{"id":161255,"date":"2025-04-10T13:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/10\/melrose-place-reboot-amy-locane-shares-desire-to-return\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T13:00:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T13:00:32","slug":"melrose-place-reboot-amy-locane-shares-desire-to-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/10\/melrose-place-reboot-amy-locane-shares-desire-to-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Melrose Place Reboot: Amy Locane Shares Desire to Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"130.44610778443\">\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amy Locane<\/strong>\u2019s time on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/melrose-place-reunion-what-we-learned-from-heather-locklear-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Melrose Place<\/em><\/a> was short-lived, but she made quite the impression. So, would she return for the reboot?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be very exciting to bring it back,\u201d Locane, 53, exclusively reveals in the latest issue of <em>Us Weekly<\/em>, confirming she\u2019d happily sign on for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/melrose-place-reboot-with-heather-locklear-is-in-the-works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">round two of the drama soap<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Locane was part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jack-wagner-gives-update-on-his-relationship-with-ex-heather-locklear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">original cast of <em>Melrose Place<\/em><\/a>, which premiered in 1992. She played southern belle Sandy Harling, an aspiring actress living in the titular West Hollywood apartment complex.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout season 1, Sandy had a protective and flirtatious relationship with Jake Hanson (<strong>Grant Show<\/strong>), after previously dating. She was also close with Rhonda Blair (<strong>Vanessa Williams<\/strong>), her roommate. Her biggest story line involved a stalker, whom Sandy managed to get rid of after Jake came to her rescue and was arrested for assault.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3944078\" style=\"width: 300px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:99.428571428571%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Amy Locane.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Copyright Fox Network. All rights reserved. \/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Locane\u2019s Sandy appeared on 13 episodes before the character left the complex after booking a role on a TV show. Reports at the time indicated there were tensions on set. Now reflecting on her departure, the actress reveals there are multiple reasons <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/kristin-davis-was-told-not-to-gain-weight-while-on-melrose-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her <em>Melrose Place<\/em> role<\/a> was cut short.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur show was an automatic season and they sort of made the decision that I didn\u2019t fit what they were going for after the 12 episodes had already aired,\u201d she shares with <em>Us<\/em>. \u201cThe southern accent was weird for some people. They didn\u2019t like it. And perhaps I was a little younger than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/melrose-place-stars-on-plans-to-modernize-the-reboot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the rest of the cast<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Locane recalls, \u201cA lot of people liked Sandy, but maybe I was a little too campy.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"11.688995215311\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/melrose-place-reboot-with-heather-locklear-is-in-the-works\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Feature-Melrose-Place-Reboot-Is-in-the-Works-With-Heather-Locklear.jpg?crop=0px%2C265px%2C1692px%2C957px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Feature Melrose Place Reboot Is in the Works With Heather Locklear\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Feature-Melrose-Place-Reboot-Is-in-the-Works-With-Heather-Locklear.jpg?quality=78&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/melrose-place-reboot-with-heather-locklear-is-in-the-works\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">&#8216;Melrose Place&#8217; Reboot Is in the Works With Heather Locklear<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMelrose Place is coming back to TV screens two decades after the original show came to an end. The reboot, which reunites Heather Locklear, Laura Leighton and Daphne Zuniga, is currently being shopped to networks and streamers, according to Deadline. The official description teases that the new series would pick up years after the original. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite her early exit, Locane would say yes to reuniting on screen with <strong>Heather Locklear<\/strong>, <strong>Laura Leighton<\/strong> and <strong>Daphne Zuniga<\/strong>, who are set to reprise their roles as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/heather-locklear-on-whether-her-melrose-place-character-was-mean\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amanda Woodward<\/a>, Sydney Andrews and Jo Reynolds, respectively, in the reboot, which was announced in April 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would do it in a heartbeat,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Cry-Baby<\/em> actress walked away from showbiz in 2006, which she reveals could have been the catalyst for a bout with depression. \u201cThere was a void in my life because I had [acted] for so long,\u201d Locane recalls.