So is anyone actually watching Melrose Place?  Is it any good?  I’m ashamed to say I watch Gossip Girl, but I have to draw the line somewhere.

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Heather Locklear, looking like she just stepped off the Starship Enterprise, finally joined other castmates on the set of CW’s  Melrose Place 2.0 today.

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As Us Weekly previously reported, Heather Locklear is returning to Melrose Place, it was announced Tuesday.

Locklear, 47, will reprise her role as scheming ad vixen Amanda Woodward on the new CW version of the show. She will make her debut appearance Nov. 17.

“We’re ecstatic to have the chance to bring Amanda Woodward back to Melrose Place,” executive producers Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer said in a 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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An insider told Us Weekly that Locklear saw a pilot of the show — which stars Ashlee Simpson-Wentz — and “was surprised at how much she like it.”

The source said the role is a “a great comeback” for the actress, who faced a DUI charged that was later dismissed and sought treatment for anxiety last year. Said the source: “She is in great spirits and good shape. This is a perfect time to show everyone how well she is doing.

Details are mum on Locklear’s role. She was last seen with Peter (played by real-life love Jack Wagner — who’s not expected to return) faking her own death on the 1999 finale.

Original cast members Josie Bissett, Thomas Calabro, Laura Leighton and Daphne Zuniga have also signed back on for the show.

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Earlier this month, an exec on the CW’s new Melrose Place announced that “the door is always open” for Heather Locklear to return.

Now, it looks like Locklear is taking a tentative step toward her old address. PEOPLE has learned that the actress is now in talks to possibly reprise her role as the conniving ad exec Amanda Woodward on the upcoming revamp of the popular ’90s series.

Locklear, 47, would join a cast that includes original series stars Laura Leighton, Thomas Calabro, Josie Bissett and Daphne Zuniga, as well as new addition Ashlee Simpson-Wentz.

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Women in Film, Los Angeles 2009 Crystal + Lucy Awards held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City, California on June 12th, 2009.

Pictured: Jenny McCarthy, Heather Locklear, Elisabeth Mitchell & Michelle Trachtenberg.

According to rumors Heather Locklear won’t be returing to Melrose place because she was demanding too much money. Sources reported that she was asking for $100, 000 per episode and the producers just weren’t having it, refusing to pay her even half of what she was requesting.

Ashlee Simpson and Cloverfield star Jessica Lucas are still set to star in the updated 90s hit.

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Heather Locklear’s driving under the influence case has been dismissed, TMZ.com reports.

The actress’ lawyer entered her no contest plea for a misdemeanor reckless driving charge Friday morning in a Santa Barbara, California, court, the Web site reports. A judge placed Locklear — who was not present — on three years probation, and ordered her to pay a $700 fine and attend a 12-hour drug education class.

Locklear was arrested in September for allegedly driving under the influence of prescription medicine. The district attorney said her blood tests showed no trace of alcohol.

Meanwhile, E! says she’s been approached to reprise her role in the upcoming Melrose Place spinoff.

“The CW is courting Heather Locklear,” a source tells the network. “I don’t think anyone else from the original has been approached yet.”

A rep for Locklear denies the report.

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