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Tessa Porter is a recurring character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The character is played by Cait Fairbanks who is also known for her roles as Amanda in The Middle (2013) and as Ursula Witt in K.C. Undercover (2016). Tessa Porter joined the cast of the show in 2017.
Tessa Porter faced many ups and downs in her life as she had a rough childhood, with her parents being addicts and peddlers. She had a complex love life history and her professional life was also affected by her throat operation.
Even after all the personal and professional problems, Tessa ultimately found her love of life, Mariah Copeland. They even adopted a child in March 2023 and named her Aria Porter Copeland.
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The Young and the Restless has been running for over five decades since March 26, 1973. The CBS soap opera is set in the fictional town of Genoa City. In the 1980s the show witnessed a major transformation when all the characters of the Brooks and Foster family were written out, except Jill Foster Abbott. Now the show revolves majorly around the Newmans and Abbotts.
Who was Tessa on The Young and the Restless?
Tessa Porter was first introduced on The Young and the Restless on March 24, 2017. Tessa was born and brought up around drugs and gangs in a disturbed neighborhood in Chicago. Her parents were involved in selling and consuming drugs. Due to this Tessa had to manage herself and take care of her younger sister Crystal.
Tessa was a singer and after she left Chicago, she sang and played guitar outside Crimson Lights coffee house in Genoa City. Tessa was portrayed by actor Cait Fairbanks who is herself a singer and has sung songs like Love Me and Something in You.
Tessa's journey on The Young and the Restless
Tessa Porter when moved to Genoa City in The Young and the Restless, used to sing at the Crimson Lights and lived on the streets. She started indulging with the Newmans as Nikki Newman saw Tessa playing. She offered her a job to teach music to Reed Hellstrom and be her personal assistant.
Nikki also took Tessa to the ranch because she had nowhere to live. Followed by Noah Newman who heard Tessa at The Underground and got attracted to her.
Soon on The Young and the Restless, Noah and Tessa got into a relationship and she also received an offer from Devon Hamilton to sing for his new record. Devon and Mariah invited Noah and Tessa to a music festival, during which Mariah felt attracted to Tessa and kissed her, though she immediately apologized to her.
Noah got to know about the kiss and left Tessa. She had to leave the Newman house after which Mariah invited Tessa to live with her and Sharon. Her terms with Mariah also got bad as Tessa tried to steal Mariah’s song.
Mariah and Tessa joined Devon’s company and he asked them to forget their grudges and move ahead for the greater good. Kyle understood the spark between them and set up a movie date for them where they finally confessed their feeling to each other.
On the other hand, Tessa blackmailed Sharon, Nikki, Victoria, and Phyllis about hiding J.T.’s body and took a lot of money from them. After Mariah discovered the truth Tessa told her that she donated all the money and would stop it right there. This blackmail nearly led her to jail as Victoria and Phyllis went on trials.
Though Tessa was saved from going to jail and Mariah supported her in all that happened, Tessa discovered that Mariah cheated on her when she was out on a tour. Initially, Tessa didn’t forgive Mariah but after numerous efforts by Mariah to seek forgiveness, she gave in.
Tessa supported Mariah’s decision to be a surrogate to Abby Newman’s child and meanwhile the pregnancy Mariah asked Tessa if they could also have a kid. Even though Tessa denied it in the beginning, she asked Mariah if they could adopt a kid.
The couple exchanged vows and after they returned from their honeymoon, Tessa had to undergo surgery to remove nodules from her vocal cords. Finally, in April 2023, the couple brought their daughter home and Tessa supported Mariah’s decision to leave Jabot and work with Sharon at her new company.
Watch the new episodes of The Young and the Restless on CBS.
