Monday 28 January 2013


         Hugh Hefner and Mary O'Connor (inset)
She was a housemother and kind heart to countless bunnies, and a warm and wise Playboy Mansion fixture. And now, sadly, Hugh Hefner's longstanding secretary and 40-year confidante, Mary O'Connor, has died. 

"Mary passed away today. We loved her more than words could say," he wrote of the woman who, by some accounts, marked one of his longest female relationships. 

O'Connor, who had been by Hefner's side through more than four decades and three marriages and had counseled dozens of aspiring bunnies who lived at his California mansion, became more well known in recent years as she was seen on the shows The Girls Next Door and Kendra. There she gave astute advice to a host of scantily clad girls, who sought her wisdom on love, life and all things Hef. 

The news of her passing drew kind words of praise from reality show stars and Playmates Holly Madison, Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt, as well as Jenny McCarthy and Hefner's newest wife Crystal Harris. 

R.I.P. Mary O'Connor

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