“She looks calmer, happier, brighter now—it’s a character difference,” he said. “I really wanted to brighten her eyes back up to how they used to be—super sexy…. I love her face.”

Denise Richards posing on the red carpet in a sleeveless dress with a styled updo and smile

Denise Richards on the red carpet wearing an elegant one-shoulder dress, smiling at the camera with wavy long hair and geometric earrings

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