People – Playboy Hef and His #1 Bunny Holly Call It Quits
Hugh Hefner is down a girlfriend. Hefner and Holly Madison , one of E!’s “The Girls Next Door,” are no longer dating. Hefner said he’s been “down in the dumps” about the split.
The 28-year-old model-actress stars in the reality series with Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt as one of the 82-year-old publisher’s girlfriends who live with Hefner in the Playboy Mansion.
“If Holly says it’s over, I guess it’s over,” Hefner said in a telephone interview this week .
Hefner was surprised to hear Madison discussing their breakup, but acknowledged he knew a split was imminent after he told Madison that they would never wed or have children.
In a video posted on TMZ.com this week , Madison said she’s no longer with Hefner. She also said she is “still filming stuff together” with Wilkinson and Marquardt.
“The Girls Next Door” premiered on E! in 2001 and is in its fifth season.
Hefner’s relationship with his remaining two girlfriends – Marquardt, 35, and Wilkinson, 23 – may also be in flux. Hefner said Marquardt is in Europe filming the new Travel Channel series “Bridget’s Beaches,” and Wilkinson may soon move out of the mansion and get her own apartment. Hefner said E! is interested in spin- offs with all three women.
Platt to star in ‘Guys and Dolls’
Broadway has found its Nathan Detroit for the upcoming revival of “Guys and Dolls” – Oliver Platt .
Platt will portray the unapologetic gambler in the classic Frank Loesser musical that will open March 1 at the Nederlander Theatre, producer Howard Panter announced this week .
Platt made his Broadway debut in 2006 in Conor McPherson’s “Shining City,” for which he received a best-actor Tony nomination. He has appeared in such TV series as “Huff” and “The West Wing,” and will be seen in the film version of “Frost/Nixon.”
‘The Riches’ gets canceled
The con is off for FX and “The Riches.”
After a few months in limbo, the cable series about a family of grifters has been canceled, according to multiple news reports. The show ran for 20 episodes, including a seven-episode second season that was abbreviated because of the writers strike.
The usual culprit – falling ratings – is what doomed “The Riches,” which starred Minnie Driver and Eddie Izzard . Both “The Riches” and fellow second-year show “Dirt” debuted their strike- shortened seasons in March, and neither gained much traction with viewers (“Dirt” also was canceled).
Driver’s performance as Dahlia Molloy earned her a Emmy nomination in 2007 and a Golden Globe nod this year.
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Today’s birthdays
Actor Peter Coyote , 67; actor Charles Dance , 62; singer John Prine , 62; actor Ben Vereen , 62; singer Cyril Neville , 60 ; actress Jessica Harper , 59; singer David Lee Roth , 54; singer Tanya Tucker , 50; actress Julia Sweeney , 49; actor Bradley Whitford , 49; actor Mario Lopez , 35; actress Jodi Lyn O’Keefe , 30; singer Mya , 29.
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