Watch the full interview with Denise Richards tonight . `` Piers Morgan Tonight '' airs weeknights on CNN/US at 9 p.m. ET and on CNN International at 0200 GMT -LRB- Live simulcast -RRB- , 1200 GMT and 2000 GMT / HKT 2000 CNN -- `` If Charlie -LSB- Sheen -RSB- is to sort his life out , '' Piers Morgan asked Denise Richards . `` Can you ever imagine a scenario where you might one day get back together ? '' `` I 'm way too old for him now , '' joked Richards , who turned 40 this year . `` I 'm way past his age range . '' The actress and mother of three is a guest on Thursday 's `` Piers Morgan Tonight . '' Richards is also a first-time author . Her new book , `` The Real Girl Next Door , '' was released this week . Richards told Morgan that she and Sheen have been split up for six years . The couple 's divorce was finalized in 2006 . `` When we fell in love , '' Richards said , `` he had been sober for three years . He was getting his life back together . He had just gotten a job on ` Spin City . ' And I really admired his strength and courage for overcoming addiction , and being so humble about it . `` And that 's what attracted me to him . So the Charlie that some of you have seen over the last six months is not the person that I met and married . '' Richards went on to say that Sheen was `` amazing '' when they first met . `` He was so humbled and sweet , and charming and funny . And had such a great heart , and very honest . And we just had a very deep connection . '' Morgan asked Richards about her take on `` the recent circus of Charlie 's life . '' `` From the beginning of it I was very worried , '' she said . `` And it made me sad to see him that way . And so I was concerned . I was concerned for our children . '' Richards said that , in dealing with Sheen , the couple 's two daughters -- Sam , 7 , and Lola , 6 -- remain her priority . `` We 'll always have a bond with our daughters , '' she said . `` And I wish nothing but the best for him . '' When Morgan asked Richards what her wish for her ex-husband was , the actress said she wants him to be healthy and there for his kids and himself . `` He 's a survivor , '' said Richards . `` If anyone can pick themselves up , make a huge comeback , it 's Charlie . '' Morgan asked , what is the weirdest rumor she 'd ever heard about herself ? `` Well , this is n't that hurtful , but it 's weird -- that I used to be a hooker . I used to be a Heidi Fleiss girl . I heard that rumor , '' Richards answered . `` If anyone would know , it would be Charlie , '' said Richards , referring to Sheen 's well-documented testimony in Fleiss ' 1995 trial that he had spent over $ 50,000 on 27 hookers . Richards , who is single , said of dating : `` The qualities that I look for now are different than prior to getting married and having kids . `` I find myself very attracted to men who have children . And I think one of the sexiest qualities in a man is seeing a man great with kids . '' Richards called motherhood her greatest achievement . `` I love being a mother more than anything . And I get so much fulfillment and joy with my children . '' Richards opened up about her recent adoption of a baby girl , whom she named Eloise Joni Richards . `` She 's amazing , '' Richards said . She told Morgan that Sam and Lola `` are so in love with her . They are very protective of her . '' As for whether she 'll marry again , Richards said she intends to `` be a good role model for my kids , and be a strong woman , even if it 's on my own . '' Richards said that she also plans to continue acting , and that her dream gig has always been `` a role in a movie with Quentin Tarantino directing . '' Watch Piers Morgan Tonight weeknights 9 p.m. ET . For the latest from Piers Morgan click here .