Playboy model forced to live on the street (7 photos)

British Playboy model launches fundraiser to buy houseboat. Louise Glover, 42, moved into a tent six months ago due to "unaffordable" rent increases.





Former Playboy model lives in tent

A model who once lived in the Playboy mansion has launched a GoFundMe fundraiser. She needs to raise about £9,000 to buy a houseboat.

A qualified personal trainer has revealed: 'I'm applying for so many jobs and struggling to find work. But it's so hard. I want to get back to personal training and dog walking. I'm still homeless, I'm literally struggling to survive every day.'



Louise Glover is desperate for work but can't get one

Louise was renting a room for £550 in an expensive part of Windsor. When the rent rose to £750, she found it hard to make ends meet.

The brunette, who at the peak of her career was earning hundreds of pounds a day, wrote on the GoFundMe page: "I'm trying to raise enough money to buy a small cabin boat to live in - something dry, safe, simply functional. For someone like me, it's a stable, affordable and practical long-term solution. It will give me freedom, confidence and the ability to relax. I'll have a roof over my head, a door I can close and a space I can call my own."





Hugh Hefner called her the British Carmen Electra

These are no longer the days when she partied with Paris Hilton and Leonardo DiCaprio in the luxurious estate of the late Hefner.

At 20, Glover signed a contract with Playboy and became the first British woman to be named Model of the Year by the magazine. The girl traveled around the world, attended parties and posed for photo shoots. Hugh Hefner called Louise the British Carmen Electra and gave her a separate room in his mansion. She hung out with celebrities like DiCaprio, Rihanna, Matthew Perry, Snoop Dogg and Paris.



The model said: “It was the best time, like another world. I hung out with the most famous people in the world. I loved all the Playboy models, we were like family. I really liked Hugh, he was a real gentleman. The mansion was amazing. There was even a little zoo on the grounds. Everything was pink and decorated with the Playboy logo.”

“We had wild parties. One time I got my body painted and we all danced around Snoop Dogg when he was performing on stage at the house.”



Louise at one of Hefner's parties

But at 27, Louise had breast augmentation surgery, developed sepsis and suffered cardiac arrest. She spent 5 weeks in hospital.

She said: "I almost died, it was a wake-up call for me."

The British woman decided to focus on health and a healthy lifestyle.



Louise recalls: “I switched to fitness and soon I had contracts with leading brands. Nike sponsored me and I felt like I was on the rise again.”

She won first place at the Miami Pro Universe and has won a number of other fitness titles. Last year, she headed to Dubai, where she planned to open her own fitness school and hold promotions for Formula 1 and rugby.