‘Making me feel hot’: Natalie Bassingthwaighte kicks off 17-day music festival after revealing new love

Rogue Traders star Natalie Bassingthwaighte — who recently revealed she’d found love with a woman after splitting with her husband — rocked a festival crowd at Flemington on Saturday.

Rogue Traders star Natalie Bassingthwaighte kicked off Victoria’s 17-day music festival with fire and new-found freedom on Saturday night.

Bassingthwaighte, who is also an actor, played as support act, alongside Jessica Mauboy, to US headliner Christina Aguilera at Flemington Racecourse.

“You’re making me feel hot up here ... if that’s even possible,” Bassingthwaighte told the crowd during an energetic set of Rogue Traders and solo hits.

Natalie Bassingthwaighte rocks Flemington Racecourse. Picture: Jason Edwards

She recently revealed she’d found new love with a woman. Picture: Jason Edwards

The show was part of Victoria’s exclusive music showcase, Always Live.

She performed favourites including Alive, 1000 Stars, Watching You and Voodoo Child.

Bassingthwaighte’s solo performance also followed revelations she had split from husband Cameron McGlinchey, and found love with a female partner.

Bassingthwaighte is the support act for Christina Aguilera. Picture: Jason Edwards

Nat Bass rocks the outdoor stage. Picture: Jason Edwards

“I’m (now) in a beautiful relationship with a woman who makes my heart smile and makes me really happy,” Bassingthwaighte told Stellar Magazine last week.

She said McGlinchey, a musician with whom she shares two children, was supportive of her new path.

Their daughter, Harper, was in the moshpit at Flemington on Saturday.

Always Live, a Visit Victoria initiative, runs until December 10, and feature Melbourne-only shows by Swedish DJ Eric Prydz, who has sold out three Rod Laver Arena shows, and US country star Zach Bryan, who sold out his Flemington Racecourse show in 20 minutes.