Scheananigans with Scheana Shay - Bravo Bravo F—ing Bravo w/ Denise Richards

Episode Date: March 1, 2024

This week, Scheana is joined in the studio by Denise Richards, and the pair dish on their unexpected first encounter – on the side of the freeway after Brock mistakenly grabbed Denise’s luggage at the LAX baggage claim. They get into it all…why she joined OnlyFans, the weed dinner, the upside-down jacket, the RHOBH cast member who is the most different on and off camera, Denise’s favorite set she’s ever worked on, and her very public divorce from Charlie Sheen. Plus, Denise reveals the real reason behind her iconic “Bravo Bravo F—ing Bravo” line, along with which cast members told her to say it. Tune in to find out! Follow us: @scheana @scheananigans Guest: @deniserichards Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode.Episode Sponsors:Get 50% off your first month on ANY crate line at kiwico.com with promo code HONEY.Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/honey.Visit maidenform.com and use code Scheana20 at checkout for 20% off your first purchase.Say hello to your IRL makeup filter in a bottle COVERGIRL's Simply Ageless Skin Perfector Essence. Only from Easy, Breezy, Beautiful COVERGIRL.This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/goodasgold and get on your way to being your best self.Produced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The following podcast is a Dear Media production. insightful discussions from your headphones to the stage. Get ready to be inspired, entertained, and watch audio get a makeover. Tickets are on sale now at dearmedia.com slash IRL. See you on May 4th in Austin, Texas. from vanderpump rules to motherhood and everywhere in between it's time to catch up with sheena shea this is shenanigans and now here's your host, Sheena Shea. Hello, everyone. Welcome back to Shenanigans. This week's guest needs no introduction, but we're going to give her one anyways, because she is a New York Times bestselling author, actress, TV personality, one of the hottest women on the planet, according to pretty much every single list there was ever made,

a mama bear, a wife, an animal lover, a philanthropist, a freaking Bond girl, and a legend who gave us bravo, bravo, fucking bravo. Denise Richards, welcome to the studio. How are we doing? I am amazing now. That is the best introduction I've ever had. So you're so sweet. Thank you. You've got a long list of a lot of accomplishments. No, but thank you. That's so sweet. No, seriously.

You are looking absolutely stunning. I encourage those of you who are listening to go watch because, wow. I put on lashes today just for you.

I was like, I know Denise is going to show up. I put them on for you. Well, there we go. I love it. But you look incredible. Thank you. You too. I put them on for you. Well, there we go. I love it. But you look incredible. Thank you. You too. I'm glad we finally are able to get into some shenanigans together. Thank you so much for having me on your show. Yeah, no, of course. Thanks for being here.

So I have to ask you, do you remember the moment when we first exchanged phone numbers? exchanged phone numbers. Yes. When my husband accidentally, he was then my boyfriend, but he stole your luggage. He didn't steal it. He just, okay. So we were, we were right. And we had the same luggage and he took mine. And then my husband took yours and we met on the side of the freeway. Yeah, we did. So that's when we met. It was really funny. We were already married. I forget which BravoCon this was, but it was the very first one.

Was it? Okay. You guys weren't married yet. Yeah. So we were very new in the relationship. That's what I thought. It was so funny though. And my husband and he, they both met. It was such a,

I wish people filmed that because it was such a funny moment that was so real. I've talked about it. Meeting on the side of the freeway. Right by In-N-Out. Yes, which we went to right when we exchanged luggage. Totally. Did you guys too? Oh yeah, we did did i'm like we're already here so let's do it so we get back from bravo con we're both flying you and i jet blue mint they have the little green tags on your luggage brock was back of the plane and his luggage comes out my luggage comes out grab our bags get in the car five minutes from lax the driver call or he gets a call and he was like ma'am i think you have the wrong luggage and i look and i was like no that's my bag and he's like well this other driver who i work with has a lady in his car who says you have her bag and i'm like

wait a second i crawl in the back of the car i look and there's not the sticker that i have on my bag right and i was like oh my god whose bag do we take? He's like, Miss Denise Richards. And I'm like, no way. Oh, my God. I'm so sorry. So, yes, we pull over. It was so funny. We meet up.

