Heather Locklear and Lorenzo Lamas' new romance is now being captured in family photos.
Recently a star series "Melrose Place"« joined Lamas and his family to celebrate his grandchildren's graduations, just days after publicly expressing how much the relationship means to her. People reported that Lamas' daughter, Shayne Lamas, shared a family photo on Instagram on Friday, June 5, showing Locklear smiling alongside the group.
Shane captioned the photo: "The Lamas and Locklear family," which is how the family celebrated Press Lamas-Ritchie's eighth-grade graduation and Lyon Lamas-Ritchie's fifth-grade graduation.
Locklear called Lamas her "everything.".
The family moment came after Locklear spoke candidly about Lamas during her podcast appearance Hollywood & Divine .
Locklear reportedly called Lamas her "new boyfriend" and said the relationship held spiritual significance for her. She described him as "her everything" and declared that she was going through the "best time" of her life.
These comments were Locklear's clearest public declaration of a romance to date. A graduation photo provided further confirmation of their relationship: she not only appears with Lamas at public events but also accompanies him to important family occasions.
His daughter has already publicly welcomed Locklear.
Shane Lamas also spoke warmly of Locklear.
As previously reported, in May, Shane posted a Mother's Day greeting to Locklear, including an old photo of Locklear and Lamas from the set. for Playgirl magazine in 1983. In the message, Shane praised Locklear's "generous, loving, and kind energy" and said that watching her relationship with Lamas made her believe in eternal love.
This support gives the romance a different flavor than a simple celebrity appearance. Locklear appears in family photos and publicly embraces Lamas' daughter and grandchildren.
This novel has a forty-year backstory.
Locklear, 64, and Lamas, 68, have known each other in the public eye for much longer than they have been in a relationship.
Entertainment Weekly magazine reported that their paths first crossed as part of a large-scale cultural project when they appeared on the cover together. Playgirl magazine in July 1983. At the time, Locklear was gaining popularity thanks to the series «"Dynasty"» , and Lamas was known from the TV series «Falcon Crest» .
Rumors of their romance surfaced decades later, after they were spotted together celebrating New Year's Eve in Las Vegas in late 2025. Lamas' representative later confirmed that they were dating.
Lamas went public with their relationship in April after the couple appeared together at the Chiller Theatre Expo in Parsippany, New Jersey. Entertainment Weekly reported that he called Locklear "the most amazing woman" he'd ever met.
The couple made their first public appearance in April.
The appearance at the Chiller Theatre Expo marked the couple's first major public outing.
Entertainment Weekly reported that Lamas and Locklear arrived at the event hand in hand and posed for photos together. AARP described the pairing as a dose of primetime nostalgia for viewers who remember Locklear from her TV series. «"Dynasty"» и «Melrose Place» , and Lamasa - according to the series «Falcon Crest» .
This story explains some of the attention their relationship attracted. They were famous in different eras of television, appeared on the cover of a glossy magazine together in 1983, and reappeared together more than 40 years later as a real couple.
The latest version of the story adds a family dimension. Locklear called Lamas her "everything," Shane publicly embraced her, and the couple now appears together at graduations, not just for conference photos and headlines about their romance.