Denise Richards’ daughter, Lola Sheen, chose faith over fear when she signed up for reality TV.
“I’m a follower of Jesus… [and] I really sat on it for a while with the Lord and I was like, ‘I don’t want to misinterpret you to others, but I know that this is an opportunity to shine His light,’” Lola, 19, exclusively shared with Us Weekly before the Tuesday, March 4, premiere of Denise Richards and Her Wild Things. “So then I decided to do it.”
One of the biggest things preventing Lola from jumping in was her rocky relationship with older sister Sami Sheen.
For nearly a year, the pair blocked each other on social media and butted heads over a variety of topics.
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“We are sisters so we fight, but at the time we were having problems and so I never wanted to misinterpret Christ to anybody,” Lola explained. “That’s why I hesitated, but I realized I’m not perfect.”
In Denise Richards and Her Wild Things, Richards, 54, allowed cameras to document her life as a working actress, wife to Aaron Phyphers and mother in the public eye. (In addition to Sami, 20, and Lola — who she shares with ex-husband Charlie Sheen — Richards also adopted Eloise, 13, in 2011.)
“I wanted the girls to really want to do it, and I think it’s also a great time for them,” Richards explained to Us. “They’ve always lived basically in the shadows of their parents where they’re ‘the daughters of,’ and it’s a nice time for them to be able to be themselves and shine and be Sami and Lola.”
While Lola was hesitant to jump right in, Sami was ready for the cameras to capture her reality.
“I’m actually the complete opposite,” she said when addressing her sister’s initial fears. “I’ve been wanting a reality show for so long, and I’m so happy and so grateful that we finally have our own show. It was really fun filming it, and I love it.”
Before viewers sit down and enjoy the show, Richards reminded fans that she is far from perfect. At the same time, she believes her family’s reality will be relatable to many who choose to watch.
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“I wanted us to just live our life,” Richards said when explaining the goal of the show. “At the end of the day, I’m a mom that deals with challenges like a lot of other parents dealing with kids that are siblings and trying to let your kids grow up and be on their own. I think that there’s a lot in our show, a lot of things that a lot of people can relate to.”
Denise Richards and Her Wild Things premieres on Bravo Tuesday, March 4, at 9 p.m. ET. Viewers can stream episodes the next day on Peacock.
With reporting by Christina Garibaldi
