Sitara Hewitt (also known as Tara Hewitt; born 27 December 1981) is a
Canadian American
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https://www.instagram.com/sitara_hewitt/p/CPPgrdrtAHJ/ film and television actress.
Background
Sitara Hewitt is the daughter of a Pakistani mother, Dr. Farida Hewitt and a
Welsh
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father, Dr. Kenneth Hewitt. Her parents are professors at
Wilfrid Laurier University
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. Sitara was raised primarily in
Elora, Ontario
Elora is a community in the township of Centre Wellington, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. It is well known for its 19th-century limestone architecture and the geographically significant Elora Gorge.
Elora is no longer an independent enti ...
where she attended
St. John's-Kilmarnock School
St. John's Kilmarnock School (often called SJK or Kilmarnock ) is a private school in Waterloo Region, Ontario, operating under the International Baccalaureate program. The school has graduated many notable alumni. SJK has 425 students and is a hi ...
. During her childhood she spent time living in the
Himalayan mountains
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, specifically in the
Hunza Valley
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of
Gilgit-Baltistan
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where her parents did their academic field research on both the glaciers and in the small villages in the valleys.
Hewitt was married to American actor
Jessie Pavelka
Jessie Pavelka (born September 26, 1982) is an American health and well-being expert, author, coach, and TEDx speaker. He is the co-founder of Pavelka Wellness. Pavelka is known as a fitness professional and television host.
In the United Kingd ...
and they have a son, Rowan, who was born in 2010. Pavelka and Hewitt separated in 2015 and divorced late 2016. But they remarried 2022.
She is fluent in both
English
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and is semi-fluent in Balti. Hewitt was raised Christian as both of her parents are Anglican Christians. Her first name "Sitara", means "star" in
United States
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for some time.
Career
In Canada Hewitt starred on
CBC Television
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's ''
Little Mosque on the Prairie
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'' as Dr. Rayyan Hamoudi for 6 seasons. She is known across America as the Spokesperson for Hughesnet internet. She was a recurring on CBS's ''
The Young and the Restless
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'' as well as on ''All Rise'' and plays the lead in several Hallmark Movies. She was also a co-host on the Comedy Network's pop-culture game show '' You Bet Your Ass''.
She owns a Meditation company, and is a wellness expert. Hewitt also hosted TV shows for
Sportsnet
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and
TSN
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while studying acting in
Toronto
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and trained with
World Wrestling Entertainment
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