And yeah, I realized that he accidentally took your bag. We met on the side of the road near In-N-Out and LAX. Yeah. But I loved it because I was like, well, that was a moment for us. We exchanged numbers. And you were so sweet. Thank you. Because we took your luggage, too.

I know. And you're like, no, I need my stuff. I was like, no, we weren't trying to take it. No, I was like, we weren't trying to take yours either. It was all good. But it was so funny. Then fast forward a couple months to Christmas time. We're watching my all-time favorite Christmas movie, Love Actually.

You have your little cameo at the end thank you and as we're watching that and I go remember when you stole her luggage and it clicked in that moment that he stole Denise Richards luggage because he was just thinking oh it was one of the Beverly Hills housewives and he was like wait oh my gosh that's whose luggage I stole like the freaking Bond girl was like yeah it was an accident he accidentally picked it up but so funny but um here we are years later and I'm so excited to have you here so I thought before we get into everything we could maybe play a fun little game okay so I'm gonna name some of your former co-stars and I want you to tell me if you think they would make a good real housewife or not and if so what franchise they would be the best fit on okay okay first up is Nev Campbell she would not want to do it no she would be like no thank you

I couldn't even do a franchise with her right she. She would say, no, I'm good. Yeah. I love Nev so much. But she does not. No. I don't want to speak for her. But I think she would say, unless they have one that maybe in Canada, she's Canadian. But no. They should have a Real Housewives of Canada. How is that not a thing yet?

Maybe they're looking into it. I don't know. Maybe. But I think she's good. So she's a no. Kirsten Dunst. Oh, she's such a cutie patootie. I would say Beverly Hills.

Okay. Allison Janney. New York. She'd be good. She would be a really good New York. Anna Faris. She's such a cutie patootie too.

I would love to see her on Beverly Hills. Yeah. What about Queen Latifah? I love her too. Atlanta or New York. Yeah. I could see that. Pamela Anderson. Beverly Hills. Yeah. Jenny McCarthy.

Beverly Hills. Tiffany Thi Jenny McCarthy. Beverly Hills. Tiffany Thiessen. I would say Utah or Beverly Hills. Okay. Tori Spelling. 90210. Exactly. Beverly Hills.

Courtney Cox. I don't think she'd do it, but I think, well, I mean, these are all people that I've met in LA. Yeah. That you're saying. Yeah. but if you could picture them in a different friend group like you know Courtney I could see her in New York yeah totally and what about Katherine Heigl

will she I believe she I know she does have a place in Utah so maybe Utah. Okay. Like, I don't know. Yeah. All right.

Well, thanks for playing. Sure. I don't know if I played well. No, you did. Okay. You named a place for everyone, and there we go. So moving on, because I read something that I had to ask you about. I read that you were the only girl on your baseball team growing up.

Is that true? That's true. So was I. You were? Yes. And I've never met anyone who had that shared experience. Oh, yeah. No, I'm so glad that I did. Yeah. It was a t-ball. Okay. I don't know what it was called when you were younger, but I was the only girl on baseball and it was not cool for a girl to be on baseball at the time. So, but I love, I was such a tomboy when I was younger and then obviously changed where I, you know, loved hair and makeup and Barbies and all of that. So, yeah. What was your experience? So my great aunt who passed away last year, she was one of the original members of the Rockford Peaches, like the movie A League of Their Own.

She's actually in that movie. So when that came out in 1992, I was seven years old. I said, I want to play baseball like my aunt Shirley. And my mom was like, you know, girls don't play baseball anymore. They play softball. And I was like, no, I want to play baseball. And so I tried out for the hardball little league team. I made it. I played second base. I was the only girl for I think four years I played baseball until I switched to softball. Were you good? I was good.

I was terrible. Really? Well, are you a lefty or a righty? I'm a righty. I'm a lefty. Okay. So at the time, it was like a whole thing like, oh my God, she's left-handed. Batting everything.

That's so different. Everything was not good. So I was not good at all. Okay. What position did you play? I didn't have a position. You just would hit and then or not good. So I was not good at all. Okay. What position did you play? I didn't have a position. You just would hit and then or not hit. They were probably just like, we'll just let her play. So this is kind of coming full circle for me.

