Crystal Hefner isn’t holding anything back in her new memoir Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself.
‘I am so thrilled to share the cover of my book,’ the 37-year-old told People.
‘I’m ready to tell my story — the whole story — including the decade I spent at the Playboy Mansion in the orbit of one of the most powerful, controversial, mythical men in the public imagination.’
The former Playboy Playmate met Hugh Hefner at a party at the Playboy Mansion in 2007 when she was just 21 and the legendary Lothario was 81.
According to the book’s description, it discusses the ‘objectification and misogyny of the Playboy mansion, her stolen young adulthood and her journey to finding internal validation’ as well as ‘providing a rare look into the final days of one of the most influential men of the 20th century.’
Memoir: Crystal Hefner isn’t holding anything back in her new memoir Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself
‘Only Say Good Things is the honest story of my life, which is also the experience of so many girls and women who grow up believing that their worth comes from what they look like, and that their value can be given to them by other people, and also taken away,’ she added to People.
‘It’s the book I wished I had read when I was a young woman.’
Crystal details how her ‘life changed forever when she attended a party at the notorious Playboy mansion,’ according to the description of the book.
After being picked to be one of Hefner’s ‘girlfriends,’ she found herself ‘traveling the world and attending glamorous Hollywood parties,’ but was ‘forced to compete with other women for her spot in the highly hierarchical system.’
Crystal, who is 60 years younger than her late husband, lived in the Playboy Mansion for a decade.
She spent five years as one of Hef’s girlfriends and five years as his wife before he passed away on September 27, 2017 at the Playboy Mansion.
In the memoir, which will be released on January 5, the E!’s Girls Next Door alum opens up about how she struggled with her self-worth before marrying the Playboy founder and how after they married, ‘she grew increasingly restless to understand who she truly was away from Playboy’s toxic culture.’
Crystal’s memoir will give readers ‘a vulnerable and clear-eyed look at how her experience with Hefner catalyzed a transformative journey from valuing external validation over all else to finally recognizing her worth.’
While she was with Hefner, he dictated exactly what shade of nail polish she should wear (pink, pale and sheer, never matte) and gently tapped her on the head when her roots were showing.
Candid: I am so thrilled to share the cover of my book,’ the 37-year-old told People . ‘I’m ready to tell my story — the whole story — including the decade I spent at the Playboy Mansion in the orbit of one of the most powerful, controversial, mythical men in the public imagination’
Late husband: The former Playboy Playmate met Hugh Hefner at a party at the Playboy Mansion in 2007 when she was just 21 and the legendary Lothario was 81
Former lover: According to the book’s description, it discusses the ‘objectification and misogyny of the Playboy mansion, her stolen young adulthood and her journey to finding internal validation’ as well as ‘providing a rare look into the final days of one of the most influential men of the 20th century’
Past days: ‘Only Say Good Things is the honest story of my life, which is also the experience of so many girls and women who grow up believing that their worth comes from what they look like, and that their value can be given to them by other people, and also taken away,’ she added to People
Playmate: ‘It’s the book I wished I had read when I was a young woman.’ Crystal details how her ‘life changed forever when she attended a party at the notorious Playboy mansion,’ according to the description of the book
New Life: . After being picked to be one of Hefner’s ‘girlfriends,’ she found herself ‘traveling the world and attending glamorous Hollywood parties,’ but was ‘forced to compete with other women for her spot in the highly hierarchical system’
Old rules: While she was with Hefner, he dictated exactly what shade of nail polish she should wear (pink, pale and sheer, never matte) and gently tapped her on the head when her roots were showing
When he was at the Playboy Mansion, he issued a 6pm curfew ensuring his young wife was home to share his dinner (always chicken soup with cream cheese and crackers) and watch his favorite movies.
Then, after dark, she was expected to participate in the group sex for which Hefner was famous.
‘This candid and ultimately empowering memoir provides not only a fascinating look behind the scenes at a powerful cultural icon and brand, but also offers an equally powerful and counterintuitive voice and hard-won lessons about who and what determines our value,’ the book’s description read.
After Hefner died, Crystal took the first steps in finding out who she was without Playboy when she ditched her bleach blonde hair and had her breast implants removed.