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At 19, the former playboy playmates, and twins, the lives of Karissa and Kristina Shannon have a drastic turn after moving to Hugh Hefner’s playboy mansion.
In a new interview, the twins, now 35 years old, open about the worrying experience they shared while living in the mansion with Hefner, who died in 2017, and playmates, explaining how he led them to a dangerous addiction network and sharing the steps they took to find peace.
“We always say that ‘Playboy’ will always be part of our lives. We were fans of ‘Playboy’ and we are still fans of ‘Playboy’. He even thought it turned out to be very traumatic for us, there were also many high points,” Karissa Tr. ”
From the first moment, Florida’s natives said they were with “extreme jealousy” episodes of other playmates after Hefner showed favoritism towards them.
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Karissa and Kristina Shannon detailed a worrying experience living with Hugh Hefner in the Playboy mansion. (Getty images)
“We obtained many jealousy from the other playmates because we were twins. We were the first twins to get our lists, which made Playboy History. We were the young playmates and young girlfriends,” Kristina said.
“When we take photos, he would do it because to get into the middle of the twins to take a photo. Or would it be like,” Can you move the twins towards the front of the table? I want to sit next to him. “Then the girls began to get really jealous,” Karissa said.
“He made Kristina cry. Kristina literally cried and wanted to leave the mansion when we were shooting. And I said: ‘These girls are older. They know they will play the game better. But we are pretty. We are here. We have come so far.” And so we ended up staying it and Kristina beat him, but there was so much intimidation, “he added.
Duration of his four -year stay in the mansion, Karissa said the experience “left a great hole in our hearts and our spirit.”
The Shannon twins, with Hugh Hefner and his wife, Crystal, in 2009, said the Playboy tycoon “knocked down” his identities. (Jeffrey Mayer/Wiremage)
“He really collapsed who we are, especially when [Hugh] He removed our religion, “she explains.” Our believer in Jesus became a big problem, and losing that was a great trauma we deal with. We did not have a family that was there to support us like many of the girls. “
After moving, the twins faced another wave of challenges, including loss and substance abuse.
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“When we moved, we had a couple of years in which we exceeded this individuality phase,” Karissa said. “I feel that each set of twins crosses him, participulates in his 20 years. We both liked different things and trying to be individuals, because Hef really forced us to the twin thing, more than anyone. Never. Never. Never. Never. Never. Never. We are never.
“Everyone said we were going through our” Anna Nicole phase, “Kristina said. “We gained weight. There were alcohol and pills. We were really unhealthy and we lost and, at some points, suicides. We had no one. We were just trying to solve it after losing our owners.”
Florida’s natives, in 2013, became alcohol and pills after leaving the Playboy mansion. (Jerod Harris/Wiremage)
After reaching the bottom of the rock, the duo decided to return to his native state of Michigan.
“We drove all the way without stopping until we arrived in Michigan. I remember entering Colorado and smell that fresh air … it was simply different,” Karissa said. “Being in nature desensitized us. We ended up being diagnosed with manic depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. Being outside the city helped us reduce speed.”
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“We were totally ready to be selfish for the first time. And we were all about God and constantly praying to Jesus,” he added. “We were literally praying and just trying to change our lives. And I feel that this is when we really grew up.”
These days, the duo continues to prioritize its mental and physical health. (David Livingston/Getty Images)
“I feel like all this, God was humiliating us,” Kristina said. “I was humiliating us and letting us know” I have another plan for you. “It is restoring us, and that is what we feel now.
“We are still the playful twins who made Playboy, but now we care other things. We are all about organic ones. Everything we eat, all our food is organic. All our water is alkaline, our sheets are organic,” he added.
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These days, continuous twins prioritize their mental and physical health in the best way they can.
“We meditate every day together, and we are in the preparation of meals and not eat outside, really self -care and simply bucking the time for obalses and learn to be selfish, learn to say no,” Karissa said.
“We got used to our hearts, we got used to the time of healing, which he taught years. I did not think we would ever get out of that. But Michigan changed us. We love being in Michigan and then going to Los Angeles or Vegas to work,” Kristina added.