I'm playing in the celebrity baseball, I guess it's softball game at Padre Stadium. Oh, you are? Next month. So I'm going to have to hit the batting cages soon. If you want to come, feel free to join me. Yeah. That would be so fun. Yeah.

So I'm like, can I still hit a ball? I haven't been to batting cages in probably 15 years. We played a softball game season eight of Vanderpump Rules. But other than that, I threw out the first pitch at a Padres game. That's about it. I'm sure you were amazing. Thanks. And you're going to have so much fun.

Regardless, it's going to be so much fun. Yeah. I want to go. Yeah. Because I do have a good aim and a good hit now. Okay. Back when I was little, when it wasn't like cool to be a lefty, it was not good. Yeah.

It was not good. Yeah. So being a lefty, one thing, but I feel like to go a little deeper, I've gotten shit about being a guy's girl. And I feel like you can relate to that. And I think, honestly, this traces back to me being the only girl on the all boys team, but also being accepted by all of the boys while being bullied by all of the girls. And I feel like now, fast forward, I am on a show where it started and I've been bullied by my cast and by the girls. And although I've had strong female friendships my

whole life, I do have trauma surrounding groups of girls. And as a viewer of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, I admired your authenticity. I think you were such a breath of fresh air to this show. I mean, you are one of the most beautiful women in the world, and you're not afraid to also show up without glam. You know, I mean, today I'll be looking amazing. I had glam today. I know. Because I saw I was seeing you and I wanted to have a little glam. Yeah.

Well, thank you. I did it for you. You did it for me. I love it. But I also loved that you talked openly about your sex life, something that, you know, didn't always maybe gel well with your cast members. Right. that didn't always maybe gel well with your cast members.

But I want to know, how was it for Denise, the only girl on the Midwestern boys baseball team, to then film a reality show with a group of women in Beverly Hills? Well, shit, that's a lot that you're asking me. I went into the show when I met with the producers and everyone. I came in wearing a Guns N' Roses t-shirt and jeans. I did my own hair and makeup and I sat down with everyone and I just said, this is who I really am. But they knew the public person of me. And I said, if you want me to be that, then I can do that. So just let me know.

Do you want me to be myself or do you want me to be Denise Richards, the actress? And they said, we want you to be you. And so when I started the Housewives, I really truly was going in being myself and didn't want to create a caricature of myself. So that's how I went into it. Any time you put your personal life out there, you have to reveal the vulnerable side of yourself. And there's a lot of ups and downs. And, you know, obviously I experienced that. I wasn't expecting certain things, but I did enjoy my experience on the show and the women, but I really came in like being myself, you know. Yeah. And that was so great to see.

Thank you. So relatable, you know. What was hard for me is I was at the time very close to Lisa Rinna. And it was hard for me to see that she was very different on the show and then off camera. different on the show and then off camera. And I know that a lot of us on these shows on Bravo and other different networks doing reality, sometimes you see people off camera or you'll say stuff and then it's very different on camera and on television and then also hearing what they're saying about you. And I think that's the thing that is also very hard. Yeah. But I have to say, though, it was something very different from anything I've ever done. And I did enjoy my experience and have a good time and with a lot of the women on the show. Yeah. Well, I do want to get more into the show. But before that, I want

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but going through it publicly is very difficult. And it's been hard to navigate, to be honest. And that's also why I can really relate to some of, even with Lala, with her ex and other people, when you're going through stuff like that, it really does resonate with me because it's not easy. And what's really hard is having people be so judgmental because I never wanted to mudsling,

and I was always trying to get my ex in. It's not necessarily your ex. It could be the people surrounding the person that you're going through the situation with where you just don't want to have everything out there and you want to keep things as private as possible. But at the same time, certain people's team and this and that want to protect and all of that. It was actually the hardest thing I had ever gone through in my entire life.

