Meanwhile, Brandi appears to respond to the rumors as she writes a cryptic post on Instagram, alluding that she's forced to keep herself tight-lipped about the rumors by someone.

• Jan 10, 2020

AceShowbiz - The speculations that Denise Richards is hooking up with her "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" co-star Brandi Glanville is further persisting with a new picture of Denise. Denise was recently photographed without her wedding ring, which only fueled rumors there's trouble in her marriage following the hookup scandal.

The 48-year-old attended an event at Hotel VP Plaza Espana Design in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday, January 8. She looked amazing in a black top with lace side cut-outs and tight black pants. She completed her look with several necklaces and earrings, but her diamond wedding ring from husband Aaron Phypers was noticeably absent from her ring finger.

Meanwhile, Brandi appeared to break silence on the rumors as she wrote a cryptic post on Instagram on January 9. "When you want to respond but are not 'allowed' to…," so she captioned a snap of herself laughing and looking zen on "Watch What Happens Live".

This arrives after the two ladies were rumored to be having months-long affair. "Brandi has text messages and other forms of proof, she claims," said a source. It was further reported that Denise walked away from filming the reality series after she was confronted about their alleged affair, which happened during filming for the new season while the cast members were on a trip to Rome in late November.

According to sources, the two ladies had been seeing each other from the beginning of 2019 up until the middle of the year. Denise allegedly told Brandi that she and her husband Aaron Phypers were in an open marriage, but the ex-wife of Eddie Cibrian "is upset that Denise lied to her." The so-called insider said, "Denise claimed to Brandi that she was in an open marriage, but she wasn't and this has hurt Denise's husband Aaron very much.

The affair rumor will allegedly play out in the new season of the Bravo hit series. "The best thing was this was all done on camera and the show's fans will get to see it all go down," the source said. Another production source claimed, "It shocked everyone as Denise constantly boasts about how great her husband is, how much she loves him and how large his penis is."

Brandi has yet to officially comment on the matter, while rep for Denise said "the story isn't true."