Sitara Hewitt

Sitara Hewitt is the daughter of a Pakistani mother, Dr. Farida Hewitt and a Welsh father, Dr. Kenneth Hewitt. Her parents are professors at Wilfrid Laurier University. Sitara was raised primarily in Elora, Ontario.[2] During her childhood she spent time living in the Himalayan mountains, specifically in the Hunza Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan where her parents did their academic field research on both the glaciers and in the small villages in the valleys.[3]

Hewitt was married to American actor Jessie Pavelka and they have a son, Rowan, who was born in 2010. Pavelka and Hewitt separated in 2015 and divorced late 2016. She is fluent in both Urdu, and American English 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 Urdu. [4]

In Canada Hewitt starred on CBC Television's Little Mosque on the Prairie 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 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 Jeopardy-style 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 and TSN while studying acting in Toronto and trained with World Wrestling Entertainment in the United States.

• The Hour Interview with George Stroumboulopoulos
• Sitara Hewitt at IMDb
• andPOP Interview
• Sitara Hewitt Biography