United Kingdom, June 5 -- Heather Locklear thinks Lorenzo Lamas was a gift from God.

The 64-year-old actress first met the 68-year-old actor while posing for Playgirl magazine in 1983 but they recently reconnected and the Melrose Place star couldn't be happier with her "new boyfriend"

Speaking on the Hollywood and Divine podcast, Heather said: "My new guy is very ... everything.

"I'm just like, when I tell this person I love him, I'm really saying, 'I love you, God.' Because that's what happened. It's from God.

"I'm [in] the best time [of my life]."

Heather and Lorenzo made their first appearance as a couple at the Chiller Theatre Expo in April, where they greeted fans as they sat side by side.

And the actor admitted he never expect...