On Her Autism Diagnosis: People Didn't Believe Me!
inTouch|February 19, 2024
The former Playboy Playmate and Girls Next Door star claps back at her critics
On Her Autism Diagnosis: People Didn't Believe Me!

It’s been two years since The Girls Next Door star Holly Madison revealed she was diagnosed with autism. Since then, she’s received a ton of support from fans — and some occasional trolling. “There are people who don’t believe me,” says the 44-year-old, who shares daughter Rainbow, 10, and son Forest, 7, with ex Pasquale Rotella. “I get a kick out of people who don’t know me but come online and second-guess my doctor and say, ‘I don’t think it’s autism, I think she just has social anxiety.’ It’s hilarious.” Here, the host and executive producer of Investigation Discovery’s The Playboy Murders and the upcoming true crime series Lethally Blonde talks to In Touch’s Fortune Benatar about life on the spectrum, the infamous Playboy Mansion and her guilty pleasure.

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