.

The Playboy mogul expects to maintain a business relationship and friendship with Madison, who - along with Marquardt - originally was one of seven girlfriends living with Hefner in 2001 after his separation from Kimberley Conrad. Wilkinson was later asked to move into the Playboy Mansion in 2004. Hefner said he may again seek out seven - or more - girlfriends.

"It's a big house," he said. "And I'm not going to live alone. I'm definitely not going to live alone."

Hefner, born in April 1926, is 82.

At least The Girls Next Door will still be on for another two seasons

 

[wtp]

I feel so bad for him.

 

[Jesse]

I wonder what motivated her into dating a guy 60 years older..

 

[Rawr]

Hef can never be 'single', he always has a girl on his shoulder. Hef's one old ass pimp lol.

 

[Infernal Dave]

Woah, double posted for some reason, please delete.

Edit > Delete > Delete Message

But anyways, I wouldn't think that he would stay single. Ever, lol.

 

[Leatherface]

I wonder what motivated her into dating a guy 60 years older..

Publicity and money my boy.

 

[ItsNate]

I wonder what motivated her into dating a guy 60 years older..

Well consider the other girls are thinking of leaving; look what they have now

Kendra - Modelling and making her own money and can afford to move into a really great place - Thanks to Hef for the free room & everything she has in life.

Bridget - All the reporting gigs she gets because of her celebrity fame for being on "the girls next door" - Thanks to Hef of course for even letting the show go to air

Holly - Well she makes money off modelling, working for playboy and everything; also thanks to hef, but I think she used him the most... To get to where she is today.

They all just used him; got famous, made their own money and now they don't need him . . .

Plus they all make money off their products, girl next door dvds, and calendars and everything else...

They are properly the smartest bunch out of the lot... how many other ex-girlfriends did you regularly hear about when they were with Hef???

 

[jebadiah the wise man]

He won't stay single long, he's Hugh Fucking Hefner.

 

[†Tysonâ€Â]

I don't like that old dude, i hope he dies.

 

I bet Hugh Hefner is feeling depressed. He gets used in every relationship.

 

[Pin0y-baller]

Guess its the next girls turn lol. That won't take long.

 

[CH1C0]

So he is losing one, but might gain some hot twins.
Where is the down side to this???

 

[Inventor]

I wonder what motivated her into dating a guy 60 years older..

C.R.E.A.M

Cash rules everything around me.

 

[Teh 1337ness]

Hefner will NEVER be single, EVER. At least Girls Next Door will continue on for awhile, before I have to find another show on E! to whank to. (I mean seriously, how many of their shows, are meant for you to whank to...a zillion?)