Kendra Wilkinson left the Playboy mansion in 2009. She still grapples with this one thing.

Former Playboy model and reality TV star Kendra Wilkinson has opened up about the lasting psychological impact of her time in Hugh Hefner's infamous Playboy mansion, revealing she still struggles with "unhealthy thoughts" about sex and intimacy years later.

In a recent revelation that adds to the growing number of troubling accounts from former Playboy models, Wilkinson shared that her time in the mansion continues to affect her daily life — despite leaving the mansion over a decade ago.

Wilkinson moved into the Playboy mansion when she was just 18 years old and lived as one of Hefner's girlfriends for five years. During her time in the mansion, she was featured on the reality series The Girls Next Door, which documented her life as a Playboy bunny, along with Hefner's other girlfriends, Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt.

Wilkinson left the Playboy mansion in 2009, but in a new interview with the 'Amy and T.J.' podcast, the reality star said that her time there shaped her relationship with intimacy in ways she's still working to overcome.

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"Look, I struggle still to this day with my relationships and my views on sex," Wilkinson said. "I had to go through a lot of therapy, and they looked at me and they're like — this is the first time I'm admitting this — but they're like, 'You might have a little bit of a sex problem. You have a little bit of a problem when it comes to thinking of sex.'"

The 39-year-old mother-of-two went on to say that her time in Hefner's mansion skewed her thoughts on marriage, also.

"It's just unhealthy thoughts," she explained.

"Not really settling for a marriage and stuff like that — which is not, I wouldn't say unhealthy — I'm saying that everyone has their choices, and some people wanna be single, some people wanna be married … and I'm more of a 'fun idea' type of person," she said.

Speaking about the ending of her marriage to ex-husband Hank Baskett, with whom she shares two children, Wilkinson referred to their time together as the "happiest days of [her] life".

"And so, when those days came to an end, I crumbled so hard, and it almost killed me. It almost killed me," she said.

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When asked about her current dating life, Wilkinson said that she's simply not ready to dive into anything serious.

"I have nothing. I might dabble into some sex every now and then — but to date and be in a relationship? That's the longest far-fetched thing I could possibly feel at the moment. I'm in a bachelorette-type of vibe right now."

Wilkinson's admission follows similar revelations from other former Playboy models and Hefner's ex-wives, who have spoken out about the darker side of life at the mansion. Earlier this year, Crystal Hefner, Hugh's widow, released her memoir 'Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself,' which recounts how she was "brainwashed" by her late husband and the disturbing rules imposed on Playboy girlfriends.

Crystal even revealed she had attempted to escape the mansion just days before her wedding to Hugh Hefner, a story that was publicly spun as that of a "runaway bride", but was actually something far more troubling.

This isn't the first time Wilkinson has spoken about the negative aspects of her Playboy experience. Previously, Wilkinson said that she battled depression during her years at the mansion.

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Now working as a real estate agent in California, Wilkinson has been on a journey of self-discovery and healing since leaving the Playboy world behind. "I'm just trying to repair. I'm trying to figure out who I am," she said, emphasising that she's committed to working through her trauma, despite the challenges.

As more women come forward with their stories, the once-glamourised image of the Playboy lifestyle has increasingly been called into question. These accounts from women like Wilkinson and Crystal Hefner have forced a cultural reassessment of Hefner's legacy and the environment he created at the mansion — one that many former residents now describe as controlling, manipulative, and psychologically damaging.

For Wilkinson, the path to healing remains ongoing, as she continues to navigate the complex aftermath of her time at the mansion while balancing her career and role as a mother.

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