HUGH Hefner was a widely known magazine publisher who founded Playboy in the 1950s.
Sondra Theodore is one of many of Hugh Hefner’s former girlfriends.
Who is Hugh Hefner’s ex-girlfriend Sondra Theodore?
Theodore is one of Hefner’s many exes, he dated her from 1976 to 1981, according to Hollywood Life.
She also lived at the Playboy Mansion, like many of Hef’s girlfriends did.
When Hefner and Theodore met she was 19-years-old, and he was 50-years-old.
The famous late bachelor died on September 27, 2017 at the Playboy Mansion.
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During the Secrets of Playboy docuseries, Theofore claimed that Hefner told her he would start a family with her.
“You’re the first girl I’ve liked enough to consider having a baby with. That was his romantic way, and people supported it,” Theodore said.
She is a former Playboy Playmate who was in fact the Playmate of the Month for its July 1977 issue.
Originally, Theodore moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in acting.
What allegations has she made?
On January 24, 2022 A&E released a docuseries titled Secrets of Playboy.
Theodore is featured in the tell-all documentary about what went on inside the Playboy Mansion.
In the documentary Theodore alleged that Hefner groomed her from the age of 19.
“The real Hugh Hefner, he could have been a great man. He did a lot of great things but I watched him slip into this madness as the years progressed and towards the end it scared me,” Theodore told ET.
“I saw a man obsessed with sex, couldn’t get enough of it and [it] wasn’t ever enough for him. He got bored easily and the taboo was something he searched out.”
The former Playmate also revealed that Hefner was “obsessed” with Charles Manson.
“When we first started dating in the late ’70s, he was fascinated and obsessed with Charles Manson,” Sondra said.
Theodore also accused Hefner of recording her and other women in the bedroom.
“Well he had tapes on everyone,” she alleged of Hefner.
“The first time I looked up at the two screens he had for the TV in the bedroom and I realized it was me, I’m like ‘Woah, what are you doing?'”
“And when we started bringing other people into the bedroom, some girls had the same reaction like ‘Woah,’ ” she said.
Where can I watch Secrets of Playboy?
The ten-episode documentary series will be on A&E starting January 24, 2022.
With a valid cable account, audiences can watch the series live on the A&E website or A&E app.
Secrets of Playboy will also be available for next-day streaming on demand and via the A&E app and aetv.com.