The BBC actress, 40, is busy juggling her soap filming schedule with her off-screen role as a mum-of-two.
Natalie, who plays EastEnders’ long-time character Sonia Fowler, shares Joanie, seven, with fiance Marc Humphreys.
She is also mum to 12-year-old Eliza from a previous relationship – and hinted mum-guilt was creeping in in her latest Instagram Stories.
She showcased her perched at the kitchen table as they played a game of Word Bits.