Denise Richards' Daughters 'Smitten' with Maksim

"DWTS" duo Denise Richards and Maksim Chmerkovskiy join our Samantha Harris on "The Insider" stage, where Denise reveals that her two little girls have taken a liking to hunky pro-dancer Maksim.

"They’ve met [Maksim] twice, and it wasn’t in their environment. They were very, very shy," Denise says of her daughters Sam, 5, and Lola, 3. "But I think they're very smitten by him because after they see him they won't stop talking about him."

"They call him 'Maksipoo' very seriously," Denise adds. "They don't even call him Maksim. They were asking, 'Can Maksipoo teach us to dance?'"

So, what do Sam and Lola think of their mom's ballroom performances so far? And, how do Denise and Maksim avoid dancefloor injuries? Watch the video to find out, and tune into the "The Insider" on TV.

Catch Denise and Maksim performing a new routine on "Dancing with the Stars" tonight on ABC.

Published 3/23/09 by the Insider

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