Girls Next Level

Get under the covers with the girls as they dive into their very first Playboy cover shoot, what the meanest critics said about them when The Girls Next Door premiered, Hef's "lost" girlfriend, who we thought was going to get the cover instead of us, why people expect us to stay "loyal" to an ex, and who was lusting after our feet. For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Check out our new merchandise at https://www.represent.com/store/girls-next-level Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we've got a new perspective . . . from a teenager who lived at the Playboy mansion. Bridget's sister Anastasia lived at the mansion during the summers from age 16 to age 21 and appeared on The Girls Next Door over five seasons. The girls get into how she felt about being part of the tv show, what she knew (or didn't know) about what went on behind closed doors, sneaking down to the parties, sneaking off the property, body image struggles, eating disorders and mental health. Anastasia talks about how the makeover made her feel, what it was like getting a bikini wax on national television, growing up with Bridget and being "home alone" at the mansion. A message from Anastasia: "Like Bob Barker said, spay and neuter your pets. Also, please support animal shelters . . . and cats especially." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Holly and Bridget for the second half of what they thought would be the last episode of The Girls Next Door, A Midsummer Night's Dream. The girls talk painted ladies, Anastasia's makeover, creating drama, what they felt was missing from this episode and who blamed us for "ruining" the parties. Come along with the girls as they get prepped for the biggest party of the year and list off their life goals in what was supposed to be the season finale. For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Check out our new merchandise at https://www.represent.com/store/girls-next-level This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at better help.com/NEXTLEVEL and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Holly and Bridget as they take you back in time, on a trip to Trashy Lingerie in preparation for the legendary Midsummer NIght's Dream Party. The girls ask themselves everything you wanted to know about Bridget's little sister Anastasia's makeover, like is it even ethical to dress a teenager up as a Playboy party goer? They cover it all from getting a bikini wax on camera, getting naked at the spa, spray tan disasters, who didn't want to be on camera and how we think the show was trying to groom the audience. For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Check out our new merchandise at https://www.represent.com/store/girls-next-level Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stacy Burke has made many appearances on The Girls Next Door, was a girlfriend and mansion regular for almost a decade and has led a fascinating career as a successful fetish model. In this episode, Stacy opens up about following in the footsteps of Bettie Page, some of the craziest jobs in her career, her wild first date with Hef, the time we were attacked by a Killer Condom, drugs and being a target of "Mean Girl" drama. For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Check out our new merchandise at https://www.represent.com/store/girls-next-level Go to Microdose.com and use code: NEXTLEVEL to get free shipping & 30% off your first order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We got duped! A mere eighteen years after this episode aired, we realize that we may have been set up. Join Holly and Bridget as they dissect the second half of Girls Next Door Season 1, Episode 7, "Just Shoot Me." We're back on set at the girls' first Playboy pictorial, going over which shot was too risqué, which photos were banned in other countries, being recorded without consent, which point in this episode made Bridget turn off the TV, how they think they might have been set up and what they would change about this episode. For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Check out our new merchandise at https://www.represent.com/store/girls-next-level Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, the girls cover not just any episode, but the episode where they shoot their first Playboy pictorial, Girls Next Door Season 1, Episode 7, "Just Shoot Me." What was it like having the cameras following us around naked while we shot our first pictorial? Holly and Bridget get vulnerable about the roller coaster of feelings that come with having their bodies compared and being pitted against each other while taking part in something they'd dreamed of doing for so long. From who's photos were "lost," to human Tivo and "bikinigate," they cover it all on Girls Next Level. We are so excited we are doing our first live podcast with Moment! Join us February 9th, 2023 at 9pm EST for a live podcast on all the Playboy related blind items and urban legends! Get your tickets here: https://www.moment.co/girlsnextlevel  For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Check out our new merchandise at https://www.represent.com/store/girls-next-level Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The girls reveal some of their deepest confessions in this episode that is devoted to your burning questions! From why no one ever thought they were going to get pregnant at the mansion to run-ins with Hef's wife