Heather Locklear told listeners on the June 2 episode of the Hollywood & Divine podcast that "my new guy is very... everything," identifying Lorenzo Lamas as her "new boyfriend" in the first on‑the‑record confirmation of their relationship.
Locklear went further, saying of the relationship: "I'm just like, when I tell this person I love him, I'm really saying, 'I love you, God.' Because that's what happened. It's from God." She added, "I'm [in] the best time [of my life]," framing the romance as a serious and spiritually felt turn.
The couple have already made public appearances together. They first showed up as a pair at the Chiller Theatre Expo on April 26, photographs of them together surfaced in Las Vegas earlier, and Locklear brought Lamas as her plus‑one to her daughter's wedding in Montecito last month. On June 5, Shayne Lamas — Lorenzo Lamas's daughter — posted an Instagram photo of the family celebrating her children Press and Lyon's graduations, captioning it, "The Lamas & Locklear Crew celebrating @presslamas_richie & @lyonlamasrichie graduation of 8th & 5th! Summer Time!" and adding a Mother's Day tribute to Locklear that read, "Beautiful Heather I adore you."
Those appearances closed the distance between rumor and a public life shared between the two actors: an entertainment site first published photos of them together in Las Vegas, and a friend of Locklear's had privately confirmed the pairing months earlier. Locklear and Lamas, who first crossed paths more than four decades ago while each was rising on TV, also posed for a Playgirl cover in 1983 — a past connection they now describe as unexpectedly renewed.
The relationship's quick move from private to family‑centered life is the story's weight: Locklear's own words gave it form, while Shayne Lamas's Instagram and Locklear's wedding appearance placed her comfortably inside Lamas's family circle. Shayne's praise — "The generous, loving, gracious energy you have makes you a very rare woman" — is the clearest sign that the partnership is being embraced by those closest to Lamas.
There is a wrinkle. Lorenzo Lamas has described the path that led him here as long and uneven. Asked whether he ever imagined the relationship coming full circle, he said, "The short answer is no," and added, "I mean, I've been through a lot of trial and error, and she is the most amazing woman that I think I've ever met." His remark about "trial and error" underscores that both partners arrive with complicated romantic histories — Locklear ended a five‑year engagement last May — and that this pairing is being treated with cautious optimism rather than casual fanfare.
What remains unresolved is how long Locklear and Lamas were involved before those first public sightings. The timeline between private confirmation and public acknowledgement contains gaps: Locklear's June 2 podcast remark is the first time she has called him her boyfriend on the record, even as family photos and a wedding appearance suggest the relationship had already become an integrated part of both families.
For now, the couple's next steps are visible more in social detail than in press statements. Locklear's podcast admission and Lamas's comment about learning from "trial and error" frame a relationship that both parties and their families are willing to present openly. Whether that openness will be followed by formal announcements or more public appearances is the unanswered question — but after Locklear's on‑air declaration and the June 5 family photos, the relationship has clearly moved from a rumor into an acknowledged chapter of both their lives.
