\u201cI ran out of money, and I was living in the basement of someone\u2019s house in Chelsea,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was weird because I\u2019m in this big mansion, but I\u2019m just in the basement.\u201d<\/p>\n
MORE: Gervais forced to marry lover over cash blow<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018Just not fun\u2019: 90s star\u2019s sad confession at 72<\/a><\/p>\n DWTS judge quits US for shock job in Aus <\/a><\/p>\n Natalie Imbruglia has opened up about her money struggles after Neighbours. Picture: YouTube<\/p>\n An eye-opening wake-up call from her father sparked the entertainer to channel her living situation into music, writing her 1997 debut album Left of the Middle from the basement.<\/p>\n Imbruglia\u2019s breakout hit single Torn sold over four million copies worldwide. <\/p>\n Today, the London-based star is estimated to be worth up to $24m ($US16m) with an impressive property portfolio, including a $1.3m hinterland retreat bought at Coorabell near Byron Bay in 2016. <\/p>\n The actress and singer said the experience grounded her relationship with housing. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve got a roof over my head, I remember thinking some people don\u2019t,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n The hitmaker\u2019s financial independence began as a young girl when she sensed her family\u2019s money stress and vowed never to cost her parents a cent. <\/p>\n \u201cI remember sadly divorcing them in my head,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cI went up to my bed and I was like, \u2018I am not a financial burden \u2026 I don\u2019t need you\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n Rachel Blakely, Sue Jones, Natalie Imbruglia, Terry Donovan & Scott Michaelson from TV show Neighbours.<\/p>\n While she maintains a loving relationship with her parents today, Imbruglia acknowledged how frightening her abrupt independence must have been for them at the time.<\/p>\n The Johnny English star now lives in Oxfordshire with her son Max, noting her mindset around wealth shifted after becoming a mother later in life. <\/p>\n \u201cMy work brings me so much joy, being a parent brings me so much joy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve got a bit of a list \u2026 that\u2019s mainly about my son, making sure that he\u2019s got everything that he needs as well. <\/p>\n \u201cThe ambition, the stadiums are all about him really, not so much about me anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n Imbruglia added that she had stopped guarding herself after years of staying silent.<\/p>\n \u201cI spent so much of my life being guarded,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s exhausting. Just rip the band-aid off and it\u2019s okay for people to get to know who you are.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE: Hugh Jackman lover\u2019s $3.5k-a-night cash grab<\/a><\/p>\n King\u2019s shock act after Harry eviction fallout<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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