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While last week’s episode of Denise Richards & Her Wild Things focused on daughter Sami Sheen’s plastic surgery, the most recent episode of the reality show has Sami, 21, getting real about her childhood with Richards and Charlie Sheen as parents.

Richards and Charlie — who were married from 2002 to 2006 — share daughters Sami and Lola, 19, both of whom are featured on Richards’ new reality show. (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, 54, who has been married to husband Aaron Phypers since 2018, is also mom to 13-year-old daughter Eloise Richards, who also makes appearances on the new Bravo series.)

“I really am so proud of Sami,” Denise shares in a confessional with her eldest daughter during the Tuesday, March 25 episode of Wild Things, per E! News. “I wish I had her f***king balls when I was her age.”

Sami, for her part, responded: “I think my upbringing was a lot harder than yours was because of who my f***king family is,” Sami told her mom. “You guys are crazy … in a good way.”

Denise and Charlie’s early 2000s marriage was marred by ups and downs, with many issues playing out in the public eye — even after their split. When Sami joined OnlyFans at 18 years old in 2022, the Two and a Half Men star, 59, was initially opposed.

“I do not condone this,” he told E! News at the time, adding: “but since I’m unable to prevent it, I urged her to keep it classy, creative and not sacrifice her integrity.” He also noted that Sami was “living with her mother” and her new career “did not occur under my roof.”

Soon after his comments went viral, Charlie admitted he had a “knee-jerk” reaction to Sami’s new venture, explaining to Bustle that after speaking with Denise, the actress — who once took custody of Charlie’s twins Bob and Max — “illuminated a variety of salient points, that in my haste, I overlooked and dismissed.”

“Now more than ever, it’s essential that Sami have a united parental front to rely upon, as she embarks on this new adventure,” he said. “From this moment forward, she’ll have it abundantly.”

During Wednesday’s episode of the reality show, Sami expressed her frustration that modeling agencies were refusing to sign her because of her adult content on OnlyFans.

“I really want to get headshots done to transition into modeling,” she explained. “I’ve met with a couple agencies and they don’t like that I do OnlyFans and it’s so frustrating because it’s like, ‘That’s how I pay my rent. If you take me seriously, I won’t have to do that anymore.'”

It’s a sharp contrast to her mom’s own OnlyFans venture.

“I think it’s a double standard. Here I can join OnlyFans and actually get more offers. But my daughter, modeling agencies won’t sign her because she is on OnlyFans. That’s the shame of it,” Denise said in a confessional. “Why judge based on them trying to make a living while they’re trying to pursue their career?”