Hefner's widow is ready to share her 'complicated and conflicting' story
At 35 years old now, Crystal notes that at the time of his death, Hugh Hefner and his world had been her life for just over a decade . That was a third of her life at the time, and for the entirety of her adulthood."I was with him through wild times, calm times, and all the times in between up until the day he passed away," she wrote."That day was very hard. I have lost a lot of people in my life and death is a difficult topic for me.
Calling herself an introvert, Crystal said that's why she stayed mostly quiet and"more private over the years." But as the"Girls Next Door" and other Playboy-affiliated women have come forward with their stories, Crystal has begun to open up. Crystal became Hefner's"number one girlfriend" and ultimately his wife after things broke off between him and the three original stars of the"Girls" reality show, Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson. Crystal was even part of the cast in the final season of the show.