Being a teenager, I would think they were real strict, and I would get upset, but I'm glad they were like that. They didn't let us do whatever we wanted. We weren't allowed to date until we were, like, juniors in high school.

She has regularly appeared on Access Hollywood's monthly pet segment showcasing Denise Richardslter dogs rescued by Best Friends and available for adoption. The couple briefly reconciled and sought marriage counseling. She currently stars in the ABC Family series Twisted where Denise Richards plays a fallen socialite and mother of a murderer.

In 2010-2011 Denise Richards was a series regular on the comedy Blue Mountain State. She has appeared in films including Starship Troopers (1997) Wild Things (1998) Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) The World Is Not Enough (1999) as a Bond girl and in Valentine (2001). She later appeared in Scary Movie 3 (2003) Love Actually (2003) Edmond (2005) and Madea's Witness Protection (2012).