REAL Housewives of Beverly Hills star Denise Richards has confessed that she fears her daughters with Charlie Sheen will grow up with "daddy issues."
The was married to troubled Charlie, 54, between 2002 and 2006.
Together, they share two daughters, 16-year-old Sam, and 14-year-old Lola.
Speaking on last night's episode of , Denise explained: "There's a lot that the kids don't know about their dad, and I want to keep it that way.
"Even though he's , that is still, to them, their dad.
"I never talk badly about him and I want him to be part of their lives."
She added: "I met a lot of the women that Charlie entertained and a lot of them had father-daughter issues, and I do not want that to be our girls."
The term 'daddy issues' is informally used to describe when a woman had a difficult relationship with their father as a child, which sees them have troubled romances with older men in adulthood.
In addition to the girls she shares with Charlie, Denise - who is now married to Aaron Phypers - is mom to Eloise, who she adopted in 2011.
Charlie is also father to 11-year-old twins Bob and Max with ex-wife Brooke Myeller, and 35-year-old Cassandra, who he shares with high school girlfriend Paula Profit.
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The controversial star is known for his erratic behavior as well as his turbulent relationships with women who he referred to as his "goddesses".
In 2011, Charlie had two live-in girlfriends; former nanny Natalie Kenly, and porn star Rachel Oberlin.
He also said that his life made late Playboy legend Hugh Hefner look like an "amateur".
Charlie publicly announced that he is HIV positive in November 2015, with a former lover suing him in June 2017 after he failed to tell her that he had the illness before they had unprotected sex.
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