Millie Williams is a person of interest for many around the world due to her husband’s fame. Her husband is Hugh Hefner who published the iconic magazine of all time. He is the founder of Playboy which features exposing pictures of female models. Hefner thought to earn a fortune by publishing his exclusive magazines.
With his prior experience in publishing and army ties, he thought to create this venture. Soon, after the release of this magazine, he and his family gained a lot of media attention. Many talk about his wife Millie Williams and her children. Here are a few updates on Millie Williams and what she is doing now.
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The background and upbringing
Born in 1926 Mildred Williams is from Chicago Illinois. She studied at North-western University taking up sociology as a major. However, due to some reason, Millie had to drop out of university midway. It is about this time when she met Hugh Hefner a high school dropout.
Soon the couple started to date each other and also became very close. Both Millie and Hefner took their relationship to the next level in 1949. Let us see more about the marriage life of Millie Williams.
Marriage and family life
Millie and Hefner tied the knot On June 25th 1949. During their marriage, both of them were 23 years old. It was a happy married life for the couple in their early years. Meantime, Hefner was also serving in the army. However, in their 10-year-long marriage life, the couple welcomed two beautiful children.
Further, Millie took care of her kids when her husband was serving in the army. Christie is the first child from their marriage born in 1952. David is their second son born in 1955. Things soon became ugly in their marriage life due to Millie’s extramarital affair.
Divorce and infidelity that wrecked the relationship
The peaceful family had to go through a turbulent split when Millie’s affair came to light. Even before marrying Hefner, she had an affair with a man. To save herself she married Hefner but the infidelity continued. However, to lessen her guilt she also allowed her husband to involve in affair with other women.
Still, due to his loyalty to Millie, he did not have a relationship with any other woman. However, Millie finally confessed to her infidelity which was shocking for Hefner. After this incident, Hefner thought to divorce his wife and move on with his life.
Remarriage and death of ex-husband
Soon after the divorce, Millie Williams remarried Edwin Gunn. The couple after their marriage thought to adopt two children. The second marriage did not continue longer when they separated.
Millie’s two kids from the first marriage were teenagers at that time. Also, these kids changed their last names to Hefner. In 1989 Hefner also remarried an actress and they had two kids. After living a peaceful life in his second marriage Hefner passed away in 2017 at the age of 91.
Recent updates on Millie Williams and her kids
Millie Williams is now 95 years and alive. After her divorce from Hefner, she got hefty settlement money. Her ex-husband Hefner passed away due to E-coli and she was not seen at his funeral.
Still, Hefner and Millie’s children are CEO at playboy magazines. Mildred is enjoying her privacy and there are no personal details about her on the internet. She lives in Los angles and there are still talks about her as the ex-wife of Hugh Hefner.
Conclusion
Millie Williams is one such celebrity wife who was in the limelight due to her husband’s popularity. Know more about her in the above article.
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