How Holly Madison Successfully Juggles Between Being Pop Culture Icon And Mother Of 2 Kiddos
It is not easy...
Holly Madison’s mornings look like a reality TV throwback, but the schedule is built for a different kind of spotlight. At 9:00 a.m., she’s still in pajamas, going through her well-known skincare routine like it’s her personal reset button, just to get her system awake.
By 10:00 a.m., she’s back in “work mode,” reconnecting with her former Girls Next Door co-star and longtime friend, Marquardt, and batching podcast recordings. Then it’s straight to the hot seat at noon, outfit experiments at 2:00 p.m., and the press tour prep for season 2 of The Playboy Murders.
And once school ends, the whole day flips again, because Rainbow and Forest take over everything.
9:00 a.m.
Madison needs a jolt to her system to help wake her up. She indulges in a well-known skincare routine while still wearing pajamas.
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Madison reconnects with her former Girls Next Door co-star and longtime friend, Marquardt. The duo records their podcast episodes in a batch.
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She's on the hot seat, getting prepped.
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2:00 p.m.
Madison experiments with different outfits at home. It's her preparation for the press tour of season 2 of The Playboy Murders.
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3:00 p.m.
The time after school is dedicated entirely to Madison's children, daughter Rainbow and son Forest. She shares:
I make sure my kids get to their activities, help them with their homework, make their dinner — tonight, it’s pasta and broccoli — and tuck them into bed.
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8:00 p.m.
The hustle isn't over. She's back to work the moment her kiddos are asleep.
She stays up late to edit her podcast. She also tries to fit exercise into her schedule.
If I didn’t get a chance to work out earlier in the day, I usually fit in some circuit training before bed.
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Right after that skincare jolt at 9:00 a.m., Marquardt is already on deck for their podcast batch at 10:00.</p>
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Before the press tour talk can take over, she’s getting prepped at noon, then testing outfits at home like she’s scouting for season 2.</p>
Then the real juggling act hits at 3:00 p.m., when Rainbow and Forest get homework help, dinner plans, and a bedtime routine.</p>
After the kids are asleep, she switches back to the grind, editing the podcast late and squeezing in circuit training when she can.</p>
Motherhood has changed her life, as the "Girls Next Door" star admits. She has left her partying days behind.
When she only had Rainbow, Madison carefully selected her appearances because they took away time dedicated to her kids. She also realized that babies and toddlers demand a parent's time.
She accepts that when she's with her daughter, she needs to acknowledge that the only thing she can accomplish is being a mom.
The only thing she can reliably multitask is time, and motherhood has set the rules.
Like Luke Daley breaking silence about the Nancy Guthrie abduction, Holly keeps it real.
