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Heather Locklear 'Grateful' To Be Clean & Sober – See Her Inspiring Message From Rehab
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Sep. 18 2020, Updated 2:01 p.m. ET
Heather Locklear is making great strides. After several failed attempts to remain sober, the Melrose Place actress, 57, stays positive on her journey to recovery.
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On August 20, Heather Instagrammed a photo of an encouraging poster that read, “You’re still sober. Keep that’s**t up.”
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“So grateful,” Heather captioned the post with a praying hands emoji. Friends and fans commented with heart emojis. Some shared their own personal stories of recovery. Others cheered on the actress.
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The Dyansty actress struggled with substance abuse for years, and had been in and out of rehab multiple times.
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In May, Heather went to rehab after a nasty fight with her boyfriend Chris Hessier. After that major screaming match, the Two And A Half Men actress realized that she lost control and needed to recover.
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This isn’t the first time Heather got professional help. In November 2018, she was committed to a psychiatric ward for a 72-hour stay, which was then extended for another two weeks.
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She was also sent to a different psychiatric ward in June 2018. The actress faced charges for resisting arrest and battery of a police officer.
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Heather was given until September 6 to check in, and complied with the order by entering a facility on August 19, RadarOnline.com reports.