Hugh Hefner on a lookout for new set of girlfriends?

New York, Oct 6 : 'Playboy' founder Hugh Hefner is busy scouting women for a centrefold for the magazine's 55th anniversary issue, amid speculation that his three girlfriends may soon be moving out of his mansion.

The grapevine has it that Hefner's relationship with Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt, and Kendra Wilkinson is on the rocks.

There are also rumours that some of the finalists of may become his new girlfriends on 'the girl next door series'.

Hefner, however, is insisting that his relationship with his three girlfriends is okay, and that no one will be replacing them.

"They'll (the finalists) be in addition to, they won't be replacing anyone," the New York Post quoted Hefner, as saying.

"What is true is that the relationships are changing, we're in a state of transition and you'll see that reflected on the show this season. We are still devoted to one another, and they are still devoted to me, the bond that has developed between the four of us is something that will never go away. These are not passing romantic flirtations. These are deep-rooted relationships," he said.

ANI