{"id":936331,"date":"2026-10-22T01:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T01:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/936331\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T01:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T01:34:11","slug":"taylor-dayne-trades-la-for-coastal-sanctuary-after-health-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/936331\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Dayne trades LA for coastal sanctuary after health battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Pop icon Taylor Dayne has traded the hustle of Los Angeles for a new life in Santa Barbara after recovering from a harrowing battle with colon cancer. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The Tell It To My Heart hit maker, now aged 64, decided to relocate to the coastal city as part of her healing process, describing her new home as a \u201csacred space\u201d and a \u201csanctuary\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cI loved the idea of living in this sanctuary. It\u2019s pretty magical up here,\u201d she told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montecitojournal.net\/2026\/03\/03\/taylor-made-new-santa-barbara-resident-daynes-local-debut\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.montecitojournal.net\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the Montecito Journal<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cI am really relishing being in a sacred space where everybody is pretty damn happy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cSpending time at Lotusland, going to my yoga classes, meeting up at Lucky\u2019s or the Honor Bar, taking amazing hikes up to Skofield Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cI love going to the farmers market on Tuesdays, having dinner with friends at Brophy Bros., or just walking the streets downtown, finding little gems. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cAnd of course the arts community, which is so tight knit and giving of their time. It\u2019s a great place to lay your head at night. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/michael-douglas-opens-up-on-catherine-zetajones-split-as-ny-estate-discounted\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Zeta-Jones\u2019 Douglas \u2018ordeal\u2019 led to shock split<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/how-boyz-ii-men-built-260m-property-empire\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Unrecognisable Boyz II Men were torn apart<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/how-boyz-ii-men-built-260m-property-empire\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/where-80s-pop-star-martika-is-now-after-vanishing-from-fame-at-22\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Vanished 80s star\u2019s shock life at 57<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1176943 wp-image-1176940\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1176940\" data-capiid=\"4a8f501febd02030cbffb0a7bc8a4dec\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"American singer Taylor Dayne pictured in Sydney, where she is on tour.\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1176940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Dayne has traded the hustle of Los Angeles for a new life in Santa Barbara<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1176943 wp-image-1176946\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1176946\" data-capiid=\"5641b61075d80b873fc62f1facb7a8e2\" width=\"650\" height=\"1000\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 650 1000&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1176946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Tell It To My Heart hit maker decided to relocate to the coastal city as part of her healing process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Dayne\u2019s life took a dramatic turn in 2022 when a routine colonoscopy caught colon cancer in its early stages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The singer underwent urgent surgery to remove 25cm of her colon, but severe post-operation complications left her bedridden in hospital for 20 days and battling for her life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">By the end of her treatment, the singer\u2019s weight had dropped to a fragile 44kg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cI got really, really sick, and it gave me a new sense of purpose,\u201d the mother-of-two told <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-dayne-performing-live-humbling-after-cancer-exclusive-8707624\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"people.com\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">People<\/a> in 2024. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cI said, \u2018I\u2019m not ready to go. I\u2019m going to fight this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cI went through hell and back \u2026 But I hold my hands on my heart, I look at my audience, and then I go for it.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Before moving to Santa Barbara, Dayne primarily split her time between Los Angeles and the East Coast. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">In early 2024, she listed her long-time five-bedroom home in Valley Village, Los Angeles, for $2.5 million and previously purchased an oceanfront condo in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. <\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1176943 wp-image-1176947\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1176947\" data-capiid=\"57d77e7294d557e96bd0ad572fdf89d8\" width=\"650\" height=\"1000\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 650 1000&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1176947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Before moving to Santa Barbara, Dayne primarily split her time between Los Angeles and the East Coast.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1176943 wp-image-1176941\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1176941\" data-capiid=\"f5550a49de8c936611e81a981762dbaf\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 768 768&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"Taylor Dayne cd cover of Tell it to my Heart\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1176941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dayne\u2019s CD cover of Tell it to my Heart<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Born Leslie Wunderman, Dayne rose to overnight stardom in late 1987 when Tell It To My Heart blew up in European nightclubs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cIt was overnight stardom,\u201d the musician told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailytelegraph.com.au\/lifestyle\/stellar\/80s-sensation-taylor-dayne-the-white-tina-turner-tells-it-from-her-heart\/news-story\/33fb2ae871c8c6dcd6d4e0ab7e813a7a\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.dailytelegraph.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Stellar<\/a> in 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cEverything was catch-up. We had to make a video. We didn\u2019t even have a record [ready].<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cI was just a woman in my early 20s, working in a Russian nightclub and going to the studio at two or three in the morning to lay down tracks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cI was so sick of being in bands by then; I wanted to go solo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cWe borrowed money from my father and we made \u2018Tell It To My Heart\u2019. I got that track off a guy I went to high school with who was working at [a music label]. We were hustlin\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The smash single launched a massive career that went on to sell 75 million albums worldwide, two Grammy nominations and chart-toppers like Love Will Lead You Back and Prove Your Love.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Her 1993 album Soul Dancing was her last super successful venture. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Dayne told the outlet she \u201ctook it personally\u201d when her tracks suddenly stopped charting in the mid \u201990s, but finds that kind of accomplishment practically irrelevant in the streaming era. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cWhat is radio anymore? What is Top 40? I make my own radio station happen now,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/where-80s-pop-star-martika-is-now-after-vanishing-from-fame-at-22\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/why-rick-astley-walked-away-from-fame-to-live-quiet-village-life\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u2018Huge fear\u2019: Shock reason Astley quit fame<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/why-rick-astley-walked-away-from-fame-to-live-quiet-village-life\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/how-the-bangles-turned-music-cash-into-luxury-homes\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u2018Jealousy\u2019: Bangles shock \u2018sex\u2019 move ended it<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/how-the-bangles-turned-music-cash-into-luxury-homes\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/how-brooklyn-decker-built-real-estate-portfolio-after-quitting-modelling\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u2018Horrible\u2019: Star \u2018messed up\u2019, now unemployed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pop icon Taylor Dayne has traded the hustle of Los Angeles for a new life in Santa Barbara&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":936332,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,134],"class_list":["post-936331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/936331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=936331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/936331\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/936332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=936331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=936331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=936331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}