The twin exes of Hugh Hefner believed they would die after suffering from ‘traumatic trauma’ in a mansion.
Shannon twins with Hugh Hefner(Image: WireImage)
Former Playboy playmates Karissa and Kristina Shannon have revealed they feared for their lives in the infamous mansion. The twins moved to the property in 2008 aged just 19. The duo quickly embarked on an 18-month relationship with the late owner, Hugh Hefner.
However, they have now opened up about the “trauma” they experienced inside the house and described how their life turned around after they left the property in 2010. The couple claimed that people told them they were going through their “Anna Nicole stage,” including weight gain and addiction.
Anna Nicole Smith was a famed Playboy magazine centrefold in the early 90s, but sadly died of a combined drug intoxication at the age of 39 in February 2007.
The Shannon twins have opened up on their time in the Playboy mansion(Image: AETV)
Speaking to People magazine, Kristina said: “Everyone was saying we were going through our ‘Anna Nicole phase’. We gained weight. There was alcohol and pills.
We were actually suicidal, lost, and unhealthy. No one was present. We were just trying to figure it out after we had lost ourselves.
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They also shared how things went wrong while they were residing in the mansion. Kristina claimed the E! after explaining how much younger they were than other playmates, including Holly Madison. Nothing on the Girls Next Door reality television program actually compares.
She asserted that what was happening in the background was completely different from what was happening on the air. Before revealing how upset they were with other playmates, she said, “She described their time in the house as a” culture shock.”
Karissa claimed that jealousy contributed to the “special attention” Hefner gave them. He would want to get in the middle of the twins to take a picture, she said. Or he would say, “Can you move the twins toward the table’s front?” The girls started to become incredibly jealous because I want to sit next to them.
Kristina claimed she was teary-eyed after being bullied. Sister Karissa said Playboy will always be a part of their lives, despite calling it “very traumatic.” It really destroyed who we are, especially when he abandoned our faith, Karissa said.
The Shannon twins joined the Playboy mansion as teenagers(Image: Getty Images)
“We dealt with a lot of trauma because our faith in Jesus turned out to be a big problem,” said one witness. Like many girls, we had no family to support us.
Previously opening up on an episode of A&E documentary Secrets Of Playboy, Karissa revealed Hefner ‘has so much power” that it became like a “cult”. She said: “The isolation that I had from the outside world.”
Kristina continued to compare living in the mansion to “having someone break you while you’re in jail.”
The sisters have undergone therapy sessions since leaving the Playboy mansion after being diagnosed with PTSD. They now claim to be much better physically and have since rediscovered their faith.
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Mohamed Salah, an Egyptian hero and living legend, won the Premier League title with one of the greatest all-time individual seasons at Anfield, igniting his remarkable legacy.
As of this writing, Liverpool equaled Manchester United’s record of 20 English top-flight titles on Sunday, with the 32-year-old scoring 28 goals and providing 18 assists.
With Salah now firmly entrenched in the debate over who was the Premier League’s greatest player, receiving a third player of the year award from both his fellow players and football writers seems a formality.
His combined goals and assists total of 46 in a 38-game season are a new Premier League record, and it appears that his all-time mark of 47 will likely expire before the season is over.
Salah is among the top 10 for assists and has the fifth-most goals in Premier League history with 185 goals.
Following the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur on April 27, 2025, in Liverpool, north-west England, fans celebrate outside Anfield. (Photo by Paul ELLIS/AFP)
When Liverpool paid Roma £34 million ($45 million) for his services at Anfield in 2017, the forward did not become a superstar.
Since moving from his native Switzerland to Swiss side Basel as a 19-year-old, he had struggled for consistency and end product. He was a pacy winger with promise.
After only 19 games, Salah was thrown out by the Blues, who had already made his first appearance in the Premier League at Chelsea.
Before joining Roma permanently, the forward had loan spells at Fiorentina and Roma.
