Who says May-Miss December romances don't work?
Hugh Hefner, the 84-year-old Viagra-popping founder of Playboy, is tying the knot for the third time.
This time the lucky gal is 24-year-old Crystal Harris, December 2009 playmate of the month.
“When I gave Crystal the ring, she burst into tears,” Hefner posted on his Twitter account. "This is the happiest Christmas weekend in memory."
“Yes, the ring I gave Crystal is an engagement ring," he clarified later for those asking if it was merely a Christmas present or a step forward for the couple.
Hefner posted that he and Harris spent the night before Christmas watching a movie, then exchanging gifts. Hefner had a few for his girlfriend, which Harris tweeted pictures of, including the legendary diamond Playboy watch.
His big gift was the engagement ring. It was a "memorable Christmas Eve together," Hefner tweeted.
Video: The world's ultimate playboy gets engaged
Hefner's love life has, of course, been well documented – including the popular reality show showcasing a trio of girlfriends in "The Girls Next Door."
Hefner and his previous wife, 1988 playmate of the year Kimberley Conrad, were married in 1989 and separated in 1998. They divorced this year. Now Hefner will walk down the aisle half a century after his first marriage in 1959 to Mildred Williams.
But if you think Hef might not be the exact icon of monogamy or a perfect relationship, he begs to differ. In an interview with RadarOnline.com after the breakup of Sandra Bullock and Jesse James, he said more than anyone, he knows all of the sides to a relationship – and what makes one work.
"I was married and completely faithful for eight years," he told Radar. "I lived a single life, a playboy lifestyle, before and after it, but while I was married I was faithful to it." Hefner told the New York Times magazine in July that he uses Viagra – which he called "God's little helper" – a couple of times a week.
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Hef was a nerd ... creepy jerk at Steinmetz High, Chicago....... hasn't changed.... in fact ... worse.... ugh!
Heff, if your heart stops in bed while wrestling with the doll...at least you had it going
Imagine this 61 year old man peering into the crib of a one year old and saying.....Im going to marry you one day!
Talk about a woody Allen flashback!
I bet she's a product of a single mother family. She's looking for that father figure she never had. Either because her mother divorced her father and alienated him from the family, or her mother chose to have her as a single parent. With all the single mother births so prevalent today this young girl going for much older guy will only get much more common.
Its all about MONEY period. Thats it!
It verges on being DISGUSTING! He's old enough to be her great-grandfather. I'm sure she want's his money. He's an old fool. It reminds me of the Anna Nicole Smith marriage.
Wow....What a bunch of jealous people. Come on,..you know you are.
You're right dude – they're both envious and small minded.
What kind of empire he built and he worked hard long hours......kkkkkkk think! Very funny
Listen to all this cynicism, love conquers all, age is not a barrier. It's true love I tell you!
congatulations dad
ew. just ew.
Ahhh... always love a great love story... boy is born, grows up and starts and empire, gets married, gets divorced, gets married, gets divorced, becomes an icon, sleeps with thousands of women... THEN... on his 60th year on earth, his bride to be is born. He spends the next 24 years, waiting for her to go through daycare, elementary school... middle school... high school... (no college needed)... and eventually one day she is desperate enough to say yes... I WANT TO SLEEP WITH A CORPSE. Now that my friends is absolutely TRUE LOVE... TRUE LOVE FOR MONEY.
ahh! I love this post. makes me cringe even more when its put so eloquently! yikes!
Way to go Hef!! To hell with what others say – Have fun and enjoy life – both of you.
purely gross. she must have some daddy issues... and grandpa issues... great grand daddy issues... great great grand daddy issues... liver spots issues... saggy skin issues... depends issues.... denture issu............... . .
LOL, you forgot beano issues...
Disgusting.
So the great geezer needs a batch of young divirginized ladies blood of to make himself immortal again ha? LOL