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Natalie Imbruglia Reveals Midlife ADHD and OCD Diagnoses and Blames Perimenopause for Worsened Pre‑show Anxiety

These disclosures add personal context to her return to live dates as she prepares a new album for release in September.

Overview

  • Imbruglia told The Sunday Times that she was diagnosed with ADHD and OCD in midlife and described those labels as part of her identity rather than only a negative.
  • She said perimenopause drove intense mood changes that left her feeling 'really angry' and 'like I fell off a cliff,' and that she now manages symptoms with HRT creams after talking with Davina McCall.
  • The singer said the mix of neurodiversity and hormonal changes heightens her pre‑show nerves, leaving her feeling 'absolutely awful' in the minutes before going on stage despite finding performing joyful.
  • Imbruglia reiterated that she became a mother by IVF with a sperm donor in 2019, called the treatment 'pretty brutal,' and urged better information and peer support for people undergoing the process.
  • She is promoting summer festival dates and has made her sixth album Algorithm available to pre‑order for a reported September 4 release as renewed attention follows her 1997 hit Torn reaching major streaming milestones.