Tate and Sloan are Married in Real Life – Why Did a 17-Year-Old Boy and an Older Aunt Get Married?
The world of Days of Our Lives is no stranger to surprising romances and dramatic twists, but one real-life relationship has left fans buzzing. While their characters never interacted on-screen, actors Leo Howard and Natasha Hall, who play Tate Black and Sloan Peterson, found love behind the scenes—an unexpected pairing that has sparked curiosity.
Leo Howard portrays Tate Black, the rebellious teenage son of Theresa Donovan and Brady Black. On-screen, Tate is navigating high school drama, including refusing to marry his pregnant classmate, Sophia Choy. Though Tate is supposed to be around 17 years old, Leo Howard is actually 27 in real life. Meanwhile, Natasha Hall briefly stepped in to play Sloan Peterson, a sharp and morally ambiguous lawyer involved with Eric Brady. At 34 years old, Hall is seven years older than Howard—a noticeable gap, but far less scandalous than the age difference between their characters.
Their on-screen personas never crossed paths, and for good reason—an affair between a high school senior and a 30-something lawyer would have been one of Days of Our Lives‘ most controversial storylines. Sloan’s storyline already involved plenty of drama, including deceiving Nicole Walker about her baby and scheming in Salem’s legal circles. However, off-screen, the chemistry between Howard and Hall blossomed.
Although they’ve kept their relationship mostly private, it’s believed the couple met while working on the soap. After Hall’s brief stint on the show ended, their romance deepened, leading to a wedding in September 2024. While Tate’s life on the show is full of teenage turmoil, Leo Howard has found real-life happiness with Natasha Hall, proving that sometimes the most unexpected love stories happen off-camera.
𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 “𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 & 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆: 𝒇𝙞𝒍𝙢𝒔𝙥𝒐𝙞𝒍𝙚𝒓𝙨.𝙞𝒏𝙛𝒐” 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧-𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞𝐬.
