Denise Richards took to Instagram to share a loving message for her daughter Sami on her special day and shared several throwback pics of her over the years.
Denise Richards, 51, is one proud mom! The actress shared a sweet tribute to her daughter Sami for the teen’s 18th birthday on March 9 and included some memorable pics that prove just how much the gorgeous gal has grown up. She also wrote a caption that gushed over her oldest child.
“In a blink of an eye you’re 18…. !!!! Happy Birthday my beautiful Sami. I love you so much,” her caption read. “Privately many more words to share with you. I love you unconditionally and I am very blessed & grateful to be your mom. And Nana is looking down celebrating with you🎂I love you my sweet Sami💗
Happy 18th Birthday!🎉🎂🎊🎁😘”
It didn’t take long for Sami to respond to her mom after she posted the pics and message to her page. “thank you so much mom i love you too ❤️❤️,” she replied.
Denise’s pics of Sami showed her as a tot, including one close-up snapshot of her in pigtails and one of her holding up a paper heart that read, “I Love You to Pieces.” The other pic showed her now, all grown up and looking as happy as can be while smiling and rocking hoop earrings and pink hair.
Denise’s shout-out to Sami comes just one month after she admitted that their relationship was “strained” after the teen moved in with her father, Charlie Sheen. The Wild Things star opened up about the situation in an interview with Jeff Lewis on his Sirius XM show. “Honestly, I have a strained relationship with her,” she told him on Feb. 11. “It’s very difficult. I know we’ll get back to where we were eventually but right now, it is strained.”
As Denise continues to work on their relationship, Sami has been making headlines for sharing her own pics on Instagram. One of her most recent posts showed her posing in a green bikini while out at the beach three weeks ago. She also rocked a sun hat and sat on a leopard print blanket over the sand. “xoxo,” she simply captioned the pics.