Even though he wasn’t Jurgen Klopp’s first choice, his performances there restored Salah’s reputation and stoked Liverpool into taking a chance on him.
The German manager had hoped for Julian Brandt, but the club’s recruitment team convinced him instead, and together they helped bring the Reds back to the top of English and European football.
In a stunning debut season, Salah scored 44 goals to give Liverpool a Champions League title and a top-four Premier League position, which Klopp was quick to accept.
“Iconic figure”
On April 27, 2025, Liverpool’s Egyptian striker #1 Mohamed Salah poses for a selfie with the fans following their fourth goal in the English Premier League game between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield in Liverpool, north-west England. (Photo by Paul ELLIS/AFP)
Soon after, the trophy-stuff began to accumulate on Merseyside and he was officially christened “The Egyptian King.”
After being forced off in the first half due to a shoulder injury, Salah was left in tears after Real Madrid’s loss in the 2018 Champions League final, which also limited his impact for Egypt at the World Cup a few weeks later.
He scored in the Champions League final one year later as Liverpool won the first trophy of the Klopp era against Tottenham.
In 2020, the club won its first Premier League title in 30 years, earning an FA Cup and two League Cups in the process, as well as a Champions League final appearance.
Salah was named one of Time magazine’s “iconic figures for Egyptians, Scousers, and Muslims the world over” in their 2019 list of the 100 most powerful people.
In response to Israeli airstrikes in October 2023, Salah has used that profile to call for greater gender equality in the Arab world and forbid humanitarian aid entry into Gaza.
Following the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur on April 27, 2025, in Liverpool, north-west England, fans celebrate outside Anfield. (Photo by Paul ELLIS/AFP)
He has largely spoken on the spot, though.
Salah, a fitness enthusiast, regularly shares photos of his workouts on social media, citing this as evidence that allowed him to remain among the world’s elite despite his advancing years.
Many people thought that Klopp’s emotional departure from last year represented the end of a era for the Liverpool side.
Salah has instead served as the catalyst for Arne Slot’s unexpected triumph in the Premier League.
Because we had a fitness test the day before we arrived, he was our fittest player, said Slot.
It also provides details about his season plans. It also provides a lot of insight into his personality.
Millions of Canadians are queuing up to cast their ballots on Monday in the country’s 45th election to select a new government.
The elections are taking place in the shadow of a trade war with the United States, and at a time of economic uncertainty in the world’s second-largest nation by area.
As of Friday, a record 7. 3 million out of 28. 9 million eligible voters had already cast their advance votes, according to Elections Canada.
Here is what to know about the election and what is at stake.
What time did polls open and when do they close?
The first polls in Canada opened at 8:30am on Monday (11:00 GMT) in the eastern province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The last set of polls to open will be across the westernmost province of British Columbia, at 7am local time (14:00 GMT).
In each of Canada’s six time zones, voting centres will remain open for 12 hours.
At 7pm on Monday (02:00 GMT, Tuesday), British Columbia will be the last to see ballots sealed.
When will the results be known?
Ballot counting begins immediately after polls close in each respective time zone.
Initial results from regions where polls close earlier, including Newfoundland, could be available by about 8:30pm (23:00 GMT).
Elections Canada, an independent, nonpartisan government agency, says it expects to count the “vast majority” of votes on election night. Preliminary results then typically become available as Canadian media outlets announce winners based on their independent analysis.
Elections Canada posts final, official results about six months after the end of election day.
How does voting work in Canada?
Each eligible voter is assigned a polling station based on their home address, which they can find by entering their postal code on the Elections Canada website.
At the polling station, they prove their identity and address with a government-issued ID, such as a driver’s licence, to receive a ballot paper. They then mark the circle next to the name of the candidate they want to vote for; the candidate with the most votes wins in that electoral area or “riding”, becoming a member of parliament (MP).
The party that gets the most MPs usually forms the government, and its leader becomes the prime minister. Canadians do not vote directly for the prime minister.
