IN THE SPOTLIGHT
JUNO-NOMINATED VOCALIST, ACTOR, PRODUCER & TELEVISION PERSONALITY by Lee Ann Atwater TARA SLONE
W hen I watch someone on television, like Tara Slone, I often ask myself if the person I see and connect with on the small screen is the same in person if I were to meet on the street or are they in character or playing a role on screen. Well, when it comes to Tara, she is the real deal, what you see, is what you get. Slone who was born in Montreal, raised in Nova Scotia and now lives in Ontario and is as genuine as they come. We had the opportunity to chat with Tara before she hit the road for this season of Rogers Hometown Hockey to talk about Spotlight: Tell us a little about yourself as there may be a few readers that might not know who you are and your ties to Nova Scotia? Tara Slone: Well, I was born in Montreal and moved with my Mom and my Stepdad to Nova Scotia when I was 7 years old. My family and I lived in Wolfville for about 4 years but ended up living in the Valley and I ended up going to High School in Halifax. I had a very short stint at Dalhousie, but eventually moved away for univer -
sity and ultimately ended up at Concordia back in Montreal. My Father still lives in Nova Scotia and lots of my friends either stayed or have moved away but have now come back home to Nova Scotia, so I still have a very strong connec - tion to the province. Spotlight: What do you like to do in your spare time when you are not in front or behind the camera if you have any? Tara Slone: Yeah I guess I don’t have a lot of
spare time these days although I did have a very nice summer and I did get the chance to spend some of it in Nova Scotia. For me it is really about relaxing because my life feels so busy and so frenetic so for me, I actually love to hang out with my daughter. She is actually at an age where she is nice to me, she is a preteen, so I am kind of holding my breath waiting for the teen years to drop, but I really do enjoy the simple things now. I enjoy being home, I enjoy listening to music. I really love to sing because that is my first love, and I don’t do it professionally anymore. I love
seeing friends for dinner and sitting outside since space has become much more of a priority for me than it ever was before. Spotlight: We understand that from a young age you wanted to become an opera singer. So what made you decide to leave a scholar- ship at Dalhousie University’s music program and head to Toronto to focus on acting and rock music?
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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021 • SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE
SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021
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