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Denise Richards recently opened up about one of the most difficult conversations she’s had as a parent—telling her daughters about their father Charlie Sheen’s HIV diagnosis.

Richards and Sheen were married for four years. During their time together, they had two daughters: Sami, who is now 21 years old, and Lola, who is 19.

These days, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star is married to Aaron Phypers. The two tied the knot in 2018. In addition to Sami and Lola, Richards is also mom to 13-year-old Eloise, whom she adopted back in 2011.

The family has spent much of their lives in the public eye, and now, Denise, her husband, and her three daughters have decided to lean into that by launching their own reality show called Denise Richards & Her Wild Things.

In one of the more recent episodes of the show, Richards spoke candidly about being on OnlyFans.

“I will say that I’m in the top one percent of creators on OnlyFans, so I am very grateful,” Richards shared. “It’s very empowering, especially for someone my age, that people still want to see me that way.”

When it comes to how her work on the platform affects her relationship, it turns out that her husband is very much involved. Phypers actually helps her by taking her photos himself.

Richards said this about him: “He’s so supportive. He knows what men love, and he’ll go through all the photos and say, ‘This is good. Do this. This is what guys like.'”

Although she tries to be honest and open with her kids, Richards explained that when Sami and Lola were younger, she worked hard to shield them from anything negative being said about her or their father in the media.

But in 2015, she was completely caught off guard when her ex-husband Charlie Sheen went on the Today show and publicly announced that he was HIV-positive.

Richards recently reflected on that moment and said she was really ‘upset’ that Sheen didn’t give her any advance notice before sharing the news publicly.

During a conversation on Jenna Kramer’s podcast, she said: “I wish he gave me a heads up, like, ‘Hey, I’m doing it today.’ You know? Because it was everywhere.”

Denise Richards seen with daughters Sami and Lola SheenCharles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Images

Richards shared that she felt the need to pick Sami and Lola up from school earlier than usual that day. She was worried their classmates might hear the news before the girls had a chance to hear it from her directly.

“I had to have a conversation about that,” Richards said while explaining how tough it was to talk to her daughters about their father’s health condition.

She acknowledged that breaking the news to them was genuinely one of the hardest things she has had to do.

Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards were married between 2002 and 2006Jim Spellman/WireImage

“It was kind of hard to explain to them what it was,” said the 54-year-old. “That was the only time.”

She reflected on the moment and noted that it was the only time she could remember ever needing to have a serious talk with her kids about any public scandal or headline involving their famous parents.

“For the most part, I really try to shelter them from a lot of stuff.” the actress added.

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