The former 'Playboy' model says she doesn't "want to bring a rotating cast of people in and out of my kids' lives at all"
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- Holly Madison is opening up about how she navigates dating as a mom of two
- Madison says she doesn’t think she would introduce a new parter to her kids until she was “engaged”
- Madison reveals where she stands with ex-husband Pasquale Rotella
Holly Madison is cautious when it comes to introducing her kids to new partners.
In an interview with PEOPLE for her involvement in Seeking's Breakup Campaign, the former Playboy model, 46, said she doesn't want to "bring a rotating cast of people in and out of my kids' lives at all."
"It's just not necessary, and I don't have to do it the way my life is set up," says Madison, who shares daughter Rainbow, 13, and son Forest, 9, with ex-husband Pasquale Rotella. "I never introduce my kids. I don't think I would do that until I was engaged."
Madison adds she never introduced her kids to her ex-boyfriend Zak Bagans while she was dating him from 2019-2025. (Madison announced her split from Bagans last March and later accused him of cheating.)
"Even though I was with him for six years, I never introduced him to my kids," she says.
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While Madison says work and family commitments can be "a lot to balance," she's thankful for her "great relationship" with Rotella.
"He's an amazing dad," she says. "So, I don't even think of myself as a single parent, because I'm not doing it all on my own. I'm single and a parent, but I'm not a single parent. I'm really lucky."
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As her kids get older, Madison says it's been "amazing to see the personalities that emerge."
"My daughter's turning 13 [on March 5], so that's a crazy milestone," she says. "It really goes by so fast. Everybody tells you that in the beginning, but it doesn't feel like it because when you're in the newborn phase, you're so all hands on deck, and it definitely doesn't feel like it's going by fast. But the second they turn into toddlers and start going to preschool, it just goes by in the blink of an eye. It truly does. So you really have to enjoy it."
Madison is currently seeing "someone" new, but she's opting to keep the relationship private.
"I just want to get to know somebody without the internet weighing in, because that always makes things really complicated," she says. "I mean, I might be okay with not ever sharing. I don't know."
Seeking's Breakup Campaign is running through April 11.
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