Denise Richards dons sexy white bustier as she returns to ‘sunkist’ blonde for the summer: ‘I think it’s time’

As she prepares for summer, Denise Richards is returning to her signature hair color.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, 53, ended her recent brunette era on Saturday and shared a photo of her newly bleached hair.

“I think it’s time.. Sunkist summer blonde,” Richards wrote in the caption.

She was all smiles in the photo as she modeled a sexy white lace bustier on a balcony in Los Angeles.

Richards embraced the dark side earlier in February, to tan shortly before her 53rd birthday.

Denise Richards ended her recent brunette era on Saturday with a photo of her newly bleached hair. “I think it’s time.. Sunkist summer blonde,” she wrote in the caption

Richards previously embraced the dark side in February, turning brunette shortly before her 53rd birthday;  seen on March 6

Richards previously embraced the dark side in February, turning brunette shortly before her 53rd birthday; seen on March 6

The Drop Dead Beautiful actress teased her potential return to RHOBH when she volunteered at the Los Angeles Mission on Easter Sunday.

“I always say, ‘Never say never,'” Richards told People. ā€œWe’ll see what happens when they’re ready to return for their season.ā€

Although she wasn’t announced as part of the Bravo show’s season 14 cast, Richards was still able to make a guest appearance.

Former Netflix CMO Bozoma ā€œBozā€ Saint John makes her debut as a full-time housewife in the new season.

Meanwhile, Kyle Richards’ sister Kathy Hilton returns as the housewives’ official girlfriend, with Jennifer Tilly also being upgraded to girlfriend after several appearances.

Richards starred in seasons nine and ten of RHOBH, during which co-star Brandi Glanville accused her of an extramarital affair.

The Hunting Housewives star returned for an appearance last season, during which she had a heated argument with co-star Erika Jayne for bringing up Richards’ daughter Sami Sheen’s OnlyFans account.

When Richards appeared on Watch What Happens Live in March, he discussed the exchange as she explained that the comment bothered her after Jayne previously joked about threesomes in front of her child years ago.

‘Some things [Jayne has] said about my kids and Garcelle [Beauvais’] children, I didn’t understand. But God forbid you talk about her son,ā€ she said.

The Drop Dead Beautiful actress teased her potential return to RHOBH when she volunteered with the Los Angeles Mission on Easter Sunday

The Drop Dead Beautiful actress teased her potential return to RHOBH when she volunteered with the Los Angeles Mission on Easter Sunday

Richards starred in seasons nine and ten of RHOBH, in which co-star Brandi Glanville accused her of an extramarital affair

Richards starred in seasons nine and ten of RHOBH, in which co-star Brandi Glanville accused her of an extramarital affair

Richards returned for an appearance last season, during which she had a heated argument with co-star Erika Jayne for bringing up Richards' daughter Sami Sheen's OnlyFans account

Richards returned for an appearance last season, during which she had a heated argument with co-star Erika Jayne for bringing up Richards’ daughter Sami Sheen’s OnlyFans account

“I just find it unbelievable that she wouldn’t even understand why I would be upset,” Richards said.

Jayne is known to be protective of her LAPD officer son Tommy Zizzo, 32, and previously criticized co-stars for mentioning him on air.

‘Her son is an adult man, and Sami was a minor [when Jayne made the threesome joke]Richards added.

After Sami, 20, released her first boy/girl collab with Aiden David in March, a source told DailyMail.com that Richards’ friends think she is “harmful.” [Sami’s] reputationā€ by ā€œenablingā€ her OnlyFans work.

“But they also said that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree and that Denise not only approves of this, but enables it,” says the source, as Richards is also active on the adult subscription site.