Bridget Marquardt

Actor/Actress

The sumptuous Bridget Marquardt is a producer, actress, and former model. She is best known for having been one of Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends, as well as for her reality TV shows, The Girls Next Door, and Bridget’s Sexiest Beaches. She is also a paranormal investigator and hosts a popular spooky podcast, Ghost Magnet.

Born in Oregon and raised in California, Marquardt was always a beauty and on the advice of her friends, wrote to Playboy magazine inquiring about how to become a Playmate. In 1998, aged 25, she entered Playboy’s Millennium Playmate search, while at the same time enrolling at college. She later graduated from California State University with a degree in Communications, and then took a Master’s in the same subject from the University of the Pacific. She moved to Los Angeles and after taking modelling jobs and small acting roles, was invited to the Playboy Mansion. In 2002 she moved in permanently to become one of Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends. She appeared in three cover pictorials for Playboy, with her The Girls Next Door co-stars, Holly Madison and Kendra Wilkinson, and in February 2009 made her final appearance with a nude photo spread shot, again with Madison and Wilkinson, that was touted as a farewell to The Girls Next Door.

Marquardt made her movie debut in the Coen Brothers’ s 2003’s crime romcom, Intolerable Cruelty, playing opposite George Clooney. She has gone on to feature in a number of film and TV shows, including Curb Your Enthusiasm, The House Bunny, and Scary Movie 4. After appearing in an episode of Celebrity Paranormal Project in 2006, she took an online paranormal course because of her interest in paranormal activity.

Marquardt regularly connects with her millions of followers and admirers through Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, posting pictures and videos of her glamorous life. She is also available for that personalised shout-out via the Cameo platform, and has her own YouTube channel, Bridget Marquardt.