Despite the chatter, they seemed blissfully happy together.
So, what was their relationship really like?
In 1987, Lee spilled the beans on his and Locklear’s meet-cute during an interview withRolling Stone.
According to the magazine, Lee spotted Locklear at an REO Speedwagon concert.
He got her phone number from his accountant’s brother, a dentist who knew Locklear’s dentist.
But the first time he called her up, he almost blew it.
He told her, “Hey, check it out, you’re on channel 2.”
Locklear quickly pointed out that it wasn’t actually her on channel 2 but an actor named Heather Thomas.
This combined wealth meant one thing: Lee and Locklear could afford one heck of a wedding.
Before they would say “I do,” though, the two were briefly engaged.
Surprisingly, it was Locklear who popped the question.
“I said, ‘Now, don’t say that kind of stuff unless you mean it.’
I didn’t want to be heartbroken,” Lee recalled.
Lee would also end up proposing.
While some considered Motley Crue’s music to be satanic, Locklear looked to be angelic in comparison.
I wanted to send her flowers or invite her to something … anything just to talk to her."
Still, marriage was an adjustment especially for Lee.
He toldRolling Stonethat marriage grounded him, and possibly even saved his life.
“[I used to] f**k anything with a pulse.
If I wasn’t married, I’d probably be dead, the partying and stuff.”
Well, at least at first … but more on that later.
“It will have .
a sauna and his-and-her baths in the master suite .
a 40-foot long ‘Great Room,’ and a gym, all in about 7,300 square feet.”
The couple was young, in love, and filthy rich is there anything better?
It didn’t seem to matter what the occasion was, either.
This very public way of living also set the precedent for Lee’s future entanglements.
Actually, some would probably argue that they exchanged even more public displays of affection.
As a thriving actor, Heather Locklear’s schedule was hectic.
The same could be said for Tommy Lee’s schedule, given his thriving music career at the time.
“It’s like two kids.
So, it’s real fun, it’s very romantic.”
Not everyone could cope with that sort of chaos, but the couple made it work.
In 1993, Locklear and Lee called it quits, divorcing in a shocking turn of events.
In an interview with Blender, Lee admitted the split was down to his inability to stay faithful.
“F**king with porno stars ruined my marriage,” he revealed (viaMirror).
As for Locklear, it was understandably an awful time.
Years before the couple’s divorce, the actor expressed her outlook on marriage.
“I’ve only thought of getting married once,” Locklear toldPeople.
“I plan for this one to last.”
Sadly, it wasn’t to be for the young starlet.
The couple married in 1994, just a year after Locklear’s divorce from Lee.
Three years later, they welcomed a daughter, Ava.
In 2007, Sambora and Locklear divorced.
As the years ticked by, Locklear began to appear in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
In 2008,Locklear was arrestedwhen suspected of driving under the influence of prescription drugs.
“You know what drove this woman crazy?
She was married to Tommy Lee and Richie Sambora.
They made her f**king insane,” Stern said (viaRadar Online).
Tommy Lee and Heather Locklear’s whirlwind romance and seven-year marriage falls into this category.
Despite how it ended, though, the pair seems to have a strong friendship.
She’s awesome, I love her.
I think she’s the most kind, down-to-earth person.
We met through Tommy, obviously, and became close."
Furlan continued, saying, “She was the love of his life.
I see it because she’s just a fun, sweet, caring, awesome person.
Tommy even says he messed up in that relationship.
He cheated on her.
To this day, that’s why they’re still really good friends.”
Just look atBrad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s dramatic separation, orJoe Jonas and Sophie Turner.
Whether or not Locklear has any regrets about her marriage to Lee, it’s hard to say.
Her kindness is contagious.
We are very close, and I am blessed to call her my daughter."
