Who Is Denise Richards' Husband? All About Aaron Phypers

Mar. 15, 2025

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Denise Richardshas been married to her husband,Aaron Phypers, since 2018, but the pair’s relationship goes back even further.

During aBravoAfter Showfor theReal Housewives of Beverly Hills, the former housewife recalled meeting Phypers at his work practice, a healing center in Malibu, where she was going for “preventative DNA repair.”

“I started to see Aaron at his center,” Richards said. She noted that Phypers “works with a lot of different people with a lot of different things,” and their relationship started off as strictly professional. “We would start talking about different things because we knew a lot of the same people and same interests,” she explained.

As the curiosity began to fade and the two became friendly, Richards realized she had “started to develop an attraction to him.” She joked about their meet-cute: “I’ve never dated someone where I was going to them for a professional service.”

Though the couple have celebrated several milestones in their relationship, liketheir marriage in 2018, they’ve also weathered a few storms, includingallegations of having an open marriage. Richardsdenied such rumors, stating she and Phypers are fully committed to each other and their family.

He was previously married to Nicollette Sheridan

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Phypers was first romantically linked toDesperate Housewivesstar Nicollette Sheridan in December 2014. The two kept their relationship, including their engagement and secret marriage, largely under wraps. In 2016,Sheridan filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. They had only been married for six months.

He began dating Richards in June 2017

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At the time of their engagement in September 2018, Richards and Phypers remained tight-lipped about the early stages of their blooming love. Phypers — whose divorce from Sheridan was finalized that August — proposed to theWild Thingsactress just 15 months after they began dating in 2017. Richards waspreviously married to Charlie Sheenfrom 2002 to 2006; they share daughters Sam and Lola Rose.

“Aaron and Denise just got engagedand would love to be married sooner than later now that his divorce is finally in his past,” a source told PEOPLE at the time. “The engagement has been a long time coming. He moved on from his past relationship a long time ago, and marrying Denise is a welcome new chapter for both of them in different but equally significant ways.”

The insider added, “The two of them are very happy and have settled into life with one another, so now they’re pretty focused on getting this very intimate ceremony off the ground. They’re just ready to start their married life together.”

He married Richards 48 hours after proposing

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With the help of event planner extraordinaire Mindy Weiss, the lovebirdstied the knoton Sept. 8, 2018 — just two days after getting engaged. Only a very small group of friends and family were invited to the private Malibu wedding.

“[Aaron] really wanted to marry on September 8because eight means infinity. We called [wedding planner] Mindy Weiss and she did it less than 48 hours and it was beautiful,” Richards previously told PEOPLE.

For her part, Richards opted to wear a romper with a detachable tulle skirt over a traditional wedding gown. “I wore a traditional dress for my first wedding, soI wanted something different this time,” Richards said. The soap star added she liked the idea of a romper because she would leave the reception on the back of Phypers' motorcycle.

Designer Mark Zunino created the entire ensemble on a 24-hour deadline and it was “perfect,” per the bride. “I didn’t take the tulle skirt off until I got on his bike. I loved the skirt so much I wore it the entire evening.”

He’s adopting Richard’s youngest daughter

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In 2019, Richards revealed that Phypers had started the process of adopting her youngest daughter, Eloise Joni, whom she adopted in 2011. “He’s amazing as a daddy,” Richards gushed during an appearance onThe Talk. “He’s amazing with my daughters, and he’s adopting my youngest, so it’s really great.”

Ahead of Father’s Day 2020, Phypers received “the greatest gift” from Richards' youngest daughter. In a heartfelt tribute to Phypers on Instagram, Richards shared that Eloise, who has special needs, said the word “dad” for the very first time the month prior.

He helps produce content for Richards' OnlyFans page

While promotingher OnlyFans profileonSiriusXM’sJeff Lewis Livein 2022, Richards admitted that her husband is the creative force behind “a lot” of her content. “I do bikini, I do lingerie, I do stuff that is sexier ‘cause I also think, ‘Why not?’ if I’m able to do stuff outside of some of the more conservative stuff that’s on my Instagram,” Richards explained of her OnlyFans content, adding, “I do show my boobies, my tush.”

Noting that similar photos of her already exist on the internet, Richards sometimes has “to do something else once in a while,” which is where Phypers steps in. “Aaron takes a lot of my content for me. He knows what guys like. I ask him, I show him things and say, ‘What do you think?’ " Richards said.

He’s an actor turned businessman

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While also an actor, Phypers is more commonly recognized for his holistic healing center in Malibu. Revelations about the company and its services, including the level of threat it brings upon him and his family, caused quite an uproar on season 10 ofThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

“Everything you’ve been taughtabout how diseases process and stuff works is not true,” Phypers told Richards’ former costars at a dinner party, to which Richards responded, “We already have people following us, be careful.”

During her confessional, Richards further claimed, “Aaron has a job where people get tremendous results and sometimes certain organizations don’t like to see those results because they make a lot of money otherwise.”

A lawsuit was filed against Phypers in November 2024 involving his clinic, Quantum 360. Rupert Perry is suing Phypers after his late wife, Elina Katsioula-Beall, who had been diagnosed with Sarcoma, received a “stem cell treatment” at his clinic that Phypers said “would cure or at least ameliorate Ms. Katsioula-Beall’s condition.”

“[Phypers] claimed that the treatment had a 98% success rate and he was so confident in it that, if it did not work, he would refund to Ms. Katsioula-Beall and Mr. Perry fifty percent (50%) of the money they to him for the treatment," said the lawsuit.

As of January 2025, Phypers has not responded to the lawsuit, and it’s not clear if his clinic is still in business.

He stepped in to film Richards’B&Blove scenes during the pandemic

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“I’m really grateful that Aaron is able to come, and it’s been fun for all of us to see everyone’s husbands and wives on set,” she told hostKelly Clarkson.

Richards added that mannequins were used during filming to keep cast members eight feet away from one another.

When Richards starred onThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Phypers made several guest appearances, and the couple often made headlines for sharing intimate details about their sex life.

“I’ve seen some penises in my life, and I will say he has the biggest penis I’ve ever been with,” Richards said during one episode.

In August 2024, the actress confirmed that Phypers would also appear on herE!seriesDenise Richards and the Wild Things, which premiered in March 2025.

During the show’s first episode, Richards asserted that she was “never getting divorced again” after more than six years of marriage to Phypers.

“Even if we hate each other, I’m not gonna f—ing get divorced,” she said during a confessional, while Phypers added, “No, we’ll just have different homes or something. But we’re not gonna hate each other.”

source: people.com