New dancer, Australian-born Natalie was encouraged by her neighbours to start ballroom dancing at three years old and five years later she was representing her country. Keeping it a family affair, Natalie later decided she wanted to dance with her brother, Glenn, even though he was five years older than her. As a consequence she missed out most of her junior years to dance with him and went straight to the adult category.

In her time competing, Natalie has swept every prestigious award available to her, maintaining her title of the Australian Professional New Vogue Champion, 2005 to 2009.

Having appeared in five series of the Australian Dancing With The Stars, Natalie has an impressive track record, winning the first series and coming second in two others. Her energy, focus and experience make her the perfect competitor for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing. "I love nothing more than to teach someone to dance from scratch. For me there is nothing more rewarding than seeing the progress in the celebrity from one week to the next."