It was very, very difficult. I can imagine. Very difficult. And there's so much nobody knows. I can also imagine. We're like, fucking hard, right? No, it's the tip of the iceberg of what people see and hear. And then sometimes I'm sure, you know, you just, oh, I wish someone knew this or that, but you don't want to say anything because I want to protect my kids. But it's hard. It was the hardest thing I've ever gone through.

And I think at the time it was so bad. I could have gone one way or another, you know, where the other would have been very not good. But I had to, eventually I had to put myself in a bubble and I would have to tell my friends and my family and my publicist, I would say, I don't want to hear anything unless I need to deal with it. But for me to hear all the negativity, all it does end of the day, who is there for you? Okay, I don't need to deal with this bullshit. I need to just stay on course, take care of my children the best way I can. And this, you know, noise, I have to block out.

So that's what I eventually had to get to. It was really, really difficult, but I had to do it. But I got through it. And that's why a lot of people ask me about divorce and stuff like that. It's not an easy road in general, but publicly it isn't. And with kids. And with kids. But then you get people saying, well, you asked for this because you're in the public eye you know you never asked for that you know that's I know I know I'm sure you I get it it's not easy to go through that you know so yeah you get through it totally can you say where your relationship is today with Charlie yeah oh I we're actually really close. That's good.

Yeah. Him and Aaron get along? Yeah, they really do. Charlie knows he could call me anytime, anytime at the day, night, whatever. I will be there for him, for his boys, for his ex-wife. I'm close to her too. So it was up and down and it's a process. And not to say that it will go down again and if it does

he and I will be like okay whatever we get through it yeah what I mean but if we can do it anyone can yeah right say that because it was really bad yeah no I on that scale I can only imagine so but you got through it. I got through it. You're an amazing mother. Thank you. And you're someone that so many people look up to. Thank you.

Because it's like if you can do it, everyone else can do it. Yeah. No, you just have to make. I always try to say to people that do ask me about this is make it about the kids. Mm-hmm. And I know it's so hard. And I would tell Charlie that. I would say say we're having

a birthday you need to suck it up and pretend like you don't hate my guts i don't give a do it for the kids smile and be happy because it's not fair to them they didn't ask to be born into a family that is now apart you know so that's my biggest advice with all of that. Even though it's hard, just do what you can to do that. I think that's incredible advice. You know, when you put your kids first, you put your shit aside because yeah, like you said, it's like, they're just innocent in this situation. So innocent. Yeah. I never wanted my kids to be privy to the bullshit. And they were younger during that time. However. Years later, it's like, mom. Right. Now there's Google. But you protect them for as long as you can. You know, I did what I could. Exactly. And that's all we can do as moms. We do the best we can with what we're given. And, you know, we we hope to make the best decisions for them. And if not, you know, they show us grace and forgiveness one day. But it's like, right. We're doing the best

we can. We're doing the best we can. Yeah. Yeah, totally. So you've been married to Aaron for what, five and a half years now? Yes. Love that. How do you keep things fresh in your relationship? What advice do you have? I'm going to give you some advice. Please do. Because I watch your show. Yeah. Okay.

And I understand. Okay. One weekend a month. Okay. You and your husband need to go to a hotel by yourselves. Okay. And have it just you two. Okay. I feel like we're now after this past summer, I feel like we're pretty much on. Are you going to kill me for saying this? No, not at all. And if he was here, where is he? Is he here? No, but the thing is, we've been able to turn a lot of work trips

also into us time. Yeah, no, that's great, too. Yeah. That's OK. There's two things. Work trips. Amazing. Because then you don't feel guilty. Right. Because you're working. Yeah. So you have your husband with a hotel and a flight. But you have your husband go with you. So you don't feel guilty as a mom. Yes. Right. Outside the work trips. My advice to you is, is even if it's one night, even if it's not at a hotel or whatever, wherever you guys or have someone take your baby to, you know, be babysat where, you know, they're

obviously safe and whatever. Yeah. Where you guys can be a couple because if the captains go down, the fucking shit goes sideways. And what we do, but our older girls are older. Eloise is so understanding and she is the most adorable thing ever. But Erin and I will always do at least one night in a hotel staycation outside of work. Yeah.

