Imagine being married to Charlie Sheen. Is your first thought “oh my God, NO!”? Well, it seems we’re all very different from Charlie’s current wife, Brooke Mueller. Brooke actually seems quite content with the life she and Charlie have – I guess he hasn’t driven her crazy yet (just kidding… or not so much). Brooke and Charlie gave an exclusive photo-op and interview to In Touch Weekly, giving that magazine the first pictures of their newborn sons Max and Bob. The little boys are really cute! If you can predict personalities from baby pictures, I’d say they’re both going to hellraisers like their dad.
The interview is a little blah, just Charlie talking about how great it is to be a dad again. The only thing that bothers me is that Charlie comes dangerously close to not even acknowledging his other children. And Brooke thinks that “becoming a father” with these boys changed Charlie for the better – no mention if Charlie was similarly changed with the birth of his daughters with Denise Richards.
When Charlie Sheen’s fraternal twin boys, Max and Bob, were born on March 15, seven weeks premature, the experience had a profound effect on the Two and a Half Men star. “There are days I don’t even want to go to work because I want to be with my family,” Charlie, 43, tells In Touch in an exclusive interview.
It’s hard to believe that Charlie is such a dedicated family man now. Early in his career, the actor battled drug and sex addictions, but 11 years ago, he turned his life around. Last May, he married Brooke Mueller, 31, and is now a doting dad to Max and Bob, daughters Sam, 5, and Lola, 3, from ex-wife Denise Richards, and daughter Cassie, 24.
“I feel like I’m doing something for the greater good,” he says. “They’re relying on me to make the right choices so they can have the life they deserve.” Adds Brooke, “I finally feel like everything has fallen into place.”
The twins have even made Charlie and Denise closer. “We started noticing when we get along the kids are much happier,” Charlie says. “We had to do what’s best for the girls.”
“They are blood relatives,” Brooke adds. “We want them to hang out as much as possible. Denise is totally great, and it’s water under the bridge.”
In Touch Weekly: Have your sons changed you?
Charlie Sheen: Yes, of course. They’ve made me a better man. People think when they get married it will solve selfishness and be about the other person, but really that doesn’t happen until you have children.
Brooke Mueller: I do see him being a better man now that the boys are here. He’s totally involved. I was a little worried I’d be the one doing most of the work, but I was wrong.In Touch Weekly: Will you have more kids?
Charlie Sheen: I don’t know, we haven’t made any decisions either way. We don’t think it would be fair to the boys right now to introduce another person into their lives so soon. You gotta focus on giving equal attention to both of them right now.
Brooke Mueller: The pregnancy I had was tough. Our children were born so early at just over 4 pounds and it was really difficult and risky. I’m nervous to have another baby. I’d love to have a girl, but we’ll see.In Touch Weekly: So is this the best time of your life?
Charlie Sheen: There are certain days I wake up and I’m waiting for someone to show up and say, “This is not your life, this is not the life you deserve.” I’m giddy at times because it’s not fair. I’ve had two lives — the crazy one and the stable one. I don’t need to do the crazy one anymore. I did it, I survived and now I focus on things that matter.
[From In Touch Weekly]
It just seems like Charlie is trying extra-hard not to offend Brooke, as if her feelings will be hurt if he says anything about any of his other kids, or even mentions that this isn’t his first time changing the diapers. In all honesty, I do want to buy into this new-and-improved Charlie Sheen. I’ve always had some affection for the crazy bastard, and he really does seem calmer and less skeezy in this marriage. Maybe Brooke is a good influence on him? I hope they stay strong for those little boys – Bob and Max are going to be wild.
Here are Charlie and Brooke at the premiere of ‘Peepshow’ held at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas on April 18th. Images thanks to WENN.com .
I’m sure his daughters appreciate that it took boys to ‘make him a better man’
Maybe he means that it took the twins being born to put his life back into perspective.
I dunno, I think if his girls ever read this (when they were older) it might seem a bit hurtful.
Wow, what a slap in the face to his other kids. Good thing theyre not really old enough to be reading the rags. What a super douche!
his wife will leave him in 2 years.. all his wives leave him after 2 years..
If he believes that having twin boys has made him a “better man” than I guess only time will tell if that is true. I personally do not believe that leopards change their spots…
I was kind of hoping he meant that since these are his first boys that he would raise them to be better men since he never really was and that would be the reason why they make him a better man. Oh well. Did that even make sense?
Didn’t he say the same thing after Sam was born? It’s like he’s got a file that’s labeled “Things to say after wife gives birth” and he pulls a card out of said file for every interview.
Charlie will never be a “better” man until he learns how to be a “man” first and I’m sorry to say that no amount of children or pretty wives will do that.
I don’t like this man at all. He’s right, he doesn’t deserve the life he has.
I guess his two little girls didn’t do anything for him…
wow. there’s alot of negative ppl here. i love charlie. he’s awsome. i glad that charlie and denise r getting along now for the kids sake. thats the way it should of been before. maybe he really has changed. who r u to judge him. denise has even said in a interview charlie has changed. he has 5 beautiful kids. ppl eventually grow up and change sometime in life. maybe brook is the one for him helped him settle down. time will tell if this is true
I don’t believe it for a second. Once the novelty wears off, and it will, he’ll be back to his old ways. I don’t think he appreciates his daughters because he basically has no respect for women. You nailed it, Daisyfly.
Brianne, he has a 24 year old daughter who’s plenty old enough to be reading this interview. I’d definitely be hurt, but by now, she probably knows he’s not worth her time.
And I love that Brooke Mueller says “blood relatives” instead of oh, say siblings! Or dare I say, she refer to the girls as the twins’ sisters! But no, they’re blood relatives, like your great aunt once removed that you see on Christmas and Easter.
“wow. there’s alot of negative ppl here.”
Did you NOT catch the site’s name?
“i love charlie. he’s awsome.”
Congratulations. You’re now a proud member of that exclusive club.
“i glad that charlie and denise r getting along now for the kids sake. thats the way it should of been before.”
Thank you Captain Obvious.
“maybe he really has changed. who r u to judge him. denise has even said in a interview charlie has changed. he has 5 beautiful kids. ppl eventually grow up and change sometime in life. maybe brook is the one for him helped him settle down. time will tell if this is true”
1. He’s giving an interview; he’s not going to admit that he hates children and misses his life as a poker playing, womanizing bachelor because that would be asinine and he’s too busy pretending to give a damn right now.
2. We can judge anyone we damn well please who puts their business out there for any $4.75 having individual who happens to purchase that magazine.
3. SOME people eventually grow up. Others simply maintain their set ways and look ridiculous. Cue Hugh Hefner portrait…now.
A better man would not have made such a hurtful comment. A better man would be aware that his 3 daughters may be feel dismised and hurt by his comment.
Check back in 5 years and see if she’s still saying the same thing.
He’s already had three children – you’d think he would have mastered that ‘Better Man’ persona a long time ago.
OH. It took SONS to make him a better man? ALl those daughters weren’t reason enough????@???###?$
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I can’t even imagine going out on a date with him, he’s such a whore. There, I said it. Just looking at his face disgusts me. How in the world can any woman trust him?
Right, he still looks like a crazy mofo.