London: It
is one the most expensive and most talked about Playboy issues in recent memory. But Playmate of the Year 2010 Hope Dworaczyk is distinctly underwhelmed by Lindsay Lohan's photos.
The centerfold model shared her thoughts on the matter as she left a waxing salon in Los Angeles yesterday.
According to the Daily Mail, Hope initially refused to be drawn into commenting on the photos when quizzed by TMZ, but when pressed she replied, 'I saw that spread... and I was not impressed.'
She added: 'I just feel like if I would have known I was doing a Playboy shoot, I would have worked out more maybe.'
Hope's Play Mate of the Year pictorial was in the June 2010 issue of the magazine and included a 3-D fold out image of the model from Texas.
The Lohan issue was expected to be a big money-maker for the magazine, which saw its circulation numbers fall from 2.6 million to 1.5 million last year.
But with the entire spread leaked early, Playboy was forced to release the issue early to stop sales from suffering.
'Anyone with internet has already seen [Lohan's photos],' said Cooper Lawrence, author of Cult of Celebrity. 'They're nothing special - it's a big yawn'
'If they were hot then pictures sales would still be high, but since they only disappoint I expect it to be one of the lowest sales the magazine has had. Her star is burning out and this is us watching her on the way down.'
Hefner himself also admitted being initially unsure as to whether he even wanted Lohan for the magazine cover.
Hef then ordered a re-shoot as he found the first set of images were unflattering and not as polished-looking as he would have liked.
The 85-year-old lothario took to Twitter last Friday after the leaked photos got out and announced the magazine would release Lohan's issue online at i.Playboy.com earlier than expected.
'Because of the interest & the Internet leak, we're releasing the Lindsay Lohan issue early,' Hefner tweeted, adding the issue would be a Collector's Edition.
'Lindsay Lohan was the top search name on the Internet yesterday. Her issue goes on sale late next week. Hot. Hot. Hot.'
