Denise Richards breaks silence on ex Patrick Muldoon's sudden death

Denise Richards finally broke the silence on the sudden death of her ex, Patrick Muldoon.

Taking to her Instagram handle on Tuesday, the 55-year-old actress paid a touching tribute to the late actor, describing him as her “best friend."

“I am deeply heartbroken and devastated losing you. You were my best friend and my family," began Denise. “We met in our first acting class, I was 19 never had an acting job and you were 21 a student at USC doing a recurring role on Who’s the Boss."

"And here we are. 36 years later. My whole adult life & I don’t know it without you. The friendship, love, support, respect & loyalty we had was unconditional and rare. You lit up every room you walked into." she continued.

Denise, who dated Patrick for about five years in the late 90s, further wrote, “You are larger than life and everyone was drawn to you. So talented and most underrated actor. And most humble. Everything you did was infectious. Your laugh, your kindness, your wit, your strength, your loyalty, your passion and your zest for life.

Describing Patrick as her "pillar of strength," the Starship Troopers actress penned, “We’ve been each other’s rock. Our memories together are endless. You’ve had my back and protected me more than anyone. I don’t know what I’m going to do without you here."

“Especially during this last year of pain and heartache. And now I need you more than ever, for this pain and heartache losing you," added Denise.

Concluding her emotional note, Denise wrote, “Schweet babe we’ve had those conversations. We thought we’d live forever or at least into our 90’s. Schweet babe I will be looking for those signs. I need to know you’re still here with me. I love you so much and miss you dearly schweet babe.”

For those unversed, Patrick died of a heart attack on April 19th.