Natalie Buchanan - OLTL Character Profile

Current Occupation: Works at Buchanan Enterprises

Place of Residence: Llanfair

Significant Romantic Relationships: Seth Anderson
Mitch Laurence(annulled)
Cristian Vega(divorced)
John McBain
Paul Cramer

Children: None

Relatives: Viki Davidson (biologial mother)
Roxanne Balsom (adoptive mother)
Clint Buchanan (biological father)
Walter Balsom (adoptive father)
Kevin Buchanan (brother)
Joey Buchanan (brother)
Jessica Buchanan (sister)
Megan Gordon (half-sister/deceased)
Cord Roberts (half-brother)
Rex Balsom (adoptive brother)
Stella (adoptive grandmother)
Asa Buchanan (grandfather)
Duke Buchanan (nephew/deceased)
Bo Buchanan (uncle)
Todd Manning (uncle)
Matthew Rappaport (cousin)
Starr Manning (cousin)
Jack Manning (cousin)
Sarah Roberts (cousin)
CJ Roberts (cousin)

Interesting Facts: Came to Llanview in 2001.
Survived imprisonment by a serial killer.
Captured and held captive for weeks by the Killing Club Killer.
Married psychotic Mitch Laurence, who later threatened her life.
Grew up poor and neglected by her adoptive mother.
Framed Seth for stealing.

Friends: Vincent Jones
Evangeline Williamson

Enemies: Marty Saybrook (rival)

Strongest Points: Natalie has come from a life of lies and heartache, but since moving to Llanview has become a strong and independent women. She fights for everything she wants, especially when it comes to her family.

History of Natalie Buchanan: Natalie was born to Viki and Clint Buchanan, but was not aware that they were her parents until later on in her life. Viki was raped by Mitch Laurence and he had someone switch Natalie and Jessica Buchanan when they were babies. Mitch had no use for Natalie (Clint's daughter) and sent her to live with Dr. Balsom in Atlantic City, while Jessica stayed and lived with Viki in Llanfair. After Dr. Balsom died, Natalie was raised by his widow Roxanne Balsom. Roxanne was an alcoholic, verbally abusive and had left Natalie home alone many times while she went out and partied.

Allison Perkins, a disciple of Mitch, contacted Natalie and told her the truth about her parents, and she realized everything she had been deprived of, and decided to go to Llanview with her boyfriend Seth and get her share of the fortune. Natalie got a DNA test done, and proved to Viki and everyone else, she was her real daughter. After the truth came out, Viki and the rest of the Buchanan family has been slowly building a relationship with Natalie.

After her boyfriend Seth left town, Natalie had become friends with Cristian Vega and the two of them fell in love. Jen Rappaport, the ex-girlfriend of Cristian became jealous of their new relationship and decided to find a way to gain him back. She got pregnant by Al Buchanan, and told Cristian the baby was his, which forced him to leave Natalie. Natalie was so devastated that she agreed to marry Michael Lazarus, but soon found out that he was in fact Mitch Laurence! The full truth finally came out, and it was revealed that Mitch and Viki was the true parents of Jessica, and Clint was Natalie's biological father.

Cristian told Natalie that Jen had had a miscarriage, and he wasn't going to marry her afterall. The two of them went out to talk things out, and got into a car accident. Michael/Mitch visited Natalie in the hospital, and she tried to convince him to have an annulment, but he refused. After Mitch died, Natalie and Cris finally set a wedding date, but unfortunately in the midst of a FBI investigation with John McBain, Cris "died" rescuing Natalie. Later, Cristian came back to Llanview, but Natalie had already become involved with John McBain and she decided to stay with him. But Natalie and John's relationship never quite worked out the way they expected, and eventually Natalie chose to end it. Currently Natalie is single, but she has not counted out finding new love.