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It’s been a while since Denise Richards was an official cast member on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Despite this, she recently made her grand return to Bravo in her very own series, Denise Richards & Her Wild Things, which is more of a family-focused format. Now, the actress-turned-reality TV star is opening up about the show, where she stands with Charlie Sheen, joining OnlyFans, and much more in a new interview.
Regarding Denise’s new show, it was announced last year when it first went into development. Fast forward several months, and the show finally premiered in early March to fairly decent live viewership for a show of its type.
Recently, Denise sat down for a discussion with Interview Magazine, where she covered a wider range of topics. One of the first topics that came up was Denise’s current stay in the Big Apple as she’s promoting the show. Regarding what a typical day looks like for her and the girls, she says, “A regular day in New York is usually doing press. So it’s getting up very early and doing glam and then going to talk shows. This trip was particularly fun because my older daughters were with me, and it’s the first time they’re doing press. They’ve never been in front of a live audience.”
When asked how the girls are handling the experience of doing press, she explained, “I’m so impressed by how they’re handling it, because it’s a lot to have your show come out and to be doing press. They’re handling it with such grace. It can be very daunting. I wish I had the confidence that they had when I was their age.”
From there, the conversation goes to Charlie Sheen and the fact that his ex, Brooke Mueller, is on the show. The interviewer stated that most people would be surprised that they have a connection. According to Denise, “Well, it’s not like I talk about it all the time either. Even though I’ve done reality television, I’m also private too.”
She went on, “There’s been a lot of ups and downs between me and Charlie [Sheen] and me and Brooke. I was always protective of that and I wasn’t one that would always say stuff, but if I’m asked about it, I’ll answer.”
Denise added, “With Brooke, I’ve always wanted things to be peaceful and harmonious between us, since she’s the mother of my daughter’s brothers. So, we reconnected a couple of years ago. She’s in a good space, and she knows that, at the end of the day, I’m always here for her and the boys.”
When asked if Charlie is happy that they have some form of a relationship, she said, “He’s good either way.” They then discussed how Denise handles co-parenting with Charlie. According to her, “I don’t call it co-parenting, to be truthful with you. It’s parenting. He does his, I do mine. A lot of people have asked me that over the years and I really didn’t know how to answer that question, because we’ve never co-parented.”
The former RHOBH star elaborated, saying, “And he would say the same thing, I think. I parent how I parent, and he parents how he parents. I wish it was co-parenting, where we were on the same page about things, but we’re not. And that’s okay.” Sadly, when asked if the two are more on the same page than they’ve been in the past, Denise said, “No.”
Regarding Charlie’s reaction to her new reality show, she said, “I think that’s a question truly for him. I will say that he did make an appearance, and I’m glad he did, as he should be supporting our daughters. Things are calm and peaceful between us, but it’s up and down all the time, and I just ride the waves as they are. I’ve dealt with this for so long.”
This line of questioning continues, and the interviewer then asks if she’s been able to have “adult conversations” with her girls regarding her past issues with Charlie. She responded by saying, “The girls have asked me questions, why I didn’t share certain things, and I try to explain to them, “What was I going to say?” I wanted them to have their own relationship with their dad. I didn’t want them to have a relationship based on what someone’s opinion may be, what they may read.”
She went on, “There were actually quite a few hard conversations where they asked me certain things, and I said, “There’s no handbook for this. I did the best I could.”
They then begin to discuss doing OnlyFans and her reaction to her daughter being a content creator on the platform. Denise explained, “I didn’t know what it was when she first told me she was going to join it. And then I learned about it and all I said was, “Make sure this is something you really want to do, because you could be perceived a certain way and I want to make sure you are aware of that.” And then she still did it.”
She continued, “When I saw she was getting backlash, I sent a post out on my Instagram and made an offhand comment like, “Maybe I’ll do it too.” And I did, because after Wild Things people perceived me like I was that character and as a sex symbol. Which is not a bad thing. I embrace that. I truly do.”
They went back to the topic of the new Bravo series and the interviewer asked why she decided to do it. Denise responded, “Alex Baskin, after Real Housewives, approached me about doing a family reality show. And I said to the girls, “I want to make sure this is something you really want to do, because it’s different from doing little scenes in Housewives.” But I also thought it was a good opportunity for them, being the daughters of Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards, to be themselves and have their own voice.”
Toward the end of the interview, the topic of Housewives comes up. The interviewer asks who she’s still in contact with from the franchise. She responded, “Camille, I’m very close with. Forever. And Crystal [Kung Minkoff] and Kathy Hilton. Then I reconnected with Erika Jayne on the new show, and I’m glad because in my first season, I really felt like she and I had a good connection. But then it quickly went in a different direction, and I just felt like there were some things that were unresolved between us.”
Finally, they bring up the upside-down jacket from one of her most recent appearances on RHOBH. In addressing if it was actually upside down, Denise explained, “Listen, I did not care what my jacket looked like. I wanted to get the hell out of that dinner.”
She added, “I was fine to leave. And when I wore it out on Watch What Happens Live the last time I was on his show, I came out with it upside down and then he was like, “It doesn’t look upside down.” I go, “I know, you can’t even tell.” I don’t even care. Dorit’s someone who will say whatever, and that’s too bad. I liked Dorit, but I haven’t talked to her in a while. I mean, if you have a hair out of place, she’ll tell you.”
Fans can watch Denise Richards & Her Wild Things on Tuesday nights.
