{"id":678839,"date":"2026-05-18T15:21:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/678839\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:21:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:21:21","slug":"richie-sambora-and-heather-locklear-reunite-for-daughter-avas-wedding-20-years-after-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/678839\/","title":{"rendered":"Richie Sambora and Heather Locklear reunite for daughter Ava’s wedding 20 years after split"},"content":{"rendered":"

Richie Sambora<\/a> and Heather Locklear<\/a> have come together 20 years after their difficult divorce for their daughter, Ava.<\/p>\n

The former Bon Jovi guitarist and his Melrose Place actress ex-wife both attended the nuptials at five-star hotel Rosewood Miramar, located in Montecito, California.<\/p>\n

Ava Sambora<\/a>, 28, walked down the aisle with both her parents to marry Tyler Farrar, whom she was first linked to back in 2018.<\/p>\n

\"HeatherRichie Sambora and Heather Locklear have come together 20 years after their difficult divorce for their now grown up daughter, Ava. (John Sciulli\/WireImage for PMK\/HBH)<\/p>\n

The rocker wore a three-piece tux for what appeared to be a black tie wedding, while Locklear stunned in a black halterneck gown.\ufeff<\/p>\n

It’s understood the 64-year-old actress attended with her \ufeffactor boyfriend Lorenzo Lamas<\/a>, 68, marking one of their first public engagements together as a couple.<\/p>\n

The pair, who had a nasty split but have remained amicable for the last two decades for the sake of their daughter, sat in the same row for the ceremony.<\/p>\n

They were separated by a woman who it’s believed attend with 66-year-old Sambora but their relationship is unknown.<\/p>\n

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\"HeatherLocklear (centre) stunned in a black halterneck gown for the event, held at a five-star Montecito hotel. (Instagram\/Juliet Walsh)<\/p>\n

One of Locklear’s friends, \ufeffJuliet Walsh, shared a raft of photos on social media following Saturday’s event, showing the happy couple sealing their vows with a kiss as well as the beaming mother of the bride.<\/p>\n

Walsh wasn’t the only one, with the proud father of the bride\ufeff sharing two short clips from the night on his own social media.<\/p>\n

One was from his daddy-daughter dance, which showed the DJ play Sambora’s hit I’ll Always Walk Beside You as they walked to the dancefloor.<\/p>\n

The second clip showed the party singing their heart out to the Bon Jovi hit Livin’ On A Prayer, which Sambora co-wrote.\ufeff<\/p>\n

\"AvaAva Sambora, 28, walked down the aisle with both her parents to marry Tyler Farrar, whom she was first linked to back in 2018. (Instagram\/Juliet Walsh)\"AvaOne of Locklear’s friends, \ufeffJuliet Walsh, shared a raft of photos on social media following Saturday’s event, showing the happy couple. (Instagram\/Juliet Walsh)<\/p>\n

The now-newlyweds announced their engagement on social media in February 2024, with an image of Farrar on bended knee and the couple surrounded by white roses.<\/p>\n

“Hard launch!!” they captioned the joint post.<\/p>\n

Locklear and Richie welcomed their only daughter in 1997, three years after they wed. The then-power couple announced their separation in 2004, after 10 years of marriage.<\/p>\n

Locklear filed for divorce in 2006 and their marriage was officially ended in 2007.\ufeff<\/p>\n

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Very soon after their split, Sambora got into a relationship with Locklear’s then best friend, Denise Richards but the Bond Girl, who had split from Charlie Sheen, denies they had an affair.<\/p>\n

In a 2014 interview Sambora said he and Locklear maintained their relationship for the sake of their daughter.<\/p>\n

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“If you don’t get along you are messing the kid up,” he told People<\/a> magazine.<\/p>\n

“That’s what happens. So you have to put that before whatever s**** is going on. Communication has got to come first.”<\/p>\n

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