Heather is the daughter of Bill and Diane Locklear. Her father was the
dean at the UCLA School of Engineering. She is the youngest of four
children and a cousin of Donald Trump's second wife, Marla Maples. She
is of Scottish and Lumbee descent. She dated Tom Cruise and Scott
Baio. Later, Heather was married to Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee from
1986-1993. After their divorce, she married Bon Jovi guitarist Richie
Sambora on December 17, 1995 in Paris. On October 4, 1997 she gave
birth to their daughter, Ava Elizabeth. Locklear's representative
announced on February 2, 2006 that divorce papers had been filed to
dissolve the couple's marriage. In further papers filed by Sambora, it
has been revealed that the couple has been separated since December
26, 2005, and that Sambora will be seeking joint custody of Ava.