When I look in the mirror I see the girl I was when I was growing up, with braces, crooked teeth, a baby face and a skinny body.

A blood test detected no alcohol or illegal narcotics but Santa Barbara County Deputy District Attorney Lee Carter stated that they believe the prescription medications Heather Locklear consumed for her anxiety and depression "could have impaired her ability to safely drive a motor vehicle". She made her earliest screen appearances in the early 1980s with small roles in episodes of CHiPs 240-Robert and Eight Is Enough before beginning a long-term collaboration with Aaron Spelling. Locklear also made a cameo in Wayne's World 2 in 1993.

She currently has a recurring role on the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland. Hooker Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place and Caitlin Moore on Spin City.