<\/p>\n<p>Following her time away from Hollywood, Locane was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/amy-locane-bovenizer-melrose-place-star-sentenced-to-three-years-in-prison-after-dui-car-crash-2013142\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">incarcerated from 2013 to 2015<\/a> for a DWI crash in 2010 that killed a 60-year-old woman. At the time of her arrest, she was convicted of second-degree vehicular homicide and assault.<\/p>\n<p>Five years after her release, she was sent back to prison from 2020 to 2024 after her first sentence was deemed too lenient. Locane has been a free woman since December 2024, and she tells <em>Us<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/amy-locane-shares-her-journey-regrets-and-life-post-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her life has been forever changed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Working through her \u201cguilt,\u201d Locane says there isn\u2019t a day that goes by when she doesn\u2019t think about the accident: \u201cTo this day, I have a lot of remorse. It\u2019s a very, very, very heavy, heavy reality to live with,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I\u2019m praying or when I do daily devotionals every morning, I just try to keep her in mind,\u201d Locane reveals. \u201cAnd that acknowledgement makes me feel like I am aware of her and my day.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:103%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium credit-added wp-image-3944076\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Amy-Locane-Looks-Back-on-Early-Melrose-Place-Exit-Shares-Her-Desire-to-Return-for-Reboot-438.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Amy Locane Looks Back on Early Melrose Place Exit Shares Her Desire to Return for Reboot 438\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Amy-Locane-Looks-Back-on-Early-Melrose-Place-Exit-Shares-Her-Desire-to-Return-for-Reboot-438.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Amy-Locane-Looks-Back-on-Early-Melrose-Place-Exit-Shares-Her-Desire-to-Return-for-Reboot-438.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Amy-Locane-Looks-Back-on-Early-Melrose-Place-Exit-Shares-Her-Desire-to-Return-for-Reboot-438.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Amy-Locane-Looks-Back-on-Early-Melrose-Place-Exit-Shares-Her-Desire-to-Return-for-Reboot-438.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Amy-Locane-Looks-Back-on-Early-Melrose-Place-Exit-Shares-Her-Desire-to-Return-for-Reboot-438.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Amy-Locane-Looks-Back-on-Early-Melrose-Place-Exit-Shares-Her-Desire-to-Return-for-Reboot-438.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Amy-Locane-Looks-Back-on-Early-Melrose-Place-Exit-Shares-Her-Desire-to-Return-for-Reboot-438.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Amy-Locane-Looks-Back-on-Early-Melrose-Place-Exit-Shares-Her-Desire-to-Return-for-Reboot-438.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Amy-Locane-Looks-Back-on-Early-Melrose-Place-Exit-Shares-Her-Desire-to-Return-for-Reboot-438.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Amy-Locane-Looks-Back-on-Early-Melrose-Place-Exit-Shares-Her-Desire-to-Return-for-Reboot-438.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Amy-Locane-Looks-Back-on-Early-Melrose-Place-Exit-Shares-Her-Desire-to-Return-for-Reboot-438.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Amy-Locane-Looks-Back-on-Early-Melrose-Place-Exit-Shares-Her-Desire-to-Return-for-Reboot-438.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Amy-Locane-Looks-Back-on-Early-Melrose-Place-Exit-Shares-Her-Desire-to-Return-for-Reboot-438.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Amy-Locane-Looks-Back-on-Early-Melrose-Place-Exit-Shares-Her-Desire-to-Return-for-Reboot-438.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Amy-Locane-Looks-Back-on-Early-Melrose-Place-Exit-Shares-Her-Desire-to-Return-for-Reboot-438.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Bobby Bank\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Locane is also focused on the positives in her life, one of which is a possible return to acting. However, a simple life just outside of Princeton, New Jersey with her daughters, Paige, 18, and Avery, 16, is her No. 1 priority. (Locane shares her girls with ex-husband <strong>Mark Bovenizer<\/strong>, who filed for divorce in 2015 following her first prison stay.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see me and my family kind of growing old together,\u201d she shares of her hopes for the future. \u201cI want to be married again. If I do meet a guy now, I don\u2019t have to worry about [telling him] \u2018Oh, by the way, I might have to go away for a little bit,\u2019 so that\u2019ll be exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch the exclusive video above for more on Locane\u2019s life after prison \u2014 and pick up the latest issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/magazineshop.us\/collections\/us-weekly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Us Weekly<\/em><\/a>, on newsstands now.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/melrose-place-reboot-amy-locane-shares-desire-to-return\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amy Locane\u2019s time on Melrose Place was short-lived, but she made quite the impression. So, would she return for the reboot? \u201cIt would be very exciting to bring it back,\u201d Locane, 53, exclusively reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly, confirming she\u2019d happily sign on for round two of the drama soap. 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