Tara

Tara made her first appearance on 26 August 2013. She is portrayed by Liz May Brice.

Storylines
Tara is a guest at the B&B. She meets Billy Mitchell and he offers to show her where the shops are. The next day she agrees to a date with Billy, and on the date she suggests they have a picnic with Billy's great granddaughter, Lexi Pearce. After the date, Billy takes Tara shopping, saying he will pay for whatever she wants. She buys a dress, shoes and a necklace, and then discovers Billy won the money he has been spending on her. Kim Fox warns Billy off Tara, saying she is only interested in his money, but Billy does not care, saying he is enjoying himself. The next day, Tara tells Billy she has to go to Scotland, but Billy knows this is a lie and calls her cruel for leaving him with his hopes up. She says she was being kind but Billy says he was the kind one, and Tara leaves. Billy tells Kim that he enjoyed his time with Tara, saying it made other men jealous and shop assistants called him "sir".