Ava Sambora, inductee Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi and Orianthi attend the 33rd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Auditorium on April 14, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio.Photo:Mike Coppola/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Mike Coppola/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Richie Sambora’snumber one priority is his daughter Ava.
Eleven years afterleaving Bon Jovi in the middle of their world tourin 2013, Sambora’s priorities have shifted, with the musician choosing to focus on his family, a source tells PEOPLE.
“Richie and Ava are very close. It’s his girl,” the insider says of the rocker’s 26-year-old daughter. “She means everything to him and always has.”
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Richie Sambora (L) and actress Ava Sambora attend the 2014 Radio Disney Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on April 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.Frederick M. Brown/Getty
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Richie has always had his daughter on his mind, even when he was away touring, the source adds.
After he left Bon Jovi, Richie spent a lot more time with his daughter. “He would drive Ava to school. She had been going through a lot and he was there for her,” the insider says. “He would wake up in the morning and make her breakfast.”
Heather Locklear and Richie Sambora with daughter Ava.L. Cohen/WireImage
L. Cohen/WireImage
Richie shares his daughter with ex Heather Locklear.
In November, the guitarist shared with PEOPLEhow proud he was of his daughteras he revealed she was getting her master’s degree.
“Ava is killing it. She’s basically practicing psychology,” the rocker dad told PEOPLE, adding that Ava got her master’s and was “getting ready to go for a doctorate.”
“She’s doing a little prerequisite work at gathering that, but she came right out of school and…. I mean, I’m really proud of her. She’s doing really, really well.”
source: people.com