to the craziest things they ever found at the mansion to the time they were almost Marvel superheroes, Holly and Bridget are dishing it all. We are so excited we are doing our first live podcast with Moment! Join us February 9th, 2023 at 9pm EST for a live podcast on all the Playboy related blind items and urban legends! Get your tickets here: https://www.moment.co/girlsnextlevel  For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Check out our new merchandise at https://www.represent.com/store/girls-next-level Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode we welcome special guest Audra Lynn, Miss October 2003! She gives us all the dirt on what it was like being a Playmate, a scandalous moment from the Playmate of the Year competition, what it was like living at the mansion without a curfew, being hated by Bachelor Nation and her experience shooting with Pamela Anderson. The girls clear up a few things from Kendra's book and get to the bottom of what really happened with the "stolen" gift bag, while tackling the issues of jealousy, competition and our greatest takeaways from the Playboy world. Follow Audra on Instagram! http://www.instagram.com/SRT_Playmate (@SRT_Playmate) We are so excited we are doing our first live podcast with Moment! Join us February 9th, 2023 at 9pm EST for a live podcast on all the Playboy related blind items and urban legends! Get your tickets here: https://www.moment.co/girlsnextlevel  For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Check out our new merchandise at https://www.represent.com/store/girls-next-level Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Bridget's brother Eddie joins us for a very special episode. We are going into the second half of Girls Next Door season 1, episode 6, "Operation Playmate," what it was like for Bridget traveling solo with the cameras for the first time and a few of Eddie's adventures in the military. Holly and Bridget get into one of the show's perviest moments, what Hef listened to in the bedroom, who got attacked at the 4th of July party, why that party was truly our "independence day" and much, much more! We are so excited we are doing our first live podcast with Moment! Join us February 9th, 2023 at 9pm EST for a live podcast on all the Playboy related blind items and urban legends! Get your tickets here: https://www.moment.co/girlsnextlevel  For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Check out our new merchandise at https://www.represent.com/store/girls-next-level Girls Next Level is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit https://www.BetterHelp.com/NEXTLEVEL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Holly and Bridget dive deep into Girls Next Door Season 1, Episode 6, "Operation Playmate." Hear about who wanted to sue them, who wanted them off the air, who called them whores, what scene they hate and what behavior they aren't proud of. We are so excited we are doing our first live podcast with Moment! Join us February 9th, 2023 at 9pm EST for a live podcast on all the Playboy related blind items and urban legends! Get your tickets here: https://www.moment.co/girlsnextlevel  For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Check out our new merchandise at https://www.represent.com/store/girls-next-level Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Holly and Bridget for a candid chat about truck nuts, being empathic, mental health, if we would change anything about our past and who Holly feels like she was too hard on in her book. We are so excited we are doing our first live podcast with Moment! Join us February 9th, 2023 at 9pm EST for a live podcast on all the Playboy related blind items and urban legends! Get your tickets here: https://www.moment.co/girlsnextlevel  For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Check out our new merchandise at https://www.represent.com/store/girls-next-level Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the holiday season and we are covering all the holiday traditions, mishaps and mayhem that happened at the mansion pre-Girls Next Door. From sneaking out to gift buying, partying hard and dodging drama it's a mixed bag of highs, lows and memorable moments leading up to the most wonderful time of the year! We are so excited we are doing our first live podcast with Moment! Join us February 9th, 2023 at 9pm EST for a live podcast on all the Playboy related blind items and urban legends! Get your tickets here: https://www.moment.co/girlsnextlevel  For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Check out our new merchandise at https://www.represent.com/store/girls-next-level Girls Next Level is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/NEXTLEVEL and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Was anybody really bitter in this episode? Is anyone bitter now? Holly and Bridget discuss the "conflict" with Hef's ex Barbi, the most heavily edited scene so far, and who was salty about what in the episode. The girls talk tattoos and why the hell Holly got that Playboy tramp stamp, the hidden porno closet, and being thrown to the wolves at the dreaded Television Critics Association panel amid the whirlwind season 1 filming schedule. We are so excited we are doing our first live podcast with Moment! Join us February 9th, 2023 at 9pm EST for a live podcast on all the Playboy related blind items and urban legends! Get your tickets here: https://www.moment.co/girlsnextlevel  