In retrospect, The Girls Next Door was pretty wild even for a reality television show. This E! Series aired from 2005–2010, and it had a fairly insane premise: following Hugh Hefner and his girlfriends as they both lived and partied inside the Playboy mansion.
At the time, it was considered a lighthearted romp. But since Hugh Hefner’s death, some of these women have described life with Hefner as a living hell. On top of that, while 2010 may not seem that far away, it’s difficult to imagine a show like The Girls Next Door ever succeeding in a post #MeToo era.
This eventually got us thinking: just what are the titular girls of The Girls Next Door up to now? Let’s find out!
Holly Madison
Holly Madison was one of the most prominent women in the Girls Next Door cast. It makes sense, then, that she would have a very prominent role after the show was over.
After the show ended, Madison headlined her own reality show for two years titled Holly’s World. She branched out into other kinds of reality TV by briefly appearing on Dancing With the Stars. And she had a brief dramatic role in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. At times, though, she put her Girls Next Door skills to good use by starring in Peepshow, a burlesque show at Las Vegas’ Planet Hollywood.
These days, Madison lives a more mellow life. She found the time to pen two engaging memoirs: Down the Rabbit Hole and The Vegas Diaries. And in addition to raising her two children, she is currently hosting “Girls Next Level”, a podcast looking back at her time on Girls Next Door.
