{"id":2397286,"date":"2026-05-01T06:13:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T06:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2397286"},"modified":"2026-05-01T06:13:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T06:13:05","slug":"heather-locklear-and-lorenzo-lamas-are-dating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/heather-locklear-and-lorenzo-lamas-are-dating\/","title":{"rendered":"Heather Locklear and Lorenzo Lamas Are Dating"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Heather Locklear, 64, and Lorenzo Lamas, 68, have made their relationship official, delivering a dose of prime time nostalgia for fans who remember when shoulder pads, feathered hair and nighttime soaps ruled television.<\/p>\n

A representative for Lamas confirmed the relationship to E! News<\/a>. For Gen X<\/a> viewers who spent the 1980s and \u201990s<\/a> watching glossy dramas unfold each week, the pairing feels like an unexpected second act. In a Fox News<\/a> interview published April 29, Lamas called Locklear\u00a0\u201cthe most amazing woman that I think I\u2019ve ever met.\u201d<\/p>\n

Locklear and Lamas are, separately, two of the defining faces of \u201980s and \u201990s prime time TV. Locklear spent years playing conniving Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place <\/i>and, before that, sharpened her claws on Dynasty<\/i>, the show that turned power dressing into a competitive sport. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Lamas built his own soap legacy as Lance Cumson, the charismatic heir at the center of Falcon Crest<\/i>\u2019s family intrigue.<\/p>\n

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Lorenzo Lamas with Jane Wyman in \u201cFalcon Crest\u201d in 1982. The prime time soap helped cement his status as one of TV\u2019s defining stars of the era.<\/p>\n

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Their history stretches back even further. A 1983 Playgirl<\/i> photoshoot\u00a0put them in the same frame long before any romance was confirmed, a fact the internet rediscovered when dating rumors first surfaced earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Those rumors began with photos. TMZ<\/a> published images of the two celebrating New Year\u2019s Eve together at Barry\u2019s, the steak house at Circa Resort & Casino\u00a0in Las Vegas. Shortly after, Lamas posted an old photo from that 1983 shoot on his personal X account alongside a message about love, then removed it. \u00a0<\/p>\n

But in December, Lamas posted a photo<\/a> of the two of them together on X: \u201cI cannot believe that this was 43 years ago!\u201d he wrote. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Their first confirmed public appearance came in April at the Chiller Theatre Expo\u00a0in Parsippany, New Jersey, where both were signing autographs. They arrived coordinated in black.<\/p>\n

Sources told TMZ the couple\u2019s adult children from previous relationships are scheduled to meet. Locklear has one daughter, Ava Sambora, 28, from her marriage to guitarist Richie Sambora, 66. Lamas has six children from previous relationships.<\/p>\n

Worth noting: A Melrose Place <\/i>reboot, with Locklear attached, has been in development since 2024. Whether it lands anywhere remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

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Heather Locklear, center, with fellow \u201cMelrose Place\u201d cast members Lisa Rinna, Rob Estes and Jack Wagner. The 1990s drama made her one of TV\u2019s most iconic soap stars.<\/p>\n

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The romance follows significant life changes for both stars. Locklear ended a five-year engagement to high school sweetheart Chris Heisser last year. Lamas\u2019 most recent marriage, to sixth wife Kenna Scott, ended in 2025 as well.<\/p>\n

For two stars whose careers helped shape television\u2019s flashiest decades, this real-life reunion may be their most unexpected reboot yet.<\/p>\n

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Discover AARP\u2019s trusted\u00a0guidance<\/a>\u00a0on family, love and lasting connections to help you build stronger relationships and a more fulfilling life.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aarp.org \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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