For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Check out our new merchandise at http://www.represent.com/store/girls-next-level Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Holly and Bridget dig into one of their most asked about episodes, Girls Next Door season 1, episode 5. In this episode, Bridget travels across the country to get her adorable dog Wednesday and Hef's ex-girlfriend Barbi Benton returns to the mansion for a boxing match. The girls get into how they felt like they were set up in this episode, what scenes the producers thought weren't important, which scene was edited entirely out of context and the business luncheon they had right before filming this episode where they were told they were "replaceable." For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Check out our new merchandise at http://www.represent.com/store/girls-next-level Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're bringing you our second ever guest episode starring one of our favorite Playmates of all time, Carmella DeCesare Garcia! At just 18, Carmella was chosen to compete on the reality show Who Wants to be a Playboy Centerfold? , putting her on a trajectory to become Playmate of the Year 2004. We reminisce on our decades-long friendship and share vulnerable conversations on anxiety, weight, catfights in the LA nightclubs, the competition for Playmate of the Year and being a part of the WWE. Carmella shares her unique perspective on working for Playmate Promotions, living at the Bunny House across the street from the mansion and the lifelong friendships that stemmed from the Playboy world. For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Go to http://www.Microdose.com and use code: NEXTLEVEL to get free shipping & 30% off your first order. Use promo code NEXTLEVEL today at http://www.shipstation.com to sign up for your FREE 60-day trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From labia size to peeping toms, masturbation trays to the WWE wrestler room invasion . . . the girls get raw, share secrets, give never-before-told stories and answer all your burning questions! For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Girls Next Level is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/NEXTLEVEL for 10% off your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Holly and Bridget dissect The Girls Next Door Season 1, Episode 4 "What Happens in Vegas," and the frantic rush to film a whole episode in another state and still make it back to the mansion before 9pm. What was it like being a grown woman with a curfew as early as a seventh grader's? The girls get into it, discussing their mishaps and close calls with the most infamous mansion rule. Also . . . who stole Kendra's gift bag? Who was the only girl who got her own theme music? From flying Southwest to crotch tattoos, Vagina Awareness Week to politically incorrect language . . . take a trip to Cuervo Island and get an eyeful of nonconsensual nudity on this whirlwind, ten hour trip to Las Vegas. For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Holly and Bridget for a mini reunion with Bridget’s former mansion roommate, Playboy model Cristal Camden! Cristal made regular appearances on The Girls Next Door throughout all six seasons, was one of Hef’s girlfriends in 2003 and later lived with multiple Playmates at the “Bunny House” across the street.  Cristal details her first date with Hef (on a private jet!), what it was like being one of seven girlfriends, how the mansion lifestyle changed after Holly and Bridget left, where she was when Hef passed away and the thing that ultimately drove her to leave the mansion.  The girls reminisce about trying to fit into the Playboy world, what happened to all the mansion animals, who they agree was the biggest bully and the weirdest post on Hef’s instagram.  For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Go to Microdose.com and use code: NEXTLEVEL to get free shipping & 30% off your first order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The girls are back for part 2 of their recap of Girls Next Door season 1 episode 3, "Happy Birthday Kendra." In this episode, Holly and Bridget discuss bimbo culture and infantilization at the mansion, who was allowed to see their family most often, getting caught with a cameraman in your room and if there are any items from the mansion they wished they could have kept. For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! xo Use promo code NEXTLEVEL today at http://www.shipstation.com to sign up for your FREE 60-day trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we are bringing you a bonus minisode! Join us for a Slumber Party where we talk about everything we've been up to this week: who narrowly missed testifying at the Harvey Weinstein trial, who we hit up via their landline, who got called a "money grab" and our favorite time exploring a vacant haunted house while under the influence. For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Holly and Bridget for a spooky season story time! The girls discuss the legendary Playboy Halloween parties and the drama and mishaps that sometimes came along with it. Not to mention, beautiful women weren't the only thing haunting the mansion's halls . . . the girls break down all the real life paranormal experiences they had while living within the mansion's walls and the myths and legends behind them. For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Despite