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At the age of 19 years of former Playboy Playmates – and twins – the lives of Karissa and Kristina Shannon have turned drastically after moving to Hugh HefnerMansion Playboy.
In a new interview, the twins, who are now 35, are opening up about the worrying experience they shared while living in the castle with a hefner, who Died in 2017And colleagues players, explaining that this led them to a dangerous addiction network and share the steps they took to eventually find peace.
“We always say that” Playboy “will always be part of our life. We were” Playboy “fans, and we’re still” Playboy “fans. Although it turned out to be very traumatic for us, there were also many high points,” Karissa told Karissa for Karissa People magazine.
From the beginning, the natives in Florida said they had encountered the “extreme jealousy” of other players after Hefner showed favoring them.
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Karissa and Kristina Shannon in detail described in detail the worrying experience of living with Hugh Hefner in the Playboy Mansion. (Getty Images)
“We have a lot jealousy of other players Because we were twins. We were the first twins to get their own months, which made the history of Playboy. We were the youngest players and the youngest girls, “Kristina said.
“When we take pictures, I would like to come in the middle of a twin to paint. Or would you be like,” Can you move the twins toward the front of the table? I want to sit next to them. “That’s how the girls began to become really jealous,” Karissa remarked.
“She made Kristina. Kristina was literally crying and wanted to leave the mansion while we were shooting. And I told her,” These girls are older. They know how to play the game better. But we are beautiful. We are here. We are here. “And so we stayed in the end and Kristina went through it, but there was so much mistreatment,” she added.
During his four -year stay in the castle, Karissa said that the experience “left a huge hole and in our hearts and our spirits.”
Gemini Shannon, with Hugh Hefner and his wife, Crystal in 2009, said Playboy’s mogul “overthrew” their identity. (Jeffrey Mayer/Wireimage)
“Really demolished who we are, especially when [Hugh] It took our religion, “she explains.” Our belief in Jesus became a big problem, and the loss was the great trauma we dealt with with. We didn’t have a family that was there to support us as a lot of girls. “
After leaving, the twins faced another wave of challenges, including loss and abuse of substances.
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“When we moved out, we had a few years where we went through this stage of individuality,” Karissa said. “I feel like every set of twins goes through it, especially in your early 20s. We were both in different things and we were trying to be individuals, because Hef really forced the twin to us, more than anyone else. But we were always extremely close. I believe we are twins, closer to the twins.”
“Everyone was saying that we were going through our” Anna Nicole Phase “,” Kristina said. “We got weight. There were alcohol and tablets. We were really unhealthy and lost and, even in points, suicide. We had no one. We just tried to understand that after we lost each other.”
The natives in Florida, 2013, turned to alcohol and pills after leaving the Playboy mansion. (Jerod Harris/Wirimage)
After hitting the bottom, the duo decided to return to his home country Michigan.
“We drove all the way without stopping until we arrived at Michigan. I remember entering Colorado and smelled that fresh air … It was only different,” Karissa said. “Because in nature, he has been decosing us. In the end, they diagnosed us manic depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. Being outside the city helped us slow down.”
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“We were completely ready to be selfish for the first time. And we were all in a relationship with God and kept praying to Jesus,” she added. “We literally prayed and just tried to change our life. And I feel like we really grew up.”
These days, the duo continues to prioritize his mental and physical health. (David Livingston/Getty Images)
“I feel like from all that, God humbled us,” Kristina remarked. “He canceled us and let us know:” I have another plan for you. “He brings us back, and that is what we feel now.
“We are still a playful twin who worked playboy, but now we care about other things. We are all about organs. Everything we eat, all our food is organic. All our alkaline waters, our leaves are organic,” she added.
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These days, twins are still prioritized to their mental and physical health in the best way they can.
“We meditate every day together, and we enter a meal and do not eat, we really care and only take time for ourselves and learn how to be selfish, learning how to say no,” Karissa said.
“We got into our hearts, we went through our treatment, which lasted years. I didn’t think we would ever come out of it. But Michigan changed us. We love to be in Michigan and then go to La or Vegas to work,” Kristina added.
