Denise Richards Joins 'The Bold and the Beautiful' as Shauna Fulton

Denise Richards is joining the cast of CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. The actress, who recently joined the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, has landed the contract role of Shauna Fulton.

"Shauna is a fun-loving, hard-working single mother from Las Vegas who aspires to live life to its absolute fullest," executive producer and head writer Bradley Bell tells People. "She heads for Los Angeles when she learns that her daughter, Florence 'Flo' (portrayed by Katrina Bowden), the pride and joy of her life, is entangled in a complicated situation. However, Shauna's involvement won't stop there. She’s got a past and big secrets to spill."

Richards begins taping Friday, and her first episode airs April 3.

PRETTY LITTLE LIARS' Cody Christian & TWISTED's Ashton Moio to Live Tweet East Coast Episodes

Hanna faces her new reality in “Crash and Burn, Girl!,” an all new
episode of PLL airing tonight - Photo: ABC Family/Eric McCandless

Cody Christian, who stars on ABC Family's PRETTY LITTLE LIARS as Aria's younger brother Mike Montgomery, and Ashton Moio, who stars as Jo's loyal friend Rico on TWISTED, will participate in live chats via Twitter during the East Coast broadcasts of their series tonight, July 23rd starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Cody Christian will be tweeting live via his handle @ReallyCody during the East Coast broadcast of PRETTY LITTLE LIARS from 8-9 p.m. ET/5-6 p.m. PT. To ask Cody a question, fans should tweet at his handle and include the hashtag #PLLChat in their tweets.

PRETTY LITTLE LIARS' Keegan Allen & TWISTED's Maddie Hasson to Live Tweet East Coast Episodes

Keegan Allen

Keegan Allen, who stars on ABC Family's PRETTY LITTLE LIARS as Toby Cavanaugh, and Maddie Hasson, who stars as Jo Masterson on TWISTED, will participate in live chats via Twitter during the East Coast broadcasts of their series July 16th starting at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.

Keegan Allen will be tweeting with fans live via his handle @KeeganAllen during the East Coast broadcast of PRETTY LITTLE LIARS from 8 p.m. - 9 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. PT. Fans can ask Keegan their questions by tweeting at his handle and including the hashtag #PLLChat in their tweets.

PRETTY LITTLE LIARS Writers & TWISTED's Denise Richards to Live Tweet East Coast Episodes

TWISTED's Denise Richards - Photo: ABC Family

Several members of the PRETTY LITTLE LIARS creative team and Denise Richards, who stars as Karen Desai, the mother of murder suspect Danny Desai, on TWISTED, will participate in live chats via Twitter during the East Coast broadcasts of their series, July 9th, starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

During the East Coast broadcast of PRETTY LITTLE LIARS from 8-9 p.m. ET/5-6 p.m. PT, fans can chat with the PLL writing team, to ask a question fans should include #PLLChat in their tweets. Confirmed to participate are executive producers and writers I. Marlene King (@imarleneking) and Joseph Dougherty (@kockenlocker) as well as writers Bryan Holdman (@BryanHoldman), Jonell Lennon (@Jonell_Lennon) and Maya Goldsmith (@Maya_Goldsmith).

PRETTY LITTLE LIARS' Keegan Allen & TWISTED's Denise Richards to Live Tweet East Coast Episodes Tonight

Keegan Allen, who plays Toby Cavanaugh on ABC Family's PRETTY LITTLE LIARS and Denise Richards, who plays Karen Desai, the mother of murder suspect Danny Desai on the new original drama TWISTED, will participate in live chats via Twitter during the East Coast broadcasts of their series tonight, June 18th, starting at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT.

Keegan Allen will be tweeting live during the East Coast broadcast of PRETTY LITTLE LIARS from 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. PT. Fans should tweet at his handle @KeeganAllen and include the hashtag #PLLChat in their tweets to ask Keegan questions.

Denise Richards Joins ABC Family Pilot SOCIO

ABC Family has cast Denise Richards (ex-Brandi, MELROSE PLACE) to star in drama series pilot SOCIO, as Karen Ryder. Also cast is Kimberly Quinn (TERRIERS) as Tess. They join the previously announced Avan Jogia as Danny, Maddie Hasson as Jo and Kylie Bunbury as Lacey in the project. The pilot is currently in pre-production.

SOCIO follows Danny Ryder (Jogia), who has returned to town after serving five years in custody for murdering his aunt when he was 11. Admitting his guilt, but stubbornly refusing to discuss his motive, Danny returns to a hostile reception and a media firestorm.