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Australian singer and actor Natalie Bassingthwaighte has come out, revealing, in an interview, that she is in a relationship with a woman.

In a November 18 interview with Stellar magazine podcast, , Bassingthwaighte said, 鈥淚 am in a beautiful relationship with a woman who makes my heart smile and makes me really happy.鈥�

‘I Wasn’t Outed. But The Threat Was There’

During the interview, Bassingthwaighte also revealed that she felt threatened by a media push to out her.

鈥淚 wanted to be able to do it in my time when I was ready and speak my truth when I was ready.鈥澛�

Bassingthwaighte continued, 鈥淚 felt a bit threatened, and look, I get journalism I understand and have been so supported, so much, over the years, but I felt this particular time, I was backed into a corner a little bit.聽

鈥淚t was like, 鈥楪ive me a quote or we鈥檙e going to print the story. We know that you鈥檙e in a new relationship with a woman聽 鈥� we know who it is 鈥� we won鈥檛 talk about that, but will you give us a quote?鈥�

鈥淎nd that felt very threatening to me because that was something that I’ve been private about because it’s been new for me, and new for my family, and a new discovery for me of feeling into my own skin for the first time in my life.鈥�

She added, 鈥淚 wasn’t outed. But the threat was there, and it was very overwhelming.鈥澛�

 

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Having The Support Of Her Ex-Husband ‘Has Been Nothing Short Of Beautiful’

Bassingthwaighte explained that she turned to ex-husband, Cameron McGlinchey about how to handle the possibility of being outed.聽

She recalled. 鈥淚 rang Cam and I was hysterical鈥� and he said, 鈥業t’s okay. This is your truth and you now have to sit in it, and stand in it, and own it鈥�. And to have that support from him has been nothing short of beautiful.鈥�

Bassingthwaighte and McGlinchey were married in 2011. In August, it was announced that they had ended their marriage.