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Simon Duke

What is Natalie Imbruglia doing now? From Neighbours to Masked Singer glory

After weeks of guessing, Natalie Imbruglia was finally unmasked as Panda on Saturday night after winning The Masked Singer.

While not immediately obvious to lots of viewers, over the last few weeks many clues have pointed towards Panda being the former Neighbours star.

Names like Amanda Holden, Sheridan Smith and Alesha Dixon were also in the frame at one point or another since series 3 kicked off on New Year’s Day, but for many viewers Panda was without a doubt, Natalie, the actress and singer who first sound fame in the Aussie soap as Beth in the early 90s.

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After her character married Brad Willis, Beth left Ramsey Street and a few years later, Natalie followed other Neighbours alum like Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan into the charts.

Her debut single Torn took everyone by surprise and peaked at number 2 in the UK, going onto achieve platinum status.

Natalie Imbruglia promoting Torn in 1997 (NCJ)

Follow up Big Mistake also reached the top 3 and album Left of the Middle - its title itself a big clue on The Masked Singer - also a success, spawning more hits like Smoke and Wishing I Was There.

Natalie followed it up with White Lilies Island in 2001, it’s biggest hit being Wrong Impression and then 2005 saw the release of her third album Counting Down The Days, featuring lead single Shiver.

Her greatest hits collection made the UK top 5 in 2007 and three years later Natalie was a guest judge on The X Factor, the year One Direction were formed.

Natalie Imbruglia in 2019 (Getty Images)

In 2014, Natalie made her stage debut in Things We Do For Love, another thing alluded to in Panda’s clues on The Masked Singer when the letters TWDFL appeared in one of Panda's VT.

She released comeback album Firebird last year, with first single Build it Better peaking at 67.

Away from the music industry, Natalie, now 47, gave birth to son Max in 2019.

Natalie will appear on next week’s Graham Norton Show, which many took as a clear indication she was on The Masked Singer, as she has no other current projects to promote.

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