As if moving into the Playboy Mansion and dating Hugh Hefner (along with two other women) weren’t enough change for 19-year-old Kendra Wilkinson, her life would take another turn when the group was approached to film the reality show “The Girls Next Door.” “I would have been an idiot not to make a good show out of people living at the mansion,” executive producer Kevin Burns said on Andy Cohen’s “For Real: The Story of Reality TV” (via TooFab).
Regarding getting cast on the show, Wilkinson recalled, “One day we’re in the limo with Hef and Hef goes, ‘We might be filming a reality TV show, girls,’” adding, “I’m like, what? No! No, I’m sorry, I’m not doing that. Just don’t film us looking like skanks, I’ll be good.” Although Wilkinson may have been initially hesitant to film the show, “The Girls Next Door” became a hit and made her a household name. She starred on the E! show from 2005 to 2009 and even landed the spinoff “Kendra” (via IMDb).