Heather Locklear Reportedly Checks in Malibu Rehab Clinic

MALIBU, CA — Former "Melrose Place" star Heather Locklear has checked into a Malibu rehab clinic, according to media report.

Locklear, 55, suffered a major "breakdown" over the holidays, according to gossip website RadarOnline.com.

According to RadarOnline, Locklear checked into the Cliffside Malibu Rehab Center for prescription drugs and alcohol abuse.

This is would be the fifth time the actress has entered rehab.

“I am feeling great and am taking steps to enrich and better my life," Locklear said in a statement to People magazine following reports of her rehab. "Currently I am working on tying up some loose ends regarding certain issues so I can hit 2017 full steam ahead.”

Patch has reached out to her reps for comments but has not heard back.

The former "Dynasty" star has a long history of battling addiction. In summer 2008, she checked into an Arizona rehab clinic for mental health reasons. She was charged with driving under the influence of prescription drugs in the fall of that year. The drugs were for mental health issues, she said. No illegal drugs were found in her system, according to police reports.

Locklear was back in rehab in 2010 following a misdemeanor citation for hit and run. In 2012, she again entered rehab after she was hospitalized for reportedly mixing alcohol and prescription drugs.

Locklear is currently starring in TLC's first scripted series, "Too Close to Home," which is set to premiere its second season Wednesday.

— Photo courtesy of TLC/Discovery Communications