It’s always been just a matter of time before Heather Locklear returned to Melrose Place and today the CW released the following statement:

“We’re ecstatic to have the chance to bring Amanda Woodward back to ‘Melrose Place,’” executive producers Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer said in today’s press statement. “Heather’s involvement in the show is something we’ve been working on for some time as we couldn’t imagine creating and producing this show without the iconic character’s inclusion.”

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Heather was originally brought in to the original series by Aaron Spelling to boost ratings. The combination of Heather’s bitchy character played to perfection and her micro-mini-skirts that could never be worn to the office in real life, did just that.

Since the show is sucking again, the produces are going to following Spelling’s game plan and have Heather reprise her role as scheming ad exec Amanda Woodward. Amanda was last seen with Peter (played by her real-life beau Jack Wagner) faking her own death on the Melrose series finale in 2000.

Heather Locklear returns to Melrose Place on Nov. 17.