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IN CONVERSATION: Natalie Fornasier

Shameless

Shameless Media

Society & Culture

4.71.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Today, we are joined by a person who has influenced Zara and I more than any “Instagram influencer” or “YouTube vlogger” ever has. Her name is Natalie Fornasier, and she has 839 Instagram followers. Your eyebrows might be raised right now, and you might be wondering how a normal Sydney girl with a normal social media following could be so influential. Well, last year, Natalie sat down with Byrdie.com.au for a story titled “I’m 24 and Living With Advanced Melanoma—This Is My Story”. Natalie’s words and insights in that interview were what informed our very last segment of Shameless in 2018, and what pushed Zara to change her own relationship with sun tanning forever. Today, we sit down with Natalie, who is now 25, but still grappling with her stage four cancer diagnosis. We talk about friends, finding love, and what you can do to spread the word. We have chosen to forgo an episode sponsor today, and have dedicated the episode to Call Time On Melanoma. To support Call Time On Melanoma, visit www.calltimeonmelanoma.com.au, or follow them on Instagram @calltimeonmelanoma. This episode was produced by Michelle Andrews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode of Shameless is in collaboration with Call Time on Melanoma, a not-for-profit initiative for Sun Smart Women.

0:07.0

It's my life now. I have lymphidema, you can see it, it's there, I go to hospital all the bloody time. So when Alexander did come along and it got to that

0:17.8

stage where it was like I'm falling in love with him and like we need to have a really big conversation he was the angel that I was

0:26.3

waiting for as my parents now say and I remember we were both sitting on a bed in

0:31.3

Venice and I talked for I think two hours I just had so much to say and

0:36.7

then after I'd finished speaking he grabbed my face and he just goes I'm not going

0:41.3

to go anywhere. Hello and welcome to this in-conversation episode of Shameless. Today we're

1:01.4

being joined by a person who has influenced Zara and I more than any

1:04.8

Instagram influencer or YouTube blogger ever could. Her name is Natalie Fournasia

1:09.6

and she has 839 Instagram followers.

1:13.0

Your eyebrows might be raised right now and you might be wondering how a normal Sydney girl

1:16.5

with a normal social media following could ever be so influential.

1:20.6

Well last year, Natalie sat down with birdie.com

1:23.5

today you for a story titled I'm 24 and living with advanced melanoma.

1:27.9

This is my story.

1:29.4

Natalie's words and insights in that interview and story were what informed our very last segment of shameless in 2018. and Today we sit down with Natalie who is now 25 but is also still grappling with her stage 4 cancer diagnosis

1:46.6

We talk about friendship about love and what you can do to help protect your skin and spread the word

2:03.0

Here's Natalie. Natalie, hi, welcome to Shameless. Oh my God, hello.

2:05.0

We have been wanting to get you on the show

2:08.0

since the end of last year,

2:10.0

when a lot of our listeners might remember

2:12.0

we did a segment on your story that launched the

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