Denise Richards has made her grand return to The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills in the explosive season 15 trailer which dropped on Tuesday.
The 54-year-old actress – who is navigating her ugly split from Aaron Phypers – joined other cast members such as Kyle Richards and Erika Jayne in the first look teaser for the Bravo reality series.
The upcoming season – which welcomes new housewives Amanda Frances and Rachel Zoe – is set to premiere later this year on December 4.
At one point during the three minute clip, Richards could be seen walking along a sidewalk as she made her dramatic entrance towards a restaurant.
The video cut to her saying while seated at a table, ‘How could you release pictures of your wife naked?’
Jayne then questioned, ‘Are you afraid?’ to which the Wild Things star simply replied, ‘Yeah, very.’
Denise Richards, 54, has made her grand return to The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills in the explosive season 15 trailer which dropped on Tuesday
The Wild Things actress joined other cast members in the first look teaser for the Bravo reality series
Although it is not clear in the trailer who Richards is specifically referencing to, the star has been working through her divorce from estranged husband Aaron Phypers.
The former couple tied the knot in 2018 but back in July he filed for divorce from Richards and cited ‘irreconcilable differences’ as the reason for the split, with their date of separation listed as July 4, 2025.
That same month, Richards was granted a temporary restraining order only days after he filed for divorce.
Last month, he was arrested outside of court over charges of ‘spousal abuse’ and hit with four felony charges.
An attorney for Phypers, Michael Finley, told the Daily Mail: ‘We feel that it is highly unusual that criminal charges would be brought now over allegations from nearly four years ago.
‘In our opinion, Denise’s allegations are false, so we expect that the evidence will prove Aaron’s innocence and that he will be exonerated.’
Back in July, Richards claimed that Phypers violated the temporary restraining order and stole her private photos. She has also alleged that Phypers gave her three concussions and that her marriage to Charlie Sheen had been better.
Richards is no stranger to the world of RHOBH, and previously starred in the hit series.
At one point during the three minute clip, Richards could be seen walking along a sidewalk as she made her dramatic entrance towards a restaurant
The video cut to her saying while seated at a table, ‘How could you release pictures of your wife naked?’
Jayne then questioned, ‘Are you afraid?’ to which the Wild Things star simply replied, ‘Yeah, very’
Although it is not clear in the trailer who Richards is specifically referencing to, the star has been working through her divorce from estranged husband Aaron Phypers; former couple seen in May in Universal City
She began appearing in episodes in 2015 and later returned from 2019 through 2020. The actress also guest starred in more episodes from 2023-2024.
During her latest return, Richards ‘meets up with a few of the women in the midst of her headline-making divorce, and they lend her needed support,’ per an official description.
Back in August, she was seen mingling with other RHOBH cast members including Jayne and Sutton Stracke on set of the show in Los Angeles.
Earlier this year in March, Richards opened up about her interest to return to the reality series during an interview with Collider.
‘Housewives, it was so fun. I have a lot of very wonderful memories and moments on that show, and I really did like doing it.’
She added, ‘Even though I had some challenges, I would do it again. I really enjoy that the focus of that show, obviously, is more about the women and their friendships.’
The season premiere of her Bravo show Denise Richards And Her Wild Things premiered back in March and followed the actress and her family, including daughters Sami and Lola Sheen.
However, the series was cancelled by the network after just one season.
‘Housewives, it was so fun. I have a lot of very wonderful memories and moments on that show, and I really did like doing it,’ Richards said
The season 15 trailer for RHOBH also showed the housewives enjoying a ‘hot girl summer’ as they traveled to the Hamptons, Sedona as well as Florence, Italy
Some cast members have mixed feelings about new housewife Amanda Frances, with Jayne saying at one point, ‘Something’s off with this girl’
Bozoma Saint John agreed while also telling Frances in a separate scene, ‘You are not being clear about your life’
Frances then said, ‘Because I’m young and successful and I’m not financially dependent on a man and she outsourced her financial wellbeing to a man and it did not go well’
The season 15 trailer for RHOBH also showed the housewives enjoying a ‘hot girl summer’ as they traveled to the Hamptons, Sedona as well as Florence, Italy.
Some cast members have mixed feelings about new housewife Amanda Frances, with Jayne saying at one point, ‘Something’s off with this girl.’
Bozoma Saint John agreed while also telling Frances in a separate scene, ‘You are not being clear about your life.’
Frances could be seen talking to her husband who suggested that one of her co-stars could be ‘intimidated’ by her.
She then said, ‘Because I’m young and successful and I’m not financially dependent on a man and she outsourced her financial wellbeing to a man and it did not go well.’
During a dinner with the cast, guest Kathy Hilton took part in a dramatic conversation and told someone, ‘Read the room and know your place.’
Kyle Richards and Dorit Kemsley were also seen in a heated exchange of their own amid their feud.
New cast member Rachel Zoe jumped into the drama as she gave her opinion about one of the housewives and expressed, ‘I think she’s fake. I think she plays both sides.’
Kemsley was also seen telling Hilton, ‘Those days of me sitting there and grinning and bearing it, swallowing it, taking it, those days are f***ing over!’
During a dinner with the cast, guest Kathy Hilton took part in a dramatic conversation and told someone, ‘Read the room and know your place’
Kyle Richards and Dorit Kemsley were also seen in a heated exchange of their own amid their feud
Other new cast member Rachel Zoe jumped into the drama as she gave her opinion about one of the housewives and expressed, ‘I think she’s fake. I think she plays both sides’
Kemsley was also seen telling Hilton, ‘Those days of me sitting there and grinning and bearing it, swallowing it, taking it, those days are f***ing over!’
At one point, Tilly mentions Garcelle Beauvais’ exit from the reality series as she storms out of a dinner
‘That’s why Garcelle left because it’s always all about Sutton,’ she said
The first look teaser concluded with Zoe placing her hands over her face while emotionally saying, ‘I wanted a hot girl summer and I’m not having one at all’
The upcoming season – which welcomes new housewives Amanda Frances and Rachel Zoe – is set to premiere later this year on December 4
Jennifer Tilly is also seen in the upcoming season as her feud with Sutton Stracke continues to mount.
At one point, Tilly mentions Garcelle Beauvais’ exit from the reality series as she storms out of a dinner.
‘That’s why Garcelle left because it’s always all about Sutton,’ she said.
The first look teaser concluded with Zoe placing her hands over her face while emotionally saying, ‘I wanted a hot girl summer and I’m not having one at all.’
