Heather Locklear pulled off the ultimate surprise for her daughter, Ava Sambora, who graduated from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles this week. Ava earned a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies from LMU and revealed that she plans to attend grad school in the Fall of 2021. What’s more? She was a top student! Heather took to Instagram to reveal that her daughter got a 4.0 in her final semester.
And since Ava couldn’t celebrate with the rest of her grads, the former “Melrose Place” star arranged a drive-by graduation with members of her church and the fire department!
In videos posted to Heather’s Instagram account, a shocked Ava can be seen walking down the driveway toward honking horns and a blaring loud speaker, courtesy of the fire department, who heralded the new grad with an announcement that they were there to celebrate her!
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Ava was overcome with emotion and told her mom that she was about to cry. The drive-by well-wishers held up signs and honked their horns with glee.
In the comments of the IG post, Ava got some love from some of her mom’s pals too!
“What a beauty Heather Beauty and Brains hunni!!!!!,” Lisa Rinna wrote in the caption.
Last week Ava shared a photo on her own Instagram announcing that her graduation from college. She captioned the cute post, “Yesterday I graduated from Loyola Marymount University! I earned a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies! I am hoping to attend graduate school in Fall of 2021! Thank you to all the wonderful people in my life who made this journey possible! Cheers to all the grads! 🥂🌸🎓🦋 #LMU20.”
It’s a big milestone for Heather’s daughter, who she shares with ex Richie Sambora.
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