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‘Real Housewives’ Star Would Like to Be Friends With Her Ex-Husband
“Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum Denise Richards shared she would like to be friends with her ex-husband, Charlie Sheen, the father of her two eldest children, Lola Sheen, 19, and Sami Sheen, 21.
In an April 1 episode of the “Whine Down” podcast, Richards said she and her ex-husband do not have a strong co-parenting relationship, as reported by People magazine. Richards and Sheen ended their marriage in 2006 after four years of marriage.
“Truthfully, it wasn’t co-parenting. I parent my way. He parents his way, and there was no co-parenting,” said Richards during the podcast episode.
She said while she is “friendly with Charlie,” she would like to have a better relationship with him.
“I wish we were friends and that we could talk all the time and be able to be there really for each other with our girls. But that’s just not the relationship we have. Maybe one day. But, I mean right now, there’s nothing. There’s no discord between he and I, which is great,” said Richards in the interview.
She also said she “never talked bad about him in front of the kids.” She said while “that’s hard to do,” she never wanted her children “to feel like they had to choose sides.” She said, however, that she was not sure if she “did a disservice to them” by doing that.
“Now that they’re older, they’re discovering things that they didn’t know,” continued Richards.
Denise Richards Said She Does Not Regret Her Relationship With Charlie Sheen
Richards spoke about her relationship with Sheen during a March 2025 episode of the “Live From Bed” podcast.” Richards said she was “grateful” she married Sheen because they had their daughters together.
“Even though he and I didn’t work out. I feel like we were destined to have our daughters. And that was our journey,” said Richards during the podcast episode.
Denise Richards Gave an Update About Her Relationship With Charlie Sheen
In a March 2025 interview with Entertainment Tonight, Richards gave an update about her dynamic with Sheen, who appeared on the first season of her new Bravo series, “Denise Richards & Her Wild Things.” She said their relationship “always changes.”
“It’s up and down, up and down. He and I know that. And it is what it is,” said Richards during the Entertainment Tonight interview. “There’s times where it’s really wonderful and times where, like any other family, it’s like eh. But it’s okay. I’m glad that he filmed with us. I think it’s important. It’s about our life. And he’s [Lola and Sami’s] dad. So it’s great.”
