Heather Locklear Back In Rehab For The Holidays

Heather Locklear secretly checked into rehab for the sixth time over the holidays, and insiders told The National ENQUIRER exclusively that the “Dynasty” star’s latest lover, Chris Heisser, dragged her into detox — in a last-ditch bid to get her sober!

“Chris was talking to Heather nonstop about getting into rehab, and he helped her get there,” snitched a source. “They chose a place outside of Los Angeles, and told very few people. They just wanted to get Heather help to start the new year the right way ... sober!”

Chris is the jailbird boyfriend who got into a “knock-down, drag-out brawl” with the actress just weeks before she crashed her Porsche on Sept. 14 and broke her collarbone. At the time, The ENQUIRER revealed Heather “went completely psycho” and hurt her arm while flinging things at Chris in a violent rage.

Those closest to Heather suspected the blonde had sought inpatient help when she was a no-show at Thanksgiving, sources said. “It was like she just disappeared,” blabbed a pal. Heather returned to her Westlake Village, Calif., home in mid-December, but remains in rehab, according to insiders.

Sadly, it’s the “Melrose Place” beauty’s sixth attempt at drying out — and the end of the year often sends her into a tailspin. As The ENQUIRER reported in January 2017, Heather suffered a massive “breakdown” triggered by booze and Benzedrine, and checked into the Cliffside Malibu rehab center.

She did rehab stints in 2008 and 2010, and was admitted to a psych ward in 2012 when her sister called 911 from Heather’s home after she reportedly downed a cocktail of pills and booze.

She suffered setback when her boyfriend, Dr. Marc Mani, dumped her after she posted suggestive photos of her ex-husband, Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee. Heather — who has a daughter, Ava (right), with second hubby, rocker Richie Sambora — has also appeared disheveled in recent public appearances.

“The holiday season is especially tough on Heather," an insider dished. "She’s relapsed at this time of year before. Everyone knows it’s not going to be easy, but they’re holding out hope because finding love again has given Heather a new reason to be sober."