Which are the leading parties and their top candidates?
Canada has four main federal political parties.
The Liberal Party has governed Canada most frequently, winning most elections since the country was founded in 1867. Its main rival is the Conservative Party (and earlier conservative parties such as the old “Progressive Conservatives”), which has also won several times.
The Liberals have been in power since 2015, headed by Justin Trudeau until he stepped down in January. The current interim prime minister, Mark Carney, is now one of this year’s top candidates. He is facing off against the Conservative and official opposition leader, Pierre Poilievre, an MP from the Ottawa area who is known for his populist style.
They are also competing against the more left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP), led by Jagmeet Singh. The NDP held 24 seats in the outgoing House of Commons — the lower house of Parliament — and had been supporting the Liberals in a minority government deal. That partnership, however, ended last September. Their best result has been being the official opposition once after the 2011 election.
Bloc Quebecois has 33 seats in the outgoing house and is led by Yves-Francois Blanchet. However, it fields candidates only in French-speaking Quebec and is focused on promoting the province’s interests. There is also the Green Party and right-wing People’s Party, but they are much smaller and are not projected to make significant gains this election.
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Who is winning the Canadian election according to polls?
Until mid-January, Poilievre-led Conservatives held a commanding lead of up to 26 percentage points over the Liberals, putting them on track to shift the tide of power this year with a majority government.
However, their popularity has since fallen, while the Liberal Party has soared. Currently, polls show that the Liberals are ahead of the Conservatives in a close race.
The Canadian Broadcasting Company Poll Tracker, which aggregates national polling data, had the Liberals with 42. 8 percent support, compared with the 39. 2 percent for the Conservatives on the eve of the election on Sunday.
The NDP was in third with 8. 1 percent, followed by the Bloc Quebecois at 6 percent. The Greens had 1. 8 percent and the People’s Party had 1. 3 percent.
The dramatic shift follows Trudeau’s resignation and Carney’s rise as Liberal leader, as well as rising concerns over US President Donald Trump’s aggressive approach towards Canada.
A poll from research firm Ipsos on March 20 found that 41 percent of respondents trusted Carney to handle Trump, compared with 31 percent for Poilievre. The poll showed 43 percent believed Poilievre would “roll over and accept” Trump’s demands — almost twice as many as those who felt the same about Carney.
Poilievre and other opposition leaders had built their election campaign on affordability issues such as rising grocery and housing costs.
But experts say Trump’s tariffs and threats to make Canada the “51st state” of the US shifted the campaign’s focus — what matters most to many in Canada now is who they think can best stand up to Washington.
What does Canada look like in 2025?
This year, more than 28. 9 million Canadians are eligible to cast their ballots from 10 provinces and three territories to elect the 45th parliament.
They are living in a country of about 41. 5 million, where most people reside in urban areas. Quality of life for them is generally considered high as Canada ranks 18th in the world on the Human Development Index, with an average life expectancy of 82 years.
Economically, Canada’s gross domestic product is one of the top 15 in the world at $2. 14 trillion. The Canadian dollar is stable, and inflation was relatively low at 2. 3 percent in March.
However, costs are rising as opportunities decline. The unemployment rate in March was 6. 7 percent, when the country shed 32,600 jobs. This was the first decrease in more than three years, driven by a sharp decline in full-time roles, according to Statistics Canada. Among young people, unemployment was especially high in 2024 and primarily affected Black and Indigenous youth, as well as other minorities.
What is Canada’s political system like?
Canada is a parliamentary democracy, which means laws are made and decisions are taken by an elected parliament. As it is also a constitutional monarchy, Britain’s King Charles III serves as a ceremonial head of state, and his governor general formally signs off on laws passed by Parliament.
Eligible citizens elect members of the House of Commons. If a party secures a majority by winning at least 172 seats, it forms a majority government. If it wins fewer than that, it can still form a minority government with support from other parties.
