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At the age of 19, the life of former Playboy Playmate and twins – Carissa and Christina Shannon, after moving, made a dramatic turn Hugh HefnerPlayboy Mansion.
In a new interview, the now 35-year-old twin will share a troubling experience she shared while living in a mansion with Hefner. He passed away in 2017and fellow playmates explain how it led them into a dangerous web of addiction and share the steps they took to ultimately find peace.
“We always say ‘Playboy’ is a part of our lives. We are “Playboy” fans and we are still “Playboy” fans. People Magazine.
From the beginning, the Indigenous Florida said that after Hefner showed good for them, he encountered a “extreme jealous” fit of seizures from other playmates.
Holly Madison recalls the “anxiety” of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner.
Karissa and Kristina Shannon detail the troubling experience living with Hugh Hefner on Playboy Mansion. (Getty Images)
“We got a lot Jealousy from other playmates Because we were twins. We were the first twins to each win a few months of our own, making Playboy history. We were the youngest playmates and the youngest girlfriend,” Christina said.
“When we were taking photos, he would want to go in the middle of the twins and take a photo. Or, ‘Can you move them towards the front of the table? I want to sit next to them.’ So the girl really started to jealous,” pointed out Carissa.
“Christina cried. Christina literally cried and wanted to leave the mansion while filming. “These girls are getting older. They know how to play the game better. And we ended up staying and Christina got through it, but there was a lot of bullying,” she added.
During her four years in the apartment, Carissa said the experience “leaved a huge hole in both our hearts and our spirits.”
In 2009, along with Hugh Hefner and his wife Crystal, Shannon’s twins said the Playboy mogul “shattered” their identity. (Jeffrey Mayer/Wire Image)
“It really fell apart, especially when we were when we were. [Hugh] It took away our religion,” she explains. We didn’t have the family who was there to back us up like many girls. ”
After moving, the twins faced other challenges, including loss and substance abuse.
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“When we moved, we spent several years going through this stage of personality,” Carissa said. “It feels like every set of twins has gone through it, especially in their early 20s. We were both interested in different things and were trying to become individuals.
“Everyone said we were going through the ‘Anna Nicole stage’,” Christina said. “We gained weight. We had alcohol and pills. We were really unhealthy and lost, and even committed suicide. We had no one there.
Indigenous people in Florida became alcohol and pills after leaving the Playboy Mansion in 2013. (Jerrode Harris/Wire Image)
After hitting the rock bottom, the duo decides to return to their home town in Michigan.
“We didn’t stop until we got to Michigan. I remember going into Colorado and learning the smell of that fresh air…it was just different,” Carissa said. “In nature, we’ve decolorized. We’ve been diagnosed with man disease, ADHD, bipolar disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.
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“For the first time, we were ready to be selfish, and we were all about God and we were constantly praying to Jesus,” she added. “We were literally praying and trying to change our lives, and I think it was when we were really grown up.”
Recently, the duo has been prioritizing mental and physical health. (David Livingstone/Getty Images)
“I feel like of all this God humbled us,” Christina pointed out. “He humbled us and let us know, ‘I have another plan for you.’ He is recovering us.
“We’re still playful twins who were playboys, but now we care about other things. We’re all about organic. Everything we eat is organic.
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These days, twins continue to prioritize their mental and physical health in the best way.
“We meditate together every day. We eat, we don’t eat out.
“We went in our minds and went through a time of healing, but it took years and we didn’t think it would come out of it. But Michigan changed us. I love being in Michigan and going to La or Vegas for work.”
