Natalie Bassingthwaighte has revealed the deeply personal turning point that led her to propose to partner Pip Loth - .
In an emotional extract from her forthcoming memoir Love Like This, obtained via Stellar, the star lifts the lid on her journey from heartbreak to a surprise engagement, admitting she had become anti-marriage after splitting from ex-husband Cameron McGlinchey.
'I was never going to get married again. After Cam and I separated, I became increasingly disillusioned with the idea,' she wrote.
The singer said the pain of ending her marriage to her Rogue Traders bandmate, , lingered long after the relationship itself.
'That kind of pain doesn't just vanish because you've moved on or found another relationship. It's the kind of grief you know will keep showing up at every big life milestone and in small, surprising ways.'
By 2024, she had doubled down on that stance,
Natalie Bassingthwaighte has revealed the deeply personal turning point that led her to propose to partner Pip Loth - despite once declaring she would never marry again
'I was Natalie 'Never Getting Married' Bassingthwaighte. It became a badge I wore proudly, like proof I'd learned my lesson.'
In a blunt rejection of convention, she added:
'F*** the marriage. F*** the house. F*** the white picket fence. Keep the kids and the dog, obviously.'
But the hardline stance began to crumble after a quiet exchange with Pip - one that reshaped her perspective on marriage entirely.
'You know, it wasn't even legal for me to get married until 2017,' Natalie revealed Pip told her.
The comment, referencing Australia's Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey, struck a nerve.
'I felt silly that it hadn't dawned on me how much of a privilege it was that I'd been able to get married. Not once, but twice,' Natalie wrote.
Natalie said she came to understand that, for Pip, marriage symbolised something far deeper than tradition.
In an emotional extract from her forthcoming memoir Love Like This, obtained via Stellar, the star lifts the lid on her journey from heartbreak to a surprise engagement, admitting she had become firmly anti-marriage after splitting from her ex-husband
Natalie admitted her hardline stance began to crumble after a quiet exchange with Pip (right) - one that reshaped her perspective on marriage entirely
