Heather Locklear, now 65 years young, is one of primetime television’s defining icons. From her breakout dual turn on Dynasty and T.J. Hooker to her career-defining run as the razor-sharp Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place, Locklear mastered commanding the screen. Yet behind the decades of magazine covers and high-profile romances lies an intriguing Hollywood footnote: Farrah Fawcett (who died in 2009), the original small-screen supernova, once fiercely championed Locklear to portray her in a biographical film about her tumultuous life. This is the story.
A Closer Look
The affinity between Farrah Fawcett and Heather Locklear, who worked together on TV’s Spin City, was forged in the unique pressure cooker of television history. Both discovered and propelled to superstardom by producer Aaron Spelling, Fawcett and Locklear became global pin-ups defined by signature blonde manes, and both fought relentlessly to prove their dramatic chops beyond pin-up status. Spelling himself drew the comparison in his memoir, observing, “Like Heather Locklear on Melrose Place, Farrah never flaunted her covers. In fact, she was kind of embarrassed about it.”
When discussions emerged about developing a feature project chronicling Fawcett’s meteoric rise, from Charlie’s Angels hysteria and tabloid scrutiny to her gritty renaissance in The Burning Bed, Fawcett saw Heather Locklear as the one and only actress capable of shouldering her story.
“Heather Locklear would be the best choice to play me,” Fawcett said.
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