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Hugh Hefner on Kate Gosselin in Playboy: "No!"

The Girls Next Door honcho tells us what he thinks about the reality-television mom. Plus, he gushes over Kendra and feels sad for Jenny McCarthy

By Marc Malkin Apr 08, 2010 1:26 AMTags
Hugh Hefner, Kate GosselinMichael Caulfield/Getty Images; James Devaney/Getty Images

Who wants to see Kate Gosselin strip down for Playboy?

Not Hugh Hefner, that's for sure.

"No! No!" Hef said when I asked him about the possibility of the controversial reality-television mom posing in the pages of the legendary men's magazine.

In fact, Hefner doesn't understand why Gosselin is even on Dancing With the Stars

"I don't think she's a celebrity," he said.

Former girlfriend Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett, however, is another story.

"It's wonderful how the fans have embraced her," Hef said. "We watch her show religiously. It's just wonderful. Now there's somebody who really became a celebrity."

Kendra was at the Playboy Mansion for Easter with hubby Hank and their baby son. "Hank was too young for the easter egg hunt but he was sooooo excited to pet the animals in the petting zoo," Kendra blogged earlier today.

Hef was sad to hear that former Playmate of the Year Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey have split. "I'm stunned about it," he said. "I love Jenny. I really thought they would be together forever…I hope they get back together."

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Sad face alert! We didn't want to, but we had to add Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey to our Big Celebrity Splits photo gallery.