But if work is involved, freaking great. Add an extra day to the trip or something. Yes. Totally. And have that time as a couple where you can have your romance and just be you without the distractions. Because even if you're at home, there's always a distraction. It's so different. You know, it's very different.

Yeah. So that's my biggest advice for any cop. Love that. A little staycation once a month. Noted. Yep. You mentioned Eloise and I wanted to ask. So as a single mom, you adopted your daughter.

I did. Who has now also been adopted by Aaron. Yes. What advice do you have for other single parents out there who are considering raising a child on their own, whether it be adoption, a sperm donor or whatever way? Advice is to don't wait and do it. And that's what I did. I, I knew I wasn't done having kids and I felt, this might sound odd, but I'm going to be brutally honest. There was like another soul. I feel like children choose their parents, whether it's through adoption or a surrogate or through, you know, birth, a birth, you know,

you know birth a birth you know birthing them personally and physically it's so I just wasn't done having children and so I feel that if that's something and that you're wanting to do to just do it and a lot of people on the outside will have different opinions and judgments and that sort of thing. And just do what you want to do and follow your heart. And with Eloise, when I went through the adoption process, she was number 13 in the process that I was going through. And that's hard to have 12 other situations not work out and this and that. Wow. But I knew I really, really knew the right baby would come to me. You know what I mean? Yeah. Meant to be. Yeah. I love that. That's what I just always had faith and hope in. Yeah. And how is it raising a daughter with special needs? What do you wish the listeners knew about her chromosomal disorder? So she, I did not know for, gosh, a long time.

She was very hard to diagnose. She has a deletion in chromosome 8 where some of the chromosomes are not there, which have caused quite a few delays. She's almost 13 years old. I still have to help my daughter take a shower, get dressed. The hard thing that I think a lot of people that do have special needs children will really relate to this part is going through puberty. And when she got her, she's turning 13 when she got her period and how to explain that and it's hard and it's not easy to deal with that stuff and then you know erin and i have talked about like

what's it like for her developmentally like as she gets older is she going to want to date like that's the stuff we have to think about when they're younger you don't think about that stuff but you have to start thinking about it as anyone with special needs as they get older because the natural progression of your hormones and everything and what that means to them and how to do that so that's what we're working on now, but it's not easy. But she's an angel from God and we are so blessed. Yeah.

But for anyone that is going through what we're going through, I definitely relate and understand the difficulties of that part. Yeah, totally. I want to talk about one of your other daughters as well because we saw...

Let me guess which one. We saw on this season Erica attempt to shame you for being a creator on OnlyFans. However, I read that you joined the platform as a gesture of support for your daughter after seeing criticism that she had received, which personally I feel like is the ultimate mama bear move. So do you still stand by that decision?

Absolutely. I love that. Yep. Because like you, you know, when you come into this industry and you are perceived in a certain way, I wasn't a character actor. I was doing roles that were different than that. And there can be a perception with that when you play sexy me having that, doing wild things and some of the other roles that I've done, having the platform with what we have with social media, with people. You know, it was one thing to have movie critics and stuff like, but now to have people literally say shit about you. So that's why I was like, you know what?

I'm going to do it because I felt like it wasn't cool that people were shaming her for doing that. I didn't understand the platform, quite frankly. I mean, I have TikTok. I still have not done. Oh, yeah. I can't figure it out either. Today or tomorrow, because everyone's like, you got to fucking do a video.

Got to do it. But I don't do it. Yeah. So I just thought of it as another. I heard about it, but I didn't know. So I was upset that she was getting such backlash because what? Well, obviously, her dad's who he is yeah her mom's who she is so she yeah was in a no-win situation where that goes you know what I mean so that's not

good for her but yeah that's why I did it good I love that I think that is just also goes to show what an amazing mom you are. So anyone who wants to have a judgment on that, it's like, fuck off. But thank you. I've gotten a lot of judgment for that. Yeah. Because people think it's creepy and weird. I mean, are you doing creepy and weird things together?

