- Bec Hewitt
Rebecca "Bec" June Hewitt (
née Cartwright) (bornJuly 23 ,1983 inBlacktown, New South Wales ) is anAustralia nactress andsinger .Background
Hewitt is known for her acting career, as Rebecca Cartwright in "
Police Rescue ", "Heartbreak High ", "Water Rats" and "Totally Wild "; though, she is best known for her role as Hayley Smith in the soap opera "Home and Away ". Although professionally known as Bec Cartwright during her music career, it was her marriage to Australian tennis playerLleyton Hewitt that finally changed her name to Bec Hewitt.Career
Hewitt starred in an episode of "
Police Rescue " in 1992, at the age of 9. She came to prominence when she joined the cast of theSeven Network 's soap opera "Home and Away " in 1998, playing Hayley Smith Lawson. Hewitt remained on the show until August 2005. Although she left the show, her character did not andElla Scott Lynch took over the role of Hayley.In 1999 Hewitt was nominated for a Silver Logie for "Most Popular New Talent".
She released an album in 2003 that featured three successful singles.
Hewitt won the first series of the Australian series "Dancing with the Stars" in 2004.
Hewitt won the Logie for "Most Popular Actress" in 2005, an award for which she was also nominated in 2006 along with the Gold Logie for "Most Popular Personality".
In November 2006, she returned to TV for "Abba Mania". Many Australian artists participated in this programme, and the show was broadcast on Channel Nine.
After leaving "Home and Away" in 2005, Hewitt had written articles for the magazine "
Woman's Day ".Personal life
Bec dated Australian actor
Beau Brady for four years (2000-2004) prior to beginning her relationship with tennis starLleyton Hewitt . After 6 weeks of dating, Lleyton proposed to Bec and on5 May 2005 , the pair announced that Bec was pregnant.Hewitt and Cartwright married on
21 July 2005 . The wedding was at theSydney Opera House and their reception took place atTaronga Zoo , and was given much media attention. Fellow actors and friendsAda Nicodemou andKate Ritchie were bridesmaids for Bec.On
29 November 2005 , she gave birth to daughter, Mia Rebecca Hewitt, at Sydney's North Shore Private Hospital. Mother and daughter now travel with Lleyton as he plays tennis all over the world.In June 2008 it was announced that the couple are expecting their second child in January 2009, during the time of the Australian Open, after much speculation.
Discography
Albums
* "Bec Cartwright" (2003) - #21 Australia
ingles
References
* [http://smh.com.au/news/People/Lleyton-and-Bec-defy-critics-with-romance/2005/02/07/1107625142564.html Hewitts' engagement announcement] by [http://smh.com.au/ Sydney Morning Herald]
* Reports from [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200507/s1419554.htm ABC] (Australia) and [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=sportsNews&storyID=2005-07-21T111543Z_01_KWA140442_RTRUKOC_0_LIFE-AUSTRALIA-WEDDING.xml Reuters] regarding her marriage to Lleyton
* [http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/2355 "On the Borderline" peak position]
*http://www.celebrity-babies.com/2007/03/bec_hewitt_talk.html
*http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22193059-5012974,00.htmlExternal links
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