Holly Madison leaves fans guessing when it comes to her love life.
“I’m mysterious right now,” Madison, 46, said exclusively Us weekly as we promote season 2 of Deadly blondea true crime series that explores the dangerous “intersections of beauty, desire and deception,” for which she serves as host and executive producer.
These days, she takes a different approach when it comes to dating, especially when it comes to choosing that special person to welcome her into her world. “I took the time to get to know someone before I make a claim because look at some of my past choices, difficult… and this is a mess. I’m just making sure I made a good choice this time,” Madison said Us.
The former Girl next door The star may remain tight-lipped about parts of her personal life, but she’s addressing at least one rumor that’s doing the rounds. Earlier this month, reports surfaced that she is dating a prominent Las Vegas lawyer Steve Dimopoulos.
“Oh my God, you know what’s so funny, in a perfect world I would love to date someone for a year before anyone in the outside world finds out because I’ve made some very questionable romantic decisions,” she responded to the rumors.
“I think my ex planted it,” the “You Wish” podcast host speculated Usdon’t drop any names. “I think they’re kind of using it as an excuse that I posted this guy, but when I posted a picture of this guy, it was a very platonic photo, and I have a lot of male friends that I post and tag all the time, so I don’t think anyone picked up on it, and it was a delayed reaction to that post.”
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Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesMadison and Dimopoulos were spotted at a Vegas Golden Knights game at T-Mobile Arena in mid-May.
Widely known for her relationship with the late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner From 2001 to 2008, Madison has gone public with new connections over the years. She was last linked to her Ghost Adventures‘ Zak Bagansbut it was confirmed that the couple had officially split in May 2025 after six years of dating.
The Down the rabbit hole The author is also a proud mother of two children, her daughter Rainbow (13) and her son Forest (9) with her ex-husband. Pasquale Rotella. They married in September 2013 and finalized their divorce in February 2019.
Madison told Us Guarding her heart as she navigates the dating scene, she admits, “I’m not second-guessing myself.”
As for the project she worked on, Deadly blonde Fans can look forward to eight new episodes. Madison teased, “I’m just really excited for people to see it. I think the stories are so varied and interesting, and I think it’s definitely the best season yet.”
Deadly blonde Premieres Monday, June 1 at 10 p.m. ET on Investigation Discovery. The episodes are available to stream on HBO Max.
