| Bec Hewitt | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rebecca June Cartwright |
| Also known as | Bec Cartwright |
| Born | 23 July 1983 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Pop, Power Pop |
| Occupations | Actress, Presenter, Singer |
| Years active | 1998–2005 |
| Labels | Warner Music Australia |
Rebecca June "Bec" Hewitt (née Cartwright) (born 23 July 1983) is an Australian actress and singer. From 1998 to 2005, Hewitt played Hayley Smith Lawson on the soap opera Home and Away. As Bec Cartwright, Hewitt released an eponymous pop music album in 2002. In 2005, she married tennis player Lleyton Hewitt.
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Cartwright began her acting career at age 5 for television commercials. In 1992, she made her mainstream television debut on an episode of Police Rescue.[1] She has also guest starred in Water Rats and Roar.
She won her breakout role and best known role to date in 1998 portraying Hayley Smith Lawson on Home and Away. Cartwright became a series fan favourite and earned herself numerous Logie Award nominations until 2005 she earned a Most Popular Actress win.[1] She left the series to become a full-time mother and her pregnancy was incorporated into the storyline. For a short period of time Ella Scott Lynch replaced her as Hayley before shortly departing the series.
In 2002, Cartwright signed a recording contract with Warner Music Australia and East West Records. Her debut single "All Seats Taken" was released 18 November 2002 and peaked at 10 on the ARIA Music Charts and met with mixed reviews. Her follow-up singles "On the Borderline" and "A Matter of Time" both failed to match the same success, both charting only the Top 30. Her self-titled debut album was released on 16 June 2003, and despite high expectations charted only at 21 and was certified Gold. The album met with mixed reviews with Smash Hits giving the album two out of five stars. In 2004, Cartwright ended her partnership with Warner Music.
Cartwright was announced as a contestant in the first season of Dancing with the Stars. She and her partner Michael Miziner won the first season on 23 November 2004. The couple returned in an opening performance in a dance routine during the second season premiere.
She hosted Abba Mania which premiered in November 2006 on Nine Network. The special met with controversy surrounding the fact that the only celebrity performers were Nine Network personalities, with Hewitt's performance meeting with mixed reviews. As of November 2010, Bec has no plans to return to acting.
Cartwright was born in Sydney on 23 July 1983 the youngest child of Darrel and Michelle Cartwright. She has an older brother Shaun and older sister Kristy.[1] After a four year relationship with fellow Home and Away co-star Beau Brady, Cartwright and Brady were briefly engaged.[2]
Whilst living and sharing a house with Beau Brady in Sydney's northern suburb of Avalon Beach and before the split with Brady was announced, Bec had a short fling with her Dancing With The Stars partner, Michael Miziner. After being seen with tennis player Lleyton Hewitt on a drive from Adelaide to Melbourne in a Lamborghini sports car and then photographed with Hewitt at Clareville Beach,Sydney. Bec announced that she had split with Beau Brady. She began a relationship with tennis player Lleyton Hewitt. After six weeks of dating, Hewitt proposed following the Australian Open Final. On 5 May 2005, the couple announced they were expecting their first child. The pair married on 21 July 2005; the wedding was at the Sydney Opera House, and their reception took place at Taronga Zoo, and was given much media attention.[3] Fellow actresses and friends Ada Nicodemou and Kate Ritchie were bridesmaids.
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 Hewitt as he plays tennis all over the world. In June 2008, after much speculation, it was announced that the couple were expecting their second child in January 2009. On 11 December 2008, Hewitt gave birth to a baby boy whom the couple named Cruz Lleyton Hewitt.[4] Their third child, a daughter named Ava Sydney Hewitt, was born on 19 October 2010.[5]
In February 2009, after revelations about Hewitts previously unknown offshore income and bank accounts were revealed during a legal battle with his former management company, Octagon Sports Marketing, the couple relocated to a $3.8 million home at the Old Fort Bay estate in Nassau, Bahamas.[6]
| Year | Title | Australia |
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| 2003 | Bec Cartwright | 21 |
| Year | Song | Australia | Album |
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| 2002 | "All Seats Taken" | 10 | Bec Cartwright |
| 2003 | "On the Borderline" | 29 | |
| "A Matter of Time" | 26 |
| Preceded by N/A |
Dancing with the Stars (Australia) winner Season 1 (Late 2004 with Michael Miziner) |
Succeeded by Tom Williams & Kym Johnson |
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