
After 11 years of marriage, actress Heather Locklear has filed for divorce from her rocker husband Richie Sambora, her publicist announced on Thursday. The beautiful actress filed the papers citing irreconcilable differences and asking that the celebrity couple's prenuptial agreement to be enforced. "This is a private matter and there will be no further comment at this time," CeCe Yorke said in a statement.
44-year old Locklear first gained fame in 1981 as sexy Sammy Jo Dean Carrington on the TV series "Dynasty." In the 1990s, she took on the role of cold-hearted Amanda Woodward on TV's "Melrose Place" and played mayoral love interest Caitlin Moore on "Spin City." 45-year-old Sambora is one of the founding members and also a lead guitarist for the rock band Bon Jovi. The rock star has also released two solo albums.
Locklear was previously married to Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee and wed Sambora in 1994, in the romantic atmosphere of Paris. The couple has a 8-year-old daughter, called Ava Elizabeth. Heather requests joint custody, but also actual physical custody of her and Sambora's child.