Denise Richards turned heads with her youthful appearance at a recent event for “The Bold and the Beautiful,” marking her first public outing since openly discussing her facelift.

The 55-year-old actress disclosed in an interview with Allure that she underwent the significant cosmetic procedure eight months prior.

“I wanted to restore things to their former position,” Richards shared candidly. “The idea of surgery was daunting, especially since I’ve been in the public eye since my 20s. People are familiar with my face—a facelift isn’t something I could easily conceal.”

Richards went on to describe the results as “night and day,” expressing her own amazement at the transformation.

Her plastic surgeon provided The Daily Mail with exclusive before-and-after images that highlighted the dramatic change.

At the launch of the soap opera’s BBTV app, Richards, who is also known as Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife, showcased her stunning new look on the red carpet.

Denise Richards looked impossibly youthful as she made her first public appearance since revealing she had a full facelift , turning heads at a The Bold and the Beautiful event on Thursday

Charlie Sheen ’s ex-wife flaunted her stunning new look on the red carpet at the launch of the soap’s BBTV app

Dressed in a chic pink lace dress with a hint of lingerie, the Wild Things star looked like she had discovered the fountain of youth. 

She looked radiant with flawless skin and pink lip gloss to match her dress, her wavy sandy blonde hair cascading freely as she posed and flashed a megawatt smile.   

This comes after the Daily Mail learned the real reason Richards decided to go under the knife: her personal life was in turmoil, and she wanted to do something for herself.

‘She is very happy that she made the move last year because she feels beautiful,’ a source told the Daily Mail.

‘It is a rare bright light in her life as she fights her estranged husband Aaron Phypers during their ugly divorce. The divorce has really taken a toll on her in so many ways, emotionally and financially.

‘She deserves to have a little joy in her life and her new face makes her very happy.’

Phypers filed for divorce from Richards in Los Angeles on July 7, 2025, after six years of marriage.

In February, a judge ordered Richards to pay Phypers $5,000 per month in temporary spousal support during their divorce.

Her plastic surgeon even shared striking before-and-after photos of the transformation exclusively with The Daily Mail

Dressed in a chic pink lace dress with a hint of lingerie, the Wild Things star looked like she had discovered the fountain of youth

She looked radiant with flawless skin and pink lip gloss to match her dress, her wavy sandy blonde hair cascading freely as she posed and flashed a megawatt smile

Richards’ eldest daughters, however, were reportedly ‘not happy’ about her decision to undergo a facelift.

The Wild Things star recently revealed she underwent surgery last year for a boost in appearance, but admitted Sami, 22, and Lola, 20, from her marriage to Sheen, tried to talk her out of it because they were convinced she was ‘too young’ to go under the knife.

Richards told Allure magazine: ‘My oldest daughters were not happy that I was doing it. But I think now they understand, and they see that I still look like me.

‘I think they were just worried, in general, of [me] having surgery. They were telling me I didn’t need it. I was too young.

‘I told them that this is something that I want to do, and you may not agree with my decision, but I just want your support. I understand that you feel the way you do, but please know that this is something that I want to do for me.’

The actress – who is also mother to youngest daughter Eloise, whom she adopted in 2011 – previously clashed with Sami over the content creator’s decision to get a nose job, and the old feud resurfaced once again after Richards opened up about her own surgery plans.

Richards explained: ‘I didn’t want [my daughter] Sami to get a nose job about two years ago. So when she said she didn’t want me to get a facelift, she said: ‘Mom, you did not want me to get a nose job.’

‘I said: “Yeah, but you were 20 years old and that’s your nose. That could change the way you look.” For me, he’s just putting things back where they were. I’m not trying to change the way I look; I’m just trying to put things back. There’s a little difference, in my opinion.’

Richards in 2023

She added: ‘But I understand her feelings. She said she wished she had my nose, but she got her dad’s nose. I told her: ‘Your dad has a beautiful nose, and it looks beautiful on you’.’

This comes after Richards was ordered to pay her estranged husband, Phypers, $5,000 a month in temporary spousal support .

The actress and her ex, 53, are amid divorce proceedings after separating last summer and during the latest court hearing related to the split, Judge Nicole Bershon ruled the movie star must pay Phypers the monthly amount and contribute $30,000 towards his legal fees.

The judge clarified that the attorney’s fees apply only to the divorce case and not to Phypers’s criminal defense.

He is facing four felony counts – two felony counts of injuring a spouse and two felony counts of dissuading a witness by force or threat – allegations he has denied.

The $30,000 in legal fees will be paid in three installments, with the first $10,000 due at the end of March.

Judge Bershon itemized the monthly $5,000 support payment as $2,000 for rent, $1,000 for a car, $1,000 for food and the remaining sum for miscellaneous expenses.

Phypers told the court on February 26 he had only $200 to his name and said the ruling would ‘certainly help’ but that he was taking matters ‘one day at a time.’

‘She is very happy that she made the move last year because she feels beautiful,’ a source told the Daily Mail; (pictured March 8)

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Aaron Phypers and Richards visit SiriusXM Studios in January 2025 in Los Angeles

Denise Richards breaks silence on her divorce at BravoCon

Richards’s lawyer, Mark Gross, argued the financial burden of caring for her 14-year-old daughter, Eloise, who has a rare chromosomal disorder resulting in developmental delays, was ‘pretty extraordinary.’

He said: ‘Victims of abuse shouldn’t be required to support their abuser’ – referencing Denise being granted a permanent restraining order against Phypers in November 2025.

His lawyer responded that the Quantum 360 founder has not been convicted of the charges.

In January, Richards reflected on what she described on Instagram as a hard year of ‘letting go [and] truths being exposed’. She wrote: ‘As painful as it is, I’m so grateful for the clarity.’

Phypers was previously married to actress Nicollette Sheridan before their divorce in 2018 .