Love Like This by Natalie Bassingthwaighte

An unflinchingly honest, intimate memoir about love, loss and the courage it takes to embrace your whole story – even the parts you once wanted to hide.

After love, heartbreak, career highs and lows, motherhood, loss and self-discovery, I’ve learned that real strength doesn’t come from holding it all together, but from allowing yourself to be vulnerable.

Natalie Bassingthwaighte, aka Nat Bass, has been on our screens and stages for decades, from her breakout role as Izzy Hoyland on Neighbours to iconic theatre performances as Roxie Hart and Shirley Valentine. As the lead singer of Rogue Traders, she took the Australian music industry by storm.

But behind the curtain, Nat’s life tells another story: a teenage pregnancy, two marriages and divorces, the challenges of co-parenting, grief and loss, and, ultimately, finding love again in an unexpected place.

Inspiring and full of heart, Love Like This goes beyond the headlines to reveal the woman behind ‘Nat Bass’. It’s a story of resilience, reinvention and what it truly means to measure a life; not by mistakes or rejections, but with love, courage and connection.

The untold story of Nat Bass, one of Australia’s most loved entertainers.

About the Author:

Natalie Bassingthwaighte is one of Australia’s most versatile entertainers: an ARIA-nominated musician, Logie-nominated actress and presenter, and a theatre performer who has been on our stages and screens for nearly three decades. She has enjoyed international success as the frontwoman of Rogue Traders, and is one of only twenty Australian solo female artists to have a number-one album on the ARIA charts. Her screen acting credits include Neighbours, Elvis, Underbelly and The Wrong Girl, and as a presenter she has hosted So You Think You Can Dance Australia and was a judge on The X Factor Australia. On stage, she has played leading roles in Chicago, Grease, Jagged Little Pill and Shirley Valentine.

31 Mar 2026
 

Love Like This: A Memoir by Natalie Bassingthwaighte ISBN 9781763550773