Neighbours star, 49, hasn’t aged a day in 19 years since quitting as soap vixen and pop career
A NEIGHBOURS legend hasn’t aged a day in 19 years since leaving the beloved soap.
The actress and singer looked absolutely stunning at the Melbourne Fashion Festival.
GettyA Neighbours legend seems to have hardly aged in 19 years since leaving the soap[/caption]
GettyNatalie Bassingthwaighte looked incredible at the Melbourne Fashion Festival[/caption]
She played the role of Izzy Hoyland in the Aussie soapRex
Neighbours viewers best know Natalie Bassingthwaighte for her role as Izzy Hoyland.
She wore a black and white gown, black wedge heels and dangling gold earrings.
The 49-year-old starred as Izzy from 2003 before leaving the soap in 2006.
The soap vixen was introduced as sister to Max Hoyland (Stephen Lovatt), who arrived a year earlier.
Izzy also had a relationship with iconic character Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis).
After exiting Neighbours full-time, Natalie has returned for brief appearances over the years.
In 2022, she guest-starred in what was then Neighbours‘ final episodes, with previous stints in 2007 and 2018.
Natalie has also had a long-running music career alongside her on-screen work.
In 2004, she became the leader singer of Australian electro-pop band, Rogue Traders.
Following her departure from Neighbours, Natalie released a cover of Don’t Give Up with Australian Idol star Shannon Noll.
She initially left Rogue Traders in 2008 in order to pursue a solo music career.
Three years later, Natalie married the band’s drummer Cameron McGlinchey, with whom she now has two children.
However, the pair announced their separation in 2023.
Neighbours stars who made it big
The long-running Aussie soap has launched the careers of some of Hollywood's biggest stars. Here are some of the Neighbours alums who went on to make it big after starring on the soap...
Kylie Minogue
Before she hit the big time with her music career, Kylie shot to fame playing Charlene Mitchell on Neighbours. Shortly after her arrival, Kylie began an on and off-screen romance with co-star Jason Donovan, who played Scott Robinson, which gained the couple an army of adoring fans.
Jason Donovan
After his stint as Scott, singer and actor Jason became an international popstar and had his pick acting of roles. He moved to the U.K., married, had children and has since starred in over a dozen West End show, most notably Joseph and his Technicolour Dreamcoat.
Alan Dale
New Zealand born actor Alan was one of Neighbours 12 original cast members having made his debut as Jim Robinson on the soap’s first episode on 18 March 1985. As the head of the Robinson clan, widower Jim lived at Number 26 Ramsay Street with his children Paul, Julie, Scott and Lucy, and was a real anchor in the community. He stayed with the show for eight years, before his character was killed off in dramatic scenes aired in 1993 but which still reverberate through the soap to this day.
Margot Robbie
Way before she was Barbie or Harley Quinn, Margot was best known as Ramsay Street resident Donna Freedman. Her notable storylines included her marriage to Ringo Brown and becoming a young widow following his tragic death. After three years she bid farewell to the soap and Australia with a plan to make a name for herself in Hollywood which she did when she bagged the role of Naomi Lapaglia opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street.
Jesse Spencer
Jesse rocked up on Ramsay street in 1994 with the rest of the Kennedy clan. He stayed for five years, literally growing up in front of the camera, but in 2000 felt it was time to spread his wings and head for Hollywood. It was certainly a smart move as he went on to bag leading roles in popular shows like House and Chicago Fire.
Russell Crowe
New Zealand-native Russell had a brief arc on Neighbours, appearing in four episodes of the soap 1987 as Kenny Larkin, the former cellmate of Street resident Henry Ramsay. The role obviously got him noticed though because he quickly went on to become a fully-fledged Hollywood A-lister, winning the Best Actor Oscar for his standout performance as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator.
Natalie returned as the band’s lead singer from 2015 onwards, when they reformed after four years.
In 2022, Natalie appeared as “Dee Stanley” in the acclaimed biographical film Elvis.
It depicted the life of legendary singer Elvis Presley while he was managed by Colonel Tom Parker.
Directed by Baz Luhrmann, the movie starred Austin Butler and Tom Hanks in leading roles.
GettyThe star embarked on a music career with Rogue Traders[/caption]
Natalie has occasionally reprised her role as Izzy over the yearsRex
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