Bassingthwaighte fabricated her admission as a television presenter in 2008, hosting So You Think You Can Dance Australia. In 2011, Bassingthwaighte became a adjudicator on the Australian adaptation of The X Factor.
In June 2008 it was appear that she had larboard Rogue Traders to accompany a abandoned career. In February 2009, Bassingthwaighte appear her admission abandoned anthology 1000 Stars, which spawned the hit singles "Alive" and "Someday Soon" which both became platinum sellers. The anthology was a bartering success, debuting at cardinal one on the ARIA Albums Chart and certified gold.
Bassingthwaighte was built-in in Wollongong, New South Wales to Betty and Michael Bassingthwaighte.From a adolescent age, she acclimated to allegation 20c for ancestors and accompany to appear and see her dress up and put on mini concerts.Bassingthwaighte got her aboriginal role in a primary academy assembly alleged Peter Pan, arena the appearance Tinker Bell.She again enrolled at Wollongong High Academy of the Performing Arts and accelerating from the Australian Academy of Entertainment.
After admission from college, Bassingthwaighte auditioned for a job at a affair esplanade alleged Wonderland Sydney, of which she got the job for. She alternate in a array of performances, such as 50's, 70's, country and Hanna Barbara shows.After a assignment at Wonderland Sydney, Bassingthwaighte performed for two seasons as advance diva and angle up banana at the Kaos Comedy Theatre restaurant in Sydney.Meanwhile, during that time she was auditioning for abounding altered musicals. After an all-embracing audience process, Bassingthwaighte was alleged over 6000 bodies for her role of Mrs. Cohen in the Australian bout of the bedrock agreeable Rent.During Rent's tour, she audience for addition able date assembly alleged Chicago. 
The casting admiral were arguable accustomed the actuality that she was not an A-List dancer, about her activity won out back she assertive them she had what it takes to backpack the role. As a result, Bassingthwaighte played the appearance June and understudied the arch role of Roxie Hart.She again accustomed her aboriginal advance role in the assembly Chang & Eng in Asia. A adventure of the aboriginal Siamese twins, she played the role Adelaide Yates in both the Singapore and Bangkok seasons of the show.
