Heather Locklear has opened up about a surprise date she had with Tom Cruise over 40 years ago.
The 62-year-old actress shared details about how she met the Top Gun star, also 62, and the date they went on when they were both in the early stages of their acting careers.
During a panel at 90s Con Florida on Saturday, she explained that they crossed paths at an audition sometime in the 1980s, according to PEOPLE.
They went out dancing at Club Lingerie, and Locklear, who admitted in 2013 that his dance moves turned her off, recalled that he was “really nice” on their date.
However, the self-proclaimed “rock and roll girl” felt that their styles did not fit well.
Heather Locklear opened up about a date she had with Tom Cruise over 40 years ago; photographed in October 2021 in Orinda, California
‘We both auditioned for the movie together, the two of us, and I thought, ‘Oh my God, I’m terrible.’
The Melrose Place alum jokingly added: “It’s even worse!”
“So at that point, he was like a little baby making me feel like I was a little bit older, and he ended up coming to my house with Sean Penn,” she continued.
“And they were just nice, but he was like, ‘Yes, ma’am,’ and I was like, ‘Okay, sir,'” she added.
The Dynasty star, who previously said they dated because they were both new to Los Angeles at the time, laughed: “It wasn’t quite right.”
She then shared more details about their first date.
‘We went out dancing at Club Lingerie at the time, and I’ve said this before, I mean, he was really cute.’
He also noted that he was able to witness Cruise’s dance moves and was one of the first people to see what ended up being his famous scene when he slides on his knees in his 1983 film Risky Business.
The 62-year-old actress shared details about how she met the Top Gun star, also 62, and the date they went on when they were both in the early stages of their acting careers. During a panel at 90s Con Florida on Saturday, she explained that they crossed paths at an audition sometime in the 1980s; photographed in 1982 at the Lingerie Club in Hollywood.
They went out dancing at the Lingerie Club and Locklear recalled that he was “very nice” on her date. However, the self-proclaimed “rock and roll girl” felt that their styles did not mesh well; photographed in 1982
“He actually did it before (the movie), and I was dancing with him and I was like, ‘Do you stop dancing if they’re down there? ‘ I was like, ‘Yeah! ‘ But he was really nice to me,” she recalled.
Speaking about the audition where they met, he said: “By the way, neither of them got that part.”
The “rock and roll girl” had passionate romances with two rock stars. She married Mötley Crüe founder and drummer Tommy Lee in 1986.
They divorced in 1993 and she married Bon Jovi lead guitarist Richie Sambora the following year until their separation in 2007.
The “rock and roll girl” had passionate romances with two rock stars. She married Mötley Crüe founder and drummer Tommy Lee in 1986. They divorced in 1993 and she married Bon Jovi lead guitarist Richie Sambora the following year until their split in 2007; pictured in January 1982 in Los Angeles
Cruise, meanwhile, has been married and divorced three times. The first was to Mimi Rogers from 1987 to 1990. He was married to Nicole Kidman from 1990 to 2001 and then to Katie Holmes from 2006 to 2012; photographed in July 2023 in New York City.
With Sambora, she shares a 26-year-old daughter named Ava Sambora.
Cruise, meanwhile, has been married and divorced three times, the first being to Mimi Rogers from 1987 to 1990.
He was married to Nicole Kidman from 1990 to 2001 and then to Katie Holmes from 2006 to 2012.
He adopted two children, Isabella and Connor, now 31 and 29, respectively, with Kidman and also shares a biological daughter named Suri, 18, from his marriage to Holmes.