Heather Locklear and daughter Ava Sambora.Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images
Heather Locklearis celebrating her daughter on her very special day.
On Tuesday, theDynastyactress wished her daughter Ava Sambora a happy 25th birthday in a sweetInstagram post. “Happy Birthday to the most wonderful person I know,” the 61-year-old actress penned. “I love you to the moon and back!!”
Locklear shared several photos, including one of Ava — whom she shares with ex-husbandRichie Sambora— wearing a lace jumpsuit in front of a big “25” made of balloons.
Locklear posted a photo of her daughter’s framed picture, which had a 2020 pink graduation cap tassel affixed over the top and was positioned next to a bouquet of matching pink flowers.
That same year, the mother-daughter duo reflected on the role kindness has played in their deep bond incompanion essays appearing in PEOPLE.
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“Ava is an example to me to always try to find the good in someone,” Locklear wrote at the time. “I have watched her from afar and up close throughout her life, and I aspire to be more like her. Her kindness is contagious.”
The actress continued: “We are very close, and I am blessed to call her my daughter. She is completely unaware of all the good she brings to this world — it’s just who she is. I couldn’t be more proud of her.”
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Avaalso shared her thoughts about her mom, writing: “My mom always taught me to be kind to whomever I met. She treats every person with respect and makes them feel important. While she embodies kindness in many ways, her ability to care for and give to others is what I admire most. She is selfless and inspires me to be selfless as well.”
source: people.com
