Natalie Imbruglia: Becoming a mum at 44 with a sperm donor was the 'best thing' to happen

With the release of her sixth album Firebird, Natalie Imbruglia looks back at a career of stunning highs and painful lows

Natalie Imbruglia (Simon Procter/PA)

Natalie Imbruglia has been through a lot over the last decade.

The Australia-born Oxfordshire-based singer, 46, was dropped by her record label,  split from her husband, Daniel Johns of Aussie rockers Silverchair, and developed a serious case of writer’s block.