PLAYBOY’s bunny revealed how she cheated on Hugh Hefner with boxer David Haye.
English model Zoe Gregory, who lived in the infamous mansion, says she couldn’t resist the I’m A Celebrity hunk despite being in a long-term relationship with the magazine lothario founder.
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Ex-girlfriend Zoe Gregory reveals all in her new book Credit: John Chapple – The Sun
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Zoe Gregory says she couldn’t resist the I’m Famous piece Credit: Getty
Speaking for the first time about the secret romance, she described her relationship with The Hayemaker as “crazy electric”, adding that he begged her not to leave.
In an exclusive interview, the mum-of-one said: “I was a little depressed at the time, because even though I was Hef’s girlfriend — and he made so many of my dreams come true — I didn’t see it as true love and a relationship. I saw it as a job.”
At that time, she was also married to British DJ Chris Paul.
Zoe (49) said of Chris: “I’m not sure I’ve ever been in love with him. He was also a nanny, looking after my young son Lewis during the week when I lived in the Playboy mansion.
“David was completely different from both of them and knocked me off my feet.
“Up until then I had only dated average Joes. I have never been with someone with muscles and such an amazing figure.
“Meeting David helped me a lot at a time when I really needed someone like him.
“Hef would never have known about it unless he followed me, and as far as I know, he never did.
“I didn’t tell the other girls in the villa what happened because they could have used it to turn Hef against me. I didn’t even tell my husband. I didn’t say a word to anyone. What happened was always my secret.”
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London-born Zoe met Haye, 43, when he fought fellow boxer Vance Winn at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles in 2003.
The Bermondsey brawler was then relatively unknown in the early stages of her professional career.
But he beat the American fighter in just 54 seconds and was later photographed posing with the late Playboy founder – famous for the lavish parties he threw at his £150m mansion.
Zoe was one of a harem of bunnies who shared Hefner’s bedroom, despite the fact that he was in his 70s when they met and relied heavily on Viagra to perform.
Moving into the mansion in 2001, she rose to become Hef’s number two girlfriend by the time Haye found herself in her crosshairs.
‘I wore a nice bikini’
She said: “I was spying on David from my room – my window was facing down towards his trailer on the pitch – and after watching the match and seeing him knock that guy out in the first round, I thought, ‘OK, that’s cool. ‘.
“I was starving for male attention, and David was so macho, tall and handsome.
“His body was incredibly good. Normally I didn’t go for big guys like that, but he really stood out.
“As soon as he finished fighting, I put on my make-up, ran and started flirting with him.
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Hef with Haye after the boxer knocked out American fighter Vance Wynn in just 54 seconds at the Playboy Mansion in 2003 Credit: Getty
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Zoe with Hefner at the Grammys in 2002. Credit: AFP
“I said, ‘Congratulations on the win.’ He said, ‘My God, you’re from England’.
“I asked him to come to the other side of the house where there are no cameras and people saw us talking less.
“We were walking around and he asked me what my story was.
“I told him and I thought it would bother him that I was Hef’s girlfriend and that it would turn him off.
“But I could tell by the way he looked at me that he felt it.
“He said, ‘I’m leaving in a couple of days, so let’s hang out.’ I said, ‘OK, but I have a curfew, I have to be home in the evening.’
I was hungry for male attention, and David was so macho, tall and handsome. I don’t usually like big guys like that, but he stood out
Zoe Gregory
“He said, ‘Come for the day, we’ll be by the pool at the Mondrian Hotel.'”
Former model Zoe added: “As soon as the next day came I drove straight to David’s hotel.
“I put on a nice bikini and I thought we were going to lie by the pool and talk.
“But he was still in his room when I arrived.
“I sent him the message ‘I’m here!’ He replied: ‘First come to the room’.
“I had butterflies and could hear music playing inside when I knocked on the door, which he opened wearing nothing but a pair of Calvin Klein boxers.
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Hef with Zoe, in blue, and five other friends playing in Vegas in 2003. Credit: Reuters
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‘Throuple’ fans David, Sian Osborne, right, and Una Healy
“He just got out of the shower and I smelled his aftershave.
“We had chemistry and that was a beautiful thing.
“We couldn’t even look at each other while talking – the tension was so great.
“Ten seconds passed, and then he came over, picked me up and threw me on the bed.
“No one had ever done that to me before and I thought ‘Hero’. It was a hot 15 minutes and, to be honest, it was the best I’ve ever had – at least at the time.
“It was wild, crazy and electrifying.
“David absolutely loved it and said to me afterwards: ‘You can’t leave – I’ve never felt anything like it in my life’.”
Zoe was eventually forced out of the mansion when Hefner ended their relationship in 2004 – but not because of her relationship with Haye.
‘Raw and Crazy’
The mogul, who died aged 91 in 2017, decided there was too much tension in the house as Zoe and his number one girlfriend Holly Madison fell out and were barely on speaking terms.
Zoe’s new memoir, From Britain To Bunny, tells the incredible story of how she swapped a life of crime in the UK – selling fake ecstasy pills at raves – to become a top glamor model in the US.
After splitting from hubby Chris, she now lives in Miami, where she works as a private flight attendant.
Haye and his current partner, model Sian Osborne, have enjoyed a string of high-profile flings with women including The Saturdays singer Una Healy.
Zoe said: “David and I kept in touch but we never got back together because he was always in a relationship.
“I saw him recently in Miami and I told him, ‘I wrote a book and you’re in it.’
“He said ‘No way.’ I said, ‘Don’t worry, it’s all good things.'”
- From Britain To Bunny is now available to buy at britaintobunny.com.
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