No. Exactly. I know. But you know how people are. Of course. But people, they just they always have something to say they don't get it and no yeah I'm not changing my job either yeah for my kids right which is hard too for me yeah like do you know what I'm saying like I would think it would be weird to have my

mom do what I fucking do for a living sometimes yeah Yeah. My mom was a Midwest mom and I talked to my dad about this a lot. Yeah. My mom was mom. It's gotta be weird for my kids to see this fucking shit. You know what I mean? It's weird. Like I would think it would be weird. So I do struggle with that. Yeah. For everyone out there. I do struggle with that, but it is my job. Yeah. And I have to like, I don't know. You know what I mean? Yeah. Got to give the fans what they want. Sometimes I have to do my job. Yeah. And our job, people who aren't in it can't possibly understand it because there are just so many layers to it and so many things that it's like, you don't get it unless you're in it at times. And people are very quick to judge.

Am I allowed to ask you any questions? Sure. You went through a lot publicly. How did you get through it? Support, family, friends, and honestly, opening up about it. I feel like when I started this podcast, it really gave me a platform to talk about whatever I wanted to in a safe space that is only edited by myself if I want to edit it. And I think that has definitely helped just being open about my experiences and trying to not let what people say bother me because you're always going to get judged. But if you're being authentic to who you are and people want to judge you, it's like, okay.

Exactly. It is what it is. You know, not everyone's going to like me. Right. That's the thing. But you're able to be yourself. And if people judge that, then it is what it is. It's when people have a perception of a false narrative.

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No, I don't ever wish anything negative on anybody. And I just think the journey of that friendship is done. And it is what it is. I will never be friends with her, but I will always be cordial. And if I ran into her, I would say hi and be polite and nice and all of that. So that's where that is. Yeah. How close were the two of you before the show started? Because it is crazy when you get

into a reality show, you know, you could have a longtime friendship with someone, then you put it on a reality show and dynamics change. So we were very close. That's what I thought. Yeah. And then the thing that actually, well, a lot of things hurt me when she would say, oh, Denise and I, we were party girls or whatever. First of all, I was never a partier. I never partied with her. So she tried to diminish how close our friendship was after the fact. But during and before, she would say how close we were. You know, I always say you learn a lot about people when you work with them, live with them, or travel with them.

I never worked with her until The Housewives. And, you know, she was very different on camera. I have a lot of receipts that I could show, but that's not my style. I had never done it and I haven't. So it was, I don't know. I was shocked when I did the show with her, you know, how different she was because we were so close. That's sad. It is sad that you would allow, but in a way, it's okay because maybe that- Needed to happen. It needed to happen because then you see

who's really your true friend and who isn't. You can weed them out. Well, you have had so many iconic moments on the show. Is there anything that you regret sharing while on the show? My husband's penis size. Although I'm sure he doesn't. He pretends like he does. That was one of the questions that came in. I'm like, I'm not asking that. Right? Right? Yeah. You didn't say anything bad. He was so embarrassed, but he's really, I'm sure not embarrassed. Right. Would a guy really be? No. He was so embarrassed. But he's really, I'm sure, not embarrassed. Right.

Would a guy really be embarrassed? No. Would your husband be embarrassed? No, he would not be. And some of the women said that their husbands were upset. Like, how come you, like, I'm not going to say who, that you didn't say this or that you said we scheduled that. Whatever the fuck.

I don't know. Whatever. I was myself. And that fuck. I don't know. Whatever. I was myself. And that's why you are so incredible. And I'm glad we got glimpses of that again this season because your presence is so missed on the show because you were just so authentic and real. And it was just such a fun change. You know, they bring new people on every season and it's either a hit or a miss. And you were definitely a big hit.

Who out of the cast are you still friends with? Garcelle, Sutton and Crystal. Love that. Nice. Crystal's a good friend of mine, too. Who has been the nicest on and off camera? The three of those. Yeah. If you could tell one of your former castmates to bravo, bravo, fucking bravo their way off the show, who would it be? Well, I have to say those bitches told me that I did not make that up. And then they pretended like, oh, we don't know anything about that. Uh-huh. Kyle and Lisa were the ones that told me to do that. Yeah.

And now they're breaking the fourth wall more. And so now they're like, oh, we'll just leave it in. It's happened on our show too. Where you think if you say something, they're going to cut it. And then they're like, oh, we'll just leave it in. When I said that, the truth is it was in reference to something I blurted out at the table about a family member of mine. Okay.