There is also an upper house of parliament, the Senate, members of which are appointed by the prime minister. Its main job is to review, suggest changes to, and approve laws passed by the House of Commons.
What are the key political issues?
Trump’s tariffs — some imposed, others threatened — on Canadian goods have reshaped domestic politics and public opinion. A March YouGov poll found that nearly half of Canadians now rank US-Canada relations as their top concern.
This was followed by housing worries. Immigration numbers dropped during 2020, but surged again in 2021 as the economy reopened, with an influx of workers and students on temporary visas. Since 2020, average rent across Canada has risen by 18 percent.
At least 33 percent of Canadians say inflation and healthcare are also important issues. Consumer prices are climbing sharply, and inflation is projected to rise further due to the US tariffs, according to Statistics Canada.
Canadians say access to affordable healthcare is difficult, with increasing wait times or having to pay out of pocket for essential health services. The median wait for a referral from a general practitioner reached 27. 7 weeks in 2024, up from the 20. 9 weeks in 2019, according to the Fraser Institute, a libertarian-conservative Canadian public policy think tank. According to local media reports, 6. 5 million Canadians are without a family doctor, and a third of them struggle to get appointments.
What is their usual voter turnout?
According to the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, the global average voter turnout in national elections in 2023 dropped to 55 percent from 65. 2 percent in 2008. Canada is well above the global average, with the 2021 election turnout at 62. 6 percent.
In the last 100 years, Canada has had 33 elections, and its highest voter turnout was in 1958 at 79. 4 percent. The lowest national turnout was 58. 5 percent in 2011.
This year’s 7. 3 million advance votes surpassed the previous record of 5. 8 million, cast during the 2021 election.
Iran has accused Israel of “brazenly” trying to scupper negotiations as talks with the United States over Tehran’s nuclear programme appear to be progressing.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was “dictating what [US] President [Donald] Trump can and cannot do in his diplomacy with Iran”.
In response to a third round of US-Iran negotiations that appeared to gather momentum in Oman over the weekend, Netanyahu reiterated demands that Iran’s nuclear programme be entirely dismantled.
Israel’s fantasy that it can dictate what Iran may or may not do is so detached from reality that it hardly merits a response.
What is striking, however, is how brazenly Netanyahu is now dictating what President Trump can and cannot do in his diplomacy with Iran. …
Araghchi had earlier indicated “cautious” optimism after Saturday’s Omani-mediated talks with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
The negotiations are aimed at ensuring Iran does not use its nuclear programme to develop weapons. In exchange, Tehran would receive relief from international sanctions.
A senior US official reported “further progress” had been made over the weekend, according to the Reuters news agency.
However, the talks have put Israel on alert. Netanyahu insisted late on Sunday that the only “good deal” to emerge from the talks would be one that removed “all of [Iran’s nuclear] infrastructure”.
The Israeli leader, who has refused to rule out an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, said he had told Trump that any nuclear agreement reached with Iran should also prevent Tehran from developing ballistic missiles.
Trump, who has threatened military action against Iran several times, said in an interview published on Friday that he thought a deal would happen. He added that while Netanyahu might “go into a war”, the US was “not getting dragged in”.
However, he warned the US might “go in very willingly if we can’t get a deal”.
“If we don’t make a deal, I’ll be leading the pack,” he said.
IAEA talks in Iran
Trump pushed for new Iran nuclear talks conducted under a “maximum pressure campaign” after returning to office in January.
He unilaterally tore up a landmark nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, including the US, in 2018 during his first presidential term, after which Tehran went on to accelerate its enrichment of uranium to near weapons-grade quality.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the world’s nuclear watchdog, expressed “serious concern” in a February report.
In another sign that progress is being made in the ongoing negotiations, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said a technical team from the IAEA had arrived in Tehran for talks with nuclear experts.
Araghchi had earlier suggested that the IAEA could join the next round of talks with the US, which are provisionally scheduled for Saturday, according to Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, although a venue has yet to be announced.
