FANS were shocked after Hollywood royalty, Denise Richards, left The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills at the end of season 10.
In April 2023, however, it was revealed that the 52-year-old actress would be returning to the popular Bravo reality show for its upcoming season 13.
When did Denise Richards quit RHOBH?
Denise Richards - the ex-wife of Charlie Sheen - joined RHOBH's season 9 in 2019 and continued on with the show for season 10.
Over the course of the 2020 season, Richards fought with most of her cast mates, including Lisa Rinna and Kyle Richards.
She called out her co-stars for being “mean girls” and ganging up on her.
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Richards quit the RHOBH in 2020 after just two series and announced, back then, that she would not be returning for season 11.
What happened with Richards and Brandi Glanville?
The actress' decision to leave came after Brandi Glanville claimed on-air that she’d had a one-night-stand with Richards and she had asked for an “excessive” amount of money to return to the show according to Page Six.
Later, Glanville also alleged she had a months-long affair with Richards.
Kyle and Teddi Mellencamp confronted Richards over the claims, and she denied the allegations.
The two were apparently together from early 2019 through the middle of 2020, and Richards had reportedly told Glanville during this time, she and her husband, Aaron Phypers, were in an open marriage.
However, the mom of three has refuted these claims.
It was also rumored that Richards reportedly asked for more cash than the network could cough up.
Bravo boss, Andy Cohen, appeared to confirm this when he claimed that Richards quit because she could not come to an agreement with the network on a deal.
He said: "I'm upset we couldn't reach an agreement for next season, I am living in this sadness.
"We were negotiating a deal with her and we couldn't reach an agreement on the deal."
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Speaking to PEOPLE, he added that he felt Richards was "answering her truth" when it came to the Glanville scandal and her reasons for denying the affair may be because of her family.
Is Denise Richards returning to RHOBH?
Denise confirmed with Variety in April 2023 that she would, in fact, be returning to the franchise in a guest capacity after her three-year hiatus.
“I have filmed some episodes,” Richards told the outlet.
“And it’s been fun. And you know, I’m a big fan of the show, so it was fun to go back and film a lot of stuff with them.”
RHOBH has reportedly begun filming its 13th season and is set to premiere later this year, although the actress told Variety she will not be appearing in next season’s promo shots.