Heather Locklear Recalls Tom Cruise Doing HisRisky BusinessDance Moves on Their Date

Mar. 15, 2025

Heather Locklear and Tom Cruise.Photo:Ron Galella Collection via Getty

Ron Galella Collection via Getty

Heather Locklearis recalling her one and only date withTom Cruise.

During a panel at90s Con Floridaon Saturday, Sept. 14, theMelrose Placealum opened up about meeting Cruise, 62, at an audition early on in their careers.

“We both did an audition for the film together — the two of us —and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m terrible,’” before joking, “‘He’s even worse!’”

Tom Cruise and Heather Locklear at Club Lingerie.Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Getty

Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Getty

A self-proclaimed “rock and roll girl” at the time, the actress said her style didn’t match Cruise’s.

“He didn’t quite cut it,” Locklear shared with a laugh before explaining that they eventually went on a date. She recalled, “We went out dancing to Club Lingerie at that time and, and I’ve said this before, I mean, he was really cute.”

She then described his dance moves, revealing she was one of the first to see what ended up being his famous scene fromRisky Businessduring which he slides down on his knees.

“He actually did that before [the movie], and I was dancing along like, ‘Do you stop dancing if they’re down there?’” she recalled. “I was like ‘Yay!’ But he was very nice to me.”

Heather Locklear.

Locklear has come a long way since then. In 1992, she got a role inMelrose Place,which went on to become an iconic series spanning over seven seasons.

In April, it was first announced that aMelrose Placereboot was in the worksover 30 years after the original. They later confirmed it at 90s Con.

“The pressure cooker of a reunion soon uncovers old traumas, rekindles old romances, reignites old resentments, and reveals new secrets… throwing our characters into chaotic drama that’s reminiscent of the past, but with a much more modern perspective,” read a summary of the series.

Locklear first appeared in season 1 in a guest role of Amanda Woodward, the ruthless and merciless boss of Thorne-Smith’s character. By season 2, she was regularly appearing, although she remained billed as a “special guest star” for the remainder of the show’s run.

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90s Con Florida is occurring through Sunday, Sept. 15, at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Fla.

source: people.com