And that's why I did it. People think it was because of Brandy. It wasn't. Yeah. The magic of editing. That's what it was. And I didn't want to say something about that. Well, I did. I blurted it out and I shouldn't have. And this was in Rome and then, you know, whatever. It is what it is. But that's what that was about. But yeah, the women told me when you say something about like your kids or their school or whatever, just say bravo, bravo. Fucking bravo. Which I did. And I love how they threw me under the fucking bus for it. Yeah, but it was iconic.

One of the best lines ever said on that show. You did mention Brandy. So I just have to ask, will there be any piece made there? I honestly was never friends with Brandy and I only met her a couple of times. There's no, whoa. I was kind to her, but that's it.

Yeah. That's all I'm going to say. Yeah. Trust me, I have my past with her as well. It's really shitty because I really was, you know, I went to a dinner or something on the show, and I was just being nice. fuck, I don't know. Sometimes some of the women will do things to stay or get back on a show or whatever.

But it was really hurtful because even when I was in Rome after Kyle's party, this is going way back, but just whatever. It was like a week later. And I was so shocked with the women were saying to me, I'm like, we just saw her, uh, at Kyle's party. Yeah. And she said a lot of stuff that was not aired,

whatever, whatever. You just have to, it was really hurtful. I was actually more hurt by Lisa Rinna yeah because she knows me yeah you had a long time she wasn't like you know what stop yeah but whatever so after those things that you went through what made you want to come back this season and appear on the show well honestly I actually went to Garcelle's. She had a screening and I didn't tell anyone I was coming.

I just showed up. And then they asked if they could put a mic on me. And I did. And, you know, I was really, truly coming to support her and her project. And then I was asked to, well, will you come to this dinner and that? And I was like, yeah, I really did have fun with a lot of the women there and have a good time. And you know what it's like when you do certain things. And so if it made sense. Yeah. No, I totally get that. I really loved

being with a lot of the women on the show and had a good experience. Yeah. Okay. You mentioned the dinner party. So I do have to ask on Jeff Lewis live, you had mentioned that maybe, or I think maybe did you imitate that you had gotten the wrong order or something? From your point of view, what happened from my point of view is it was a weed party. I showed up to a weed party

I did not show up to my kids school right why the fuck are right everyone making a big deal about this when Erica was like saying how lit and high she is yeah like who gives a shit yeah is that a weed party yeah so fucking what fucking what? Right. Whatever. Okay. Last thing on this topic is I have to know where's the pink fur coat because that thing needs to be in my closet right now. If it's not in the closet, it needs to be in like the Met or the Smithsonian. We're going to do something with that thing. Now that I down.

Look, I just have to say, if I saw that you were wearing a coat that appeared to be upside down, I would probably just assume that's how it's supposed to be worn. This is Denise Richards just setting a trend and doing something outside of the box. Thank you. Like, who gives a shit? You know, it's like. Thank you for saying that. I absolutely like, you know, the moment in Mean Girls when Regina George has the holes cut in her shirt, then everyone else wears the holes cut in their shirt.

Maybe I did it on purpose. So I think you're just setting trends. And if I had a jacket right now, it would be on upside down. Just out of respect. OK, one more quick little break and we'll be right back to wrap things up. This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. As you all know, I take my mental health very seriously and you all should too. Ever since I started therapy, I have felt so much stronger mentally. I have felt

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what was it like working with Brittany Murphy on Drop Dead Gorgeous? Oh, she was the best. Yeah. She would walk in the room and light up the room. She was the best. Yeah. She would walk in the room and light up the room. Yeah. She was just a ball of fresh air and just so fun.

And you couldn't be in a bad mood when you're around her. I love that. Yeah. Yeah. She was iconic. Totally. Would you support a remake of that film? Absolutely.

I actually think it would be fun for us to be the moms. Right. Yeah. So Kirstie Alley was also in that film. What was she like off screen? I know you were like the it girl in Hollywood while filming that movie, but did you think there was, well,

tell me that first. And then I had a, Oh, she was the best question. She is. I loved her so much. Yeah. She was so wonderful and fun and just like the best energy ever.

