Natalie Blair

Blair was born to professional AFL player John Blair in Brisbane, Queensland on 16 April 1984. She attended Lourdes Hill College in Hawthorne.{{Cn|date=April 2025}}

Back in early 2003, Blair auditioned for Neighbours and impressed casting director Jan Russ, but she was not cast.{{Cite video|people=Blair, Natalie|title=Soapstars in Panto |url=http://www.thesoapshow.com/player/thesoapshowusa/main.htm|format=MP3|medium=Internet broadcast|publisher=The Soap Show|location=United Kingdom|accessdate=1 March 2011}} Russ contacted Blair six months later and asked her to audition for the role of Carmella Cammeniti. She was cast on the spot as producers needed to fill the gap left by Delta Goodrem's sudden departure. Blair started filming just after she graduated from school.{{Cite news|last=Byrne|first=Fiona|title=Natalie Blair's bound for Europe|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/sunday-heraldsun/blairs-bound-for-europe/story-e6frf92x-1111116764128|work=Herald Sun |location=Australia|accessdate=21 February 2011|date=29 June 2008}}

In 2005, Blair won "Most Popular New Female Talent" at the 47th Annual Logie Awards.{{Cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie2005.html|title=Logie Awards 2005|publisher=Australian Television Information Archive|accessdate=19 April 2008}} Blair was also nominated in 2007 for both the Silver Logie and Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television.{{Cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie2007.html|title=Logie Awards 2007|publisher=Australian Television Information Archive|accessdate=19 April 2008}} She was again nominated for both awards in 2008.{{Cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie2008.html|title=Logie Awards 2008|publisher=Australian Television Information Archive|accessdate=19 April 2008}} Blair was crowned "Queen of Teen" at the Dolly Teen Choice Awards at Sydney's Luna Park in 2007.{{Cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/sexpot-delta-still-teen-queen/story-e6frfmqr-1111114350599|title=Teen Queen|work=News.com.au|date=6 September 2007}}

In December 2007, Blair starred in the Spillers Ltd Production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Snow White at the Music Hall in Shrewsbury.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/articles/2005/12/12/shrewsbury_panto_feature.shtml|title=Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs|publisher=BBC|date=4 October 2007|accessdate=19 April 2008}} Blair also sang solo and a cappella the first verse of "Once in Royal David's City" at the annual BBC Shropshire "Carols in the Square" event in Shrewsbury on 19 December 2007.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/image_galleries/carols_in_the_square_2007_gallery.shtml?9|title=Carols in the Square 2007|publisher=BBC|date=19 December 2007|accessdate=19 April 2008}}

Blair left Neighbours after five years in 2008. She then moved to Los Angeles, California, but returned home later that year to play chief villain Connie Burns in the feature film Stage Fright.{{Cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/natalie-blair-project-bewitches-neighbourly-town-canungra/story-e6frfmvr-1225766646774|title=Natalie Blair Project Bewitches Town|work=News.com.au|first=Jeremy|last=Pierce|date=27 August 2009}} Upon completion of the film, also starring Clare Bowen and Jason Smith, Natalie left Queensland and returned to Los Angeles, California.{{Cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/confidential-its-tattle-time/story-fn6bn80a-1225964132359|title=It's tattle time|work=Herald Sun |location=Australia|accessdate=15 March 2011}}

Blair returned to Neighbours in March 2011 for two episodes.{{Cite web|url=http://holysoap.five.tv/neighbours/news/homecoming-for-neighbours-faves-9908|title=Homecoming for Neighbours faves|work=Holy Soap|publisher=Channel Five|accessdate=27 September 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927155317/http://holysoap.five.tv/neighbours/news/homecoming-for-neighbours-faves-9908|archivedate=27 September 2010}} Also in March 2011, Natalie began shooting the feature film The Sleeping Warrior, portraying the character of Safia. The film was set for release in 2012.{{cn|date=April 2025}} It is a story that connects Hindu spirituality and Australian aboriginal spirituality.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cinando.com/DefaultController.aspx?PageId=FicheFilm&IdC=8975&IdF=103089|title = Cinando}}

In 2012, Blair returned to Melbourne, Australia to play the lead in the romantic comedy The Groomless Bride.[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/natalie-blair-back-from-la-for-movie/story-e6frf96x-1226054284151 Natalie Blair Back From La For Movie] Herald Sun {{dead link|date=May 2023}} The film also stars underworld figure Chopper Reid.

In 2006, after meeting on the set of Voodoo Lagoon, Hoflin was engaged to actor Beau Brady for a year.{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/becs-beau-tells-why-they-split-20101004-164ev.html|title=Bec's Beau tells why they split|last1=Maley|first1=Jacqueline|last2=McKenny|first2=Leesha|date=5 October 2010|publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=7 October 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/nsw/beau-splits-with-nat-ng-bf984ae92c46d57d3fcc288141848324|title=Beau splits with Nat|date=1 April 2007|publisher=Perth Now|access-date=7 October 2023}} They quietly separated in January 2007, with their split being confirmed by a Neighbours spokeswoman.{{Cite news|title=Beau splits with Nat|work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK|date=2 April 2007}} The pair reportedly split due to Brady's decision to move to Los Angeles to pursue his career.

Blair began a relationship with her Neighbours co-star David Hoflin in 2008.[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/sunday-heraldsun/blairs-bound-for-europe/story-e6frf92x-1111116764128 Blairs Bound For Europe] Herald Sun {{dead link|date=May 2023}} The pair currently live together in Los Angeles.{{Cite web|url=http://neighbours.com.au/Carmella-and-Oliver-Come-Home.htm|title = Neighbours}} On 10 March 2012, Fiona Byrne of the Herald Sun reported the couple were engaged. They were married on 4 January 2013 in Warburton, Victoria.{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/much-more-than-good-neighbours/story-e6frf96x-1226295471067|title=Old castmates are more than just good Neighbours|last=Byrne|first=Fiona|date=10 March 2012|work=Herald Sun|accessdate=2 April 2012}}

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