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Heartbreaking reason why Hugh Hefner's widow Crystal played same song every time they had sex in Playboy mansion

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Updated 14:04 25 Mar 2025 GMTPublished 13:53 25 Mar 2025 GMT

Heartbreaking reason why Hugh Hefner's widow Crystal played same song every time they had sex in Playboy mansion

The model first met Hugh when she was just 21 years old

Rhiannon Ingle

Rhiannon Ingle

It's been eight years since Playboy founder Hugh Hefner died aged 91 of sepsis in 2017.

Following his passing, many of his former employees, old girlfriends, and even ex-wives have come forward to share their experiences with the editor-in-chief - one of which being Hugh's third wife, Crystal Hefner, who he tied the knot with in 2012.

Sixty years her senior, Hugh met Crystal, now 38, when she was just 21 years old during a 2008 Halloween party at one of his Playboy mansions in LA.

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Crystal and Hugh Hefner were married from 2012 to 2017 (Charley Gallay / Stringer / Getty Images)
Crystal and Hugh Hefner were married from 2012 to 2017 (Charley Gallay / Stringer / Getty Images)

Crystal has been extremely open about her sex life with Hugh in her 2024 tell-all memoir, Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself.

In the book, which is filled with a number of bombshell revelations about the inner workings of the Playboy mansion, the author revealed in an exclusive with People the heartbreaking reason why she played the same song every time she and Hugh had sex.

Sharing that she actually favoured group sex rather than being one-on-one with Hugh, who relied on sexual enhancement drugs, Crystal opened up about the 'little blue pill nights' when the pair had sex and how he needed music on.

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Crystal has opened up about her sex life with the Playboy founder in her 2024 memoir (Denise Truscello / Contributor / Getty Images)
Crystal has opened up about her sex life with the Playboy founder in her 2024 memoir (Denise Truscello / Contributor / Getty Images)

Crystal made sure to put the exact same song of every time they did the deed - an unnamed track by pop legend, Madonna.

According to the model, if she only listened to one specific song on when she was ever intimate with Hugh, 'then no other music will be contaminated by this place'.

Crystal recalls the sex coming to an end in 2014, two years after she and Hugh tied the knot - something she was clearly 'relieved' about.

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"There was no more bringing girls home, no more performances," she looked back. "For years, I had been keeping up the Playboy charade for Hef, for the public."

Elsewhere in her book, Crystal recalled what it was like first being intimate with Hugh.

The model revealed exactly why she only listened to one song every time she had sex with Hugh (Denise Truscello / Contributor / Getty Images)
The model revealed exactly why she only listened to one song every time she had sex with Hugh (Denise Truscello / Contributor / Getty Images)

She said the sex was 'odd and robotic' with no kissing, romance, or intimacy in that bedroom, either on that occasion or any following evening over the course of their relationship.

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Crystal went on to divulge that her husband never once looked at her when they had sex, and instead only stared in a bored manner upward at the strategically placed mirror overhead.

"There was nothing sexy about it," she wrote. "It was about power and control and leverage. It was a performance. I was auditioning for a part."

In her book, she carried on: "[Hugh] seemed less sex-savvy than some of the teenage boys I’d been with years ago.

"It was clear to me Hef had never taken a moment in his entire life to figure out how to please someone else."

Featured Image Credit: Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic

Topics: Celebrity, Hugh Hefner, Music, Playboy, Sex and Relationships, Books

Rhiannon Ingle
Rhiannon Ingle

Rhiannon Ingle is a Senior Journalist at Tyla, specialising in TV, film, travel, and culture. A graduate of the University of Manchester with a degree in English Literature, she honed her editorial skills as the Lifestyle Editor of The Mancunian, the UK’s largest student newspaper. With a keen eye for storytelling, Rhiannon brings fresh perspectives to her writing, blending critical insight with an engaging style. Her work captures the intersection of entertainment and real-world experiences.

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