Natalie Bassingthwaighte shows off her curly blonde locks in a throwback photo

Her career in music and acting spans two decades.

And on Tuesday, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, 44, shared a throwback photo of herself with a friend, artist agent Todd O’Mara from their younger years.

In the picture, the former Rouge Traders frontwoman’s curly blonde hair cascaded down her shoulders and black top. 

She beamed as she hugged her pal who looked dapper in his navy suit and tie ensemble.

Natalie wrote in the caption: ‘LOOK WHAT I FOUND! Oh my how time flies.’

‘I feel so very blessed to have had you in my life for practically my entire life! Let’s not tell anyone how many years that actually is.’

She added: ‘But I love you with all my heart. I am so very proud of all your achievements and I MISS YOUR FACE!’

Natalie is married to Rogue Traders drummer Cameron McGlinchey, also 44, and the couple share two children – daughter Harper, 10, and son Hendrix, seven.

The actress, who played Isabelle ‘Izzy’ Hoyland on Neighbours from 2003 to 2007, moved to Byron Bay from Melbourne in February, a month before NSW went into COVID-19 lockdown.

In an Instagram video in April, Natalie explained why she had been ‘offline in recent weeks’. 

The mother-of-two said that self-isolation, homeschooling her children and general introspection about her life and career had been behind her social media detox. 

Before lockdown began, there had been rumours The Rouge Traders would reunite.

In December, she addressed those rumours, saying: ‘I may be going back into the studio next year, but you will just have to wait and see what that means.’

‘We still have as much energy as we always have, I just feel like it is slicker in a way.’