Ex-Playboy model who lived with Hugh Hefner reveals she's now homeless and living in a tent

A former Playboy Bunny who once lived with Hugh Hefner now spends her days living in a tent.

Louise Glover was once one of the many models who resided in Hefner's infamous Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles.

At the peak of her modelling career in the 2000s, Louise was crowned 2006's Model of the Year - making her the first Brit to get this title.

But in 2010, Louise suffered some health complications that made her change her lifestyle.

The model once lived with Playboy founder Hugh Hefner (@louiseglover/Instagram)

At the age of 27, she developed septicemia after having breast implant surgery and later went into cardiac arrest.

Ultimately, the model, who had worked with brands like Nike and Reebok over the course of her career, hailed the ordeal as a 'wake-up call'.

"I nearly died because I was so ill from the infection. That was a wake-up call for me," she told The Sun.

"I started to train and moved into fitness and lifestyle modelling. I had deals with most of the major brands."

As to how she found herself living in a tent, while living in Windsor, London, and paying £750 ($983) in rent a month, Louise found that her business dwindled and that she was struggling to make ends meet.

Now, she lives in Reading in a field where she pays just £60 ($78).

Louise Glover pictured in London in 2012 (Alex Moss/FilmMagic)

But Louise is trying to stay positive.

"I am trying to stay upbeat and make the most of my situation, but it is difficult,” she admitted. "I need to get myself out of this pickle soon. Things have to change before winter hits."

Her current situation is a far cry from her days at the Playboy Mansion.

"It was the best time, like another world," she said of her time partying with celebrities while working for Hugh Hefner.

"I didn’t even think about it that much at the time, but I was hanging out with the biggest names in the world."

Louise went on: "I loved all the other Playboy models, we were like a family. I really liked Hugh, he was a total gentleman."

She further described the mansion as 'incredible' and said they had 'wild parties' there.

The 41-year-old is now a personal trainer (@louiseglover/Instagram)

In light of her current financial situation, people have urged Louise to start an OnlyFans page, but she said she won't 'lower [herself] to that - despite the impressive amount of cash many women make on the platform.

Louise said: "I have too much self-respect for myself to go stripping as some have suggested. People ask me, 'Why don’t you do OnlyFans?'.

"But I would rather get my life together and live here, in this field. I don’t need to lower myself to that. I have morals and self-respect."