On alert
Amid Israel’s displeasure over the nuclear talks, Iran’s security forces have been on alert.
On Saturday, Iran’s Shahid Rajaee port, located near the southern city of Bandar Abbas, was rocked by a large explosion.
The cause remains unknown. Reports that it was caused by a shipment of missile fuel have been denied by Iran.
Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported on Monday that the death toll had reached 46 with 138 wounded.
On Monday, Iran’s Infrastructure Communications Company said it had repelled a “widespread and complex” cyberattack, according to a report by the semiofficial Tasnim news agency.
Vicky Pattison and Ercan Ramadan, both stars of Geordie Shore, got hitched in the UK last year, before attending a lavish ceremony in Italy, surrounded by their well-known families and friends.
Inside Vicky Pattison’s marriage – sleeping in separate beds to ‘alien experience’(Image: Getty Images for BFC)
Vicky Pattison has been a familiar face on our screens since she was introduced on Geordie Shore 14 years ago. The reality star, who is preparing to star in another TV series called The Honesty Box, immediately became a fan favourite thanks to her quick wit and no-nonsense approach to things.
During her time on Geordie Shore, fans watched as she went through difficult relationships. It wasn’t until she met Ercan Ramadan that she found the love of her life. The couple, who had been dating since January 2019, got hitched officially in the UK last year, before jetting off to a lavish ceremony in Italy, surrounded by their famous family and friends.
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Vicky and Ercan got married last year(Image: Instagram/@vickypattison)
The Honesty Box, Vicky’s new show, is coming to E4 with Married At First Sight Australia’s Lucinda Light. It will examine whether being honest is the best choice for finding true and everlasting love.
Cast members will work together in a tropical paradise away from lying. A potential prize fund of £100,000 is up for grabs in order to encourage full transparency in their new relationships, according to the description, but only if the Truetopians choose to be open and completely honest about their true feelings.
We examine Vicky’s own relationship with Ercan before her new show…
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utilizing separate beds for sleeping
Vicky said they sleep in separate beds(Image: Getty Images for the NTA’s)
The stunning couple, who have not slept together in a year, have been married. Vicky and Ercan stay together most of the night before going out, whereas most people usually share beds when they first start dating.
Explaining that their dogs are getting in the way of any potential nookie between the pair, she told OK! magazine: “We’re just desperate to sleep in the same bed together. I sleep with the dogs and he sleeps in the spare room!”
Vicky gushed, “We love each other for our differences, but we do not sleep together. He’s allowing me to be calmer, more composed, and reflective. I like to think I’m empowering him to be more ambitious and proactive.
“The alien experience”
She revealed the start of her marriage felt like an ‘alien experience’(Image: vickypattison/instagram)
Vicky revealed that the beginning of a marriage felt like an “alien experience” when she first got married. Reality star admitted that the first six months following getting hitched had been “difficult” when she spoke on BBC Radio 4’s Women’s Hour.
She continued, “I don’t think it’s how anyone anticipates, because their first six months of marriage are a very alien experience. I mean, it has been challenging, frustrating, upsetting, and overwhelming.
Vicky’s use of sex tapes for a documentary about the effects of image-based sexual abuse was also condemned.
However, the stunt didn’t go well with a lot of viewers because many accused the influencer of planning a “publicity stunt.”
Vicky acknowledged that she hadn’t been a “joy to live with” during the ordeal, saying, “Even without even thinking about, the deepfake itself, I haven’t been a joy to live with,” adding that she felt for her husband, but he’s very supportive.
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Vicky and Ercan have future plans but are not yet trying to have children. Before the couple decided to start IVF, the reality star claimed she had previously frozen her eggs.
Her friends assumed she would try to have children as soon as possible after getting married, but Vicky claimed she wanted to spend at least a year together before starting a family.
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She continued, “Everyone predicted that we would try for kids quite quickly, and we did! ” However, we’ll enjoy getting married for at least a year. A honeymoon would be great first, though! It would be lovely to spend a week in the Caribbean.
