09-07-2025
Who Is Aaron Phypers: Denise Richards' Ex Husband?
Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers have weathered their fair share of storms over six years of marriage, but sadly it now seems that it's been one storm too many and Phypers reportedly filed for divorce on 7 July citing 'Irreconcilable differences'.
And what makes the news all the more surprising is that just three months ago, the pair were saying that divorce just isn't an option for them whilst being interviewed for the Bravo reality show Denise Richards & Her Wild Things .
'It's not easy being married to me,' Richards acknowledged, with Phypers then quipping, 'It is not, and she said it! But this is it. I'm done.'
Richards then added, 'Yeah, I'm never getting divorced again. Even if we hate each other, I'm not going to f**king get divorced.'
'We'll just have different homes or something. But we're not going to hate each other,' Phypers concluded.
Aaron Phypers and Denise Richards in happier times back in January ©Photo by RobinAs we're left wondering what went so wrong over these past few months, here's everything you need to know about Aaron Phypers – Denise Richards soon-to-be ex-husband.
Aaron William Cameron as he was born, is a man of many 'talents'.
Originally starting out as a 'healer' (N.B. Now that we've started using quotation marks to describe his endeavours, we're not going to be able to stop), Phypers runs - or maybe that should be used to run, it's not exactly clear but more on that later - a healing centre called Quantum 360.
According to the website Q360 is 'A Holistic Wellness Integrative Medicine Practice' that 'provides personalised health care to individuals in a comprehensive manner, taking into account all of the imbalances in the mind and body and the ways in which these imbalances influence each other'. Super clear and obvious right?
Q360 offers multiple different therapies at its site in Beverley Hills, California including Quantum Therapy (we've read the explanation of what it is and are still super confused), Frequency Specific Biofeedback (there are no details available on the website for what this is) and Cupping Therapy (that we're familiar with).
Unsurprisingly perhaps, Phypers had to turn to alternative sources of income and he's taken on many small acting roles including 'Business Man' in the film The Curiosity of Penny Parker (2009) and Brett in The Leap (2011).
Luckily once he met Richards, his acting career started to take off and he starred alongside her in The Bold and the Beautiful in 2020 as Ridge Forrester Sr.'s body double during love scenes with Richards. He also became a regular alongside Richards in The Real Housewives of Beverley Hills as her boyfriend and then husband.
And it's a good job he joined Richards on TV as in November 2024, a lawsuit was filed against Phypers by Rupert Perry. Perry's late wife Elina Katsioula-Beall – who had been diagnosed with Sarcoma – received 'a stem cell treatment' at Quantum360 that Phypers claimed 'would cure or at least ameliorate the condition'. Beall's condition sadly worsened and her tumours reportedly grew by 25%. Phypers has not responded to the lawsuit but said in court yesterday that the business was forced to close last year. That being said, there's no mention of that on Quantum 360's website.
But it turns out that his paltry acting income just isn't enough because in his recently filed divorce docs, Phypers claimed that he spent $105k a month despite not having an income. The breakdown of his spending was as follows: $18,000 on rent, $5,000 on repairs, $7,000 on childcare, $10,000 on groceries, $15,000 on eating out, $8,000 on utilities, $500 on his cell phone, $5,000 on laundry, $20,000 on clothing and $15,000 on entertainment and $1,500 on auto expenses.
He's also a part of an ongoing debt collection battle after taking out a loan…
Aaron Phypers with Denise Richards and her daughter Eloise Joni Richards in November 2023 ©Photo byfor Associated Television International
Taking everything that we mentioned above into account we're probably looking at a negative number here…
Born 16 September 1972 – making him a Virgo – Phypers is 52 years old.
After meeting when the actress came in for treatment – 'preventative DNA repair' apparently - at Quantum 360, Richards and Phypers began dating in December 2017 and eventually tied the knot the following year in September. There was reportedly only 48 hours between their engagement and their private wedding in Malibu.
Their wedding was featured on an episode of The Real Housewives of Beverley Hills .
Phypers was previously married to actress Nicollette Sheridan aka Edie Britt from Desperate Housewives , but Sheridan filed for divorce just six months in citing 'irreconcilable differences'.
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