Nothing like starting off your Real Housewives career by giving every co-star a reason to hate you.

Denise Richards is reportedly set to earn $4million on The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills — making her the highest paid cast member ever.

The actress has accepted a four year contract to join the show, at a whopping $1million per season, according to Radar Online.

Payday: Denise Richards is reportedly set to earn $4million on The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills — making her the highest paid cast member ever

'She was guaranteed to appear on the show for four seasons,' a source claimed.

Producers were supposedly 'desperate' to keep the details under wraps, lest her naturally catty co-stars get wind of it; even though drama between the housewives is literally the driving force behind the show.

'The other ladies are p*ssed off about it, the source told the site.

After more than a month of speculation, Richards confirmed on Wednesday she will indeed be joining the cast of the Reality show.

Drama: Producers were supposedly 'desperate' to keep the details under wraps, lest her naturally catty co-stars get wind of it; even though drama between the housewives is literally the driving force behind the show

'I am so excited to join the cast of [RHOBH] as I am a huge fan of the show,' she told People. 'I am looking forward to spending time with all the ladies… and hopefully meeting Boy George!!'

Denise, 47, will appear on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills during its upcoming ninth season, which is likely to premiere in late 2018.

Like many of the 'housewives' Denise is no longer married to her former spouse Charlie Sheen.

The couple were wed in 2002 and had two children, before divorcing in 2006; Denise subsequently adopted a third child.

It is unknown if Charlie himself will ever appear in the show; he once went to court to try and block his daughters from appearing on his ex's previous reality show on E!, Denise Richards: It's Complicated.

The news comes just days after Jerry O'Connell, 44, confirmed she would be joining the series while promoting his upcoming talk show, Real Men Watch Bravo.

'The eve before Denise is starting a new endeavor that we are very excited for her to be starting,' the Stand By Me actor told E!.

The Jerry Maguire star showed a photo to the outlet that showed himself with his wife Rebecca Romijn, Denise and her boyfriend Aaron Phypers.

Romijn shared the same image to Instagram, with the caption, 'Such an exciting day having lunch with @deniserichards and her hot bf Aaron on the day before her new endeavor (wink wink) Congrats girl! Break legs and have fun!'

There is still no official premiere date for the show's forthcoming season.

Insiders previously told People, 'Denise has been wanting to join the show for a long time,' but 'the timing was never right.'

The source said that 'everyone is really excited about the possibility of having' the mom-of-three - to daughters Sam Sheen, 14, Lola Rose Sheen, 13, and Eloise Joni Richards, seven - join the cast of the show. The insider added: 'It’s not final yet, it’s very close.'

In the works for a bit: Insiders previously told People , 'Denise has been wanting to join the show for a long time,' but 'the timing was never right'; the cast of season five pictured

No surprise: 'She's a huge Housewives fan and watches all of the shows,' explained the insider. 'And she has close relationships with many of the women in real life, including Kyle Richards and Lisa Rinna'; seen in 2011

'She's a huge Housewives fan and watches all of the shows,' explained the insider. 'And she has close relationships with many of the women in real life, including Kyle Richards and Lisa Rinna.'

The high-profile casting move comes as 'producers needed to shake the dynamic of the show up after a season without much conflict,' according to the source.

'She's going to be a great fit. She's not afraid of the drama. And she lives a glamorous, Hollywood life - which the show looks for.'

Like many others on the Southern California-based series - including Kyle and Lisa - Denise has longtime ties to show business.

Her breakout role was in 1997 sci-fi classic Starship Troopers, before going on to star in Wild Things, Drop Dead Gorgeous , and as Bond girl Dr Christmas Jones opposite Pierce Brosnan in The World Is Not Enough.