sharing the same man, Hef's three girlfriends were not treated the same by him or the tv producers. In this episode, the girls dive into Girls Next Door season 1, episode 3; "Happy Birthday Kendra," and the triple standard that existed in the world of The Girls Next Door. Join Holly and Bridget for a trip across LA to the Playboy Jazz Festival where they discuss diet culture at the mansion, dealing with public insults, "Player's Day," and watching celebrities at the mansion parties. For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, the girls tackle Girls Next Door Season 1 Episode 2 "New Girls in Town." Two new Playmate candidates arrive at the mansion . . . do the three girlfriends feel threatened? Are they welcoming? Were potential Playmates really being plied with drinks the night before their shoot? Holly and Bridget reveal the things about this episode that are most infuriating to them and just how far the editing and story telling strayed from real life. For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're finally at an actual Girls Next Door episode! Holly and Bridget take a deep dive into Episode 1, "Meet the Girls," and detail how their characters were crafted, what was deliberately left out of the show, how they got screwed over in the edits and how Holly and Kendra were pitted against each other from the beginning. For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The girls get vulnerable this week and answer your most burning questions! From questions about why Hef had to pay rent to "Mean Girl" run-ins to all the sex questions . . . the girls give you everything you need to know before we get into episode 1! For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Holly and Bridget discuss the origins of The Girls Next Door and the different iterations the show went through before becoming the program it would ultimately be. The series' unaired pilot episode was titled Hef's World, and was quite different from the series we would come to know and love. The girls share the behind the scenes of the pilot, details from a sex toy "Tupperware" party and what NOT to use as lube. For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Where to see the first half of the pilot while you can . . . https://youtu.be/KpT0mtBOefw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we get into what finally happened to transform Hef's "Party Posse" (as he called it) down from a group of seven women to three. Holly and Bridget piece together their memories to give us what really happened that changed the group. Next comes the story of how they met the third Girl Next Door, Kendra, and Holly and Bridget address the things Kendra said about them in her 2010 memoir. For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! If you want to watch the unaired Girls Next Door pilot in time for next week's episode, you can find it on the Girls Next Door season 1 DVD set or catch the first part of the pilot here on YouTube while it's still up: https://youtu.be/KpT0mtBOefw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Holly and Bridget talk about what it was like living with so many different women at the Playboy mansion in the early 2000's. The competition was fierce, the claws were out and no one was safe! The girls give you all the dirt on why they call life at the mansion in 2002-2004 the "Mean Girls" era. Why did everyone hate each other so much? Bridget and Holly try to get to the bottom of it while setting the record straight on the rumors and spilling the tea on the escort ring, selling "tickets" to Playboy parties and what a typical day in their lives was like before Girls Next door started filming. For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Was life inside the Playboy mansion paradise, cult-like, a deal with the devil or a little of all three? What were all the rules, regulations and restrictions involved in becoming one of Hef's girlfriends? In this episode, Holly and Bridget get into being on MTV Cribs, collecting their allowance, which parts of their life felt like a job and just how many girls were vying to move into the mansion. For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Holly and Bridget tell all about their first nights in the bedroom and what really went on upstairs at the Playboy mansion. The girls discuss moving to LA, auditions, what Hollywood's hottest nightclubs were like in the 2000's and how much you have to drink to be brave enough to walk through that bedroom door. The girls don't hold back when it comes to spilling all the bedroom details and discussing all the complicated emotions that come with it. For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before we get into the Girls Next Door episodes, we have to give you guys a prequel! Holly and Bridget start at the very beginning, doing a deep dive into why becoming a centerfold would appeal to a small town girl, describing what it was like posing nude for the first time and dishing all the dirt about their first visits to the mansion.  For more content, including exclusive behind the scenes photos, video versions of Girls Next Level and a whole extra podcast (Slumber Party with Holly and Bridget), join our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel. See you there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Girls Next Level premieres on August 22, 2022! Follow or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices