Natarsha Belling reveals how she’s ‘missed cuddling people’ amid the Covid pandemic

Veteran journalist Natarsha Belling reveals how she has longed for human connection amid the pandemic: ‘I’ve missed cuddling people’

By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 04:24 GMT, 19 February 2022 | Updated: 04:25 GMT, 19 February 2022

Natarsha Belling has revealed what she misses the most amid the Covid pandemic.

In a preview for her Stellar interview published in The Daily Telegraph on Saturday, the veteran journalist, 51, said that she’s ‘missed cuddling people’.

‘I miss that human connection and with borders closed I can’t begin to imagine how difficult that has been for some people,’ the 51-year-old told the publication.

‘I’ve missed cuddling people’: Veteran journalist Natarsha Belling (pictured), 51, revealed how she has longed for human connection amid the Covid pandemic

‘I’m always hugging but my teenage boys thought (social distancing) was great… because they don’t want to hug me right now,’ Natarsha, who shares teenage sons Harrison, 15, and Hugo, 13, with husband Glen Sealey, went on to joke.  

Natarsha was sacked from Channel Ten in a brutal round of budget cuts back in August 2020.

However four months on from losing her gig of more than 20 years with the network, Natarsha returned to TV, but this time for a competitor. 

Like many others: ‘I miss that human connection and with borders closed I can’t begin to imagine how difficult that has been for some people,’ Natarsha revealed in a preview for her Stellar interview in The Daily Telegraph on Saturday. Pictured with Craig Bennett

Family: ‘I’m always hugging but my teenage boys thought (social distancing) was great… because they don’t want to hug me right now,’ Natarsha, who shares teenage sons Harrison, 15, and Hugo, 13, with husband Glen Sealey, went on to joke. Pictured with her sons back in 2013 

She began freelancing at the Seven Network, and fills in for The Morning Show host Kylie Gillies while she is on leave.  

Her start was also celebrated on The Morning Show’s official Instagram account, which uploaded a picture of Natarsha and co-host Larry Emdur on set and smiling ear-to-ear.

In an Instagram post about her joining Seven, Natarsha said she and Larry would ‘have the latest on border closures, new Health alerts and COVID restrictions.’

Moving on: Natarsha was sacked from Channel Ten in a brutal round of budget cuts back in August 2020

First time for everything: Natarsha began freelancing at Channel Seven just four months later, and fills in for The Morning Show host Kylie Gillies while she is on leave alongside Larry Emdur (pictured) 

Perfect end to 2020: Natarsha’s arrival was celebrated on The Morning Show’s official Instagram account, which uploaded a picture of the duo on set and smiling ear-to-ear

‘It’s been heartbreaking to watch the events unfold over the weekend and thinking of the many people who are really struggling at the moment and the thousands who will miss out on spending Christmas with their family and friends after such a tough year,’ she wrote at the time.

‘I’m filling in for @kyliegillies and will be co-hosting with the lovely @larryemdur… We’ll have the latest on border closures, new Health alerts and COVID restrictions.’  

Natarsha is also the host of the Morning Agenda podcast and is an Australia Today radio host.

Branching out: Natarsha is also the host of the Morning Agenda podcast and is an Australia Today radio host

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