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BBC tennis correspondent Jonathan Jurejko weighs the benefits and drawbacks of the extended Madrid Open in the most recent issue of Second Serve, our weekly tour update.
The Madrid Open, which is in its halfway point, makes for the ideal time to address a contentious issue in tennis.
There has been some unrest over the use of stretching several ATP and WTA tournaments over the course of a fortnight, and how effective it has been.
The idea was that the longer events would have more weight, leading to “mini Grand Slams” in their own right.
That increased financial opportunities for more players, according to ATP and WTA CEOs.
Players would benefit from having days off between matches, which would facilitate better recovery and, theoretically, higher-quality matches.
Fans would become more engaged, and there would be more media coverage, which would create the same level of buzz as the four majors’ predecessors.
Many people have not liked how it turned out.
There are undoubtedly differences between the players. When asked what they preferred, Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek both responded positively in Madrid.
Swiatek added that she doesn’t “think about it anymore because she can “rest” physically and mentally between matches.
However, the players who regularly participate in these draws are the ones who get the most out of the days off.
Other people have expressed concerns further down the chain.
The Professional Tennis Players’ Association filed a lawsuit claiming that “the ATP and WTA have given them less time between tournaments in order to endure a longer season.”
It was also interesting that the PTPA co-founder Novak Djokovic, who had a pre-Madrid press conference, had a lengthy response to the question.
When Carlos Alcaraz claimed to be “slave” to the game, Djokovic made reference to the negative effects of the extravagance.
“We currently have maybe 12 Grand Slams, which is essentially four. He said, “It’s a lot.”
Six of the ten WTA 1000s and seven of the nine ATP Masters are currently being played over a fortnight.
The combined Madrid Open, which consists of main-draw and qualifying matches, started slowly in the first week.
Although the grounds were swelled by hundreds of children on school trips, the main stadiums at the Caja Magica were rarely full.
The disjointed scheduling can seem illogical and challenging to follow for many of those farther away.
Will there be a change?
While the WTA insists the circuit is always under review, ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi, who is also a member, says the structure does not increase workload.
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At the Madrid Open, Emma Raducanu once more had Mark Petchey coaching her. The “informal” arrangement is “informal,” according to the British number two.
Will Carlos Alcaraz be able to defend his French Open singles title? The injured Spaniard hopes so, but he is unsure whether he will be able to play after resuming his Madrid-based career.
Novak Djokovic is still dealing with strange circumstances. The 37-year-old claims that his “new reality” is losing his first tournament match two times in a row.
The live standings reveal a few intriguing things, despite the rankings not being updated until after Madrid.
Diana Shnaider from Russia is on a new career high and could make it to the top 10 for the first time if she goes further than the top 16.
The Madrid Open will be the focus of the majority of the attention this week.
The women’s singles final will take place on Saturday, while the men’s singles final will take place on Sunday.
In addition, Jannik Sinner’s comeback will receive more attention over the upcoming days.
At the Madrid Open, world number six Jack Draper was one of three men to make it to the last 32.
After winning his first ATP main-draw game since Indian Wells, Cameron Norrie made a timely comeback, and Jacob Fearnley, who is only playing his second clay-court tournament tour-level, qualified.
Katie Boulter, Raducanu, and SonayKartal, three British women who were directly drawn in the first round, each won their opening contests before falling short in the second round.
Francesca Jones fought through qualifying to advance to the first round, where she lost to Dayana Yastremska, the 2024 Australian Open semi-finalist, in a close fight.
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It can be challenging to keep up with everything from one week to the next due to the number of professional tennis tournaments taking place all over the world and at various levels.
Second Serve will be your weekly roundup of the sport’s biggest stories in line with BBC Sport’s commitment to provide more to tennis fans.
You can see which ATP and WTA players are progressing significantly, how well the British contingent is faring, and where the next stops on the calendar are.