Yeah. Yeah. You loved being around her. Yeah. I mean, someone I grew up watching, you know. Yeah, me too. She was so incredible. Did you ever feel that there was any pressure put on Kirstie to try and recruit you to Scientology that people want to know? She never, ever mentioned that ever. Yeah. Okay. I was more into how she was getting her facials done when

she would fly her facialist to Minnesota with the oxygen tanks and all of this. So all of us were talking to her about that. And she was talking to us about skin and hair. Would you ever do another reality show docuseries about your life? Absolutely. I love that. Yeah. I know your dad was a big hit on your show back in the day. How's he doing? He's doing good. Thank you. I love that. Well, I mean, I would love to see more of you on my TV. You know, movies are great, but seeing you be you, I just think has been so incredible. Such a change of, you know, the way of the Beverly Hills lifestyle. It's like, this is me. I am who I am. And I love that. I love a relatable queen and you are that. So what is next for Denise Richards? Well, I have a movie coming out called Hunting Housewives. Ooh.

Wait, I love that. Which is funny. And my husband, he is the biggest reality television producer. And my girlfriends and I, we go on a trip together. television producer. And my girlfriends and I, we go on a trip together and he would love to see all of us no longer there. Oh, interesting. So that the men could live their lives. Okay. And it's kind of a dark comedy. It's very different for a lifetime. I think it's very funny and it's something really crazy because of all of this that we're talking about.

Oh, totally. I love that. I can't wait to see. Thank you. Last question. Would you ever do Traders? Because I think you'd be killer on that. Absolutely. Yeah. Have you been watching this season? I am obsessed with the show. So good. It's so

good. Yeah. I'm like, tonight it's on. I can't wait. You know what Tom did? That show, I was asked to do his season. Oh. And my husband, I think, wanted to live vicariously through me to do Special Forces. Yeah. Because he could do it.

Uh-huh. I'm like, I'm going to break my freaking neck. Yeah. I have to say, he did an awesome job. Yeah. Because he could do it. Uh-huh. I'm like, I'm going to break my freaking neck. Yeah. I have to say, he did an awesome job. Yeah, that was wild. And I was actually bummed they, you don't have to comment on anything, but I was bummed that they had him leave when they did because I felt like as an actor or a performer or someone who's never done that kind of thing before to go

as far as he did and to do what he did that's a lot it's like you know when you're not in the train to do all of that you know but uh that show I wish I could do that I think I would kill myself with it yeah because I don't have the physicality to do some of the shit that they do on that thing. Same here. I could do it mentally, but I couldn't jump out of some of the shit. All that crap. The underwater

no, no, no. Can't do it. But I do give him a lot of credit for doing that show because I do believe he you don't have to comment because I know you have friends and cast members, but I have to because I do believe he, you don't have to comment because I know you have friends and cast members, but I have to say he, I do believe he did such a great job. So anywho, that show, my husband would love for me to do because he would love. Yeah. Oh, but Brock wants to do that show too. I'm like, you can go do it. I will pass it on to you. He and Aaron would be awesome on that show. That would be so fun. Yeah. Yeah. But

Traders, we should do that together. That would be fun. We could. That would be so fun. Yeah. Yeah. But traitors, we should do that together. Sign us up. That would be fun. We could be the Bravo Click next season. And you're in a castle in Scotland. I know. I know, right? Those breakfasts look so good.

They really do. I'm like, that casket's good breakfast and shit. I know. Would you want to be a traitor or a faithful? I don't know. That's a tough call with that. I think if you're doing this show, it'd kind of be fucking fun

to be a trader. I know. Right? Or a faithful that goes through, I don't know. Yeah, you could get recruited. You know, you could be both. Those breakfasts and that location.

Yeah. That's amazing. Totally. Right? Yeah. Well, maybe in the future. Maybe in the future. But thank you so much for being here.

I'm glad we finally got to get into some shenanigans together. You are awesome. You are iconic. You're all time. So are you. Thank you so much for having me. Yeah. Thank you guys for listening and watching.

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