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Natalie Bassingthwaighte’s sweet Valentines posts with new partner

Natalie Bassingthwaighte has given fans a glimpse into life with her new partner in a sweet Valentine’s Day post shared to social media.

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Australian performer Natalie Bassingthwaighte has given fans a glimpse into life with her new partner in a sweet Valentine’s message shared to social media.

The 48-year-old posted a black-and-white photo of she and partner Pip Loth to Instagram with the caption “YOU.”

Friends and fans quickly commented congratulations and remarked how “beautiful” the couple looked beneath Bassingthwaighte’s caption, which included lips, heart, and rainbow emojis.

An earlier post of Loth smiling in a portrait taken by Bassingthwaighte in the same black-and-white smile continued the Valentine’s Day tribute.

“Thank you for being you. Thank you for seeing me,” the performer captioned the pic.

The Neighbours star has been dating Loth, a Stage Manager at the Queensland Theatre Company, for several months.

Nat Bass (right) and partner Pip Loth.
Nat Bass (right) and partner Pip Loth.

The sweet display comes after the Aussie star first went public with Loth in November 2023, a week after announcing she was in a relationship with a woman following the end of her 12-year marriage.

Bassingthwaighte revealed the news in an interview with Stellar earlier that month, telling the outlet she was in a “beautiful” new relationship “with a woman who makes my heart smile and makes me happy.”

While Nat Bass is clearly enamoured with her new partner, she told Stellar last year she was initially “terrified” about revealing her new same-sex relationship to the world, and sought advice from her ex, Rogue Traders bandmate Cameron McGlinchey, about how to handle it.

The couple started dating after Bassingthwaighte’s 12-year marriage ended. Picture: Supplied.
The couple started dating after Bassingthwaighte’s 12-year marriage ended. Picture: Supplied.

“I rang Cam and I was hysterical. And he said, ‘It’s OK. This is your truth and you now have to sit in it and stand in it and own it.’ So to have that support from him has been nothing short of beautiful, and I’m very grateful for it,” she said.

“Now I can speak from my own mouth, on my own truth, and that feels rewarding.

“But before? It’s terrifying and it’s debilitating because you’re waiting for someone to snap a picture of you and make it salacious. To live like that is … oh, it’s not fun. And I’ve been doing that for a little while now. So it’s nice to say it.”

Nat later opened up about how she was finding life since coming out in a candid, emotional interview with news.com.au last month.

Nat Bass and her partner Pip Loth in a selfie shared to Instagram in January. Photo: Instagram.
Nat Bass and her partner Pip Loth in a selfie shared to Instagram in January. Photo: Instagram.

In August 2023, reports first surfaced that Bassingthwaighte and McGlinchey, parents to two children, had gone their separate ways.

While she stayed silent at the time of the separation, Bassingthwaighte later confessed the media interest in their split was “challenging” and “overwhelming.”

Now, Bassingthwaighte says she and her ex are “co-parenting beautifully, and I’m proud of us for that”.

Originally published as Natalie Bassingthwaighte’s sweet Valentines posts with new partner

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