EXCLUSIVE Revealed: The porn star past of Mark Latham's ex-girlfriend - as she finds herself at the centre of a political storm over his sexts and shocking abuse allegations
Nathalie Matthews, 38, has found herself at the centre of a political storm after she accused Latham - her partner of two years - of abusing her and performing degrading sex acts on her.
She has now applied for a restraining order against the independent NSW state upper house MP, while intimate texts between the couple have also been leaked.
Latham has denied the abuse accusations, claiming that he had 'scores of documents' which would vindicate him, and defended himself as having a 'fantastic' sex life.
Now Daily Mail Australia can reveal Ms Matthews' past as an OnlyFans content creator, where she posted graphic images and videos of herself under the suggestive name Bondi C** Sl** from 2019 to 2023. OnlyFans followers typically pay creators for exclusive, usually adult and often explicit, content.
Ms Matthews' posts - where she enhanced her appearance with AI face-tuning technology - included raw video footage of herself engaged in sexual intercourse with another person, as well as hundreds of explicit images.
Ms Matthews' account has since been taken down from OnlyFans, but the material she posted had spread to online fan sites and forums.
Ms Matthews now runs an e-commerce global logistics firm based in Dubai, Perth and Sydney.
The dates of the postings also coincided with her unsuccessful bid to be elected a Liberal councillor in south Sydney's Sutherland Shire in 2021.
Although she is thought to have been living in the Cronulla area at the time, it's understood she believed the OnlyFans venture would bring in more revenue by using 'Bondi' rather than 'Sutherland' in her online name.
Ms Matthews declined to comment on her OnlyFans past but her lawyer told Daily Mail Australia on Thursday that her client 'has been subjected to character assassination, reputational damage and trial by media'.
'Domestic violence is a serious issue in our society.
'Any individual in genuine fear should have the right to seek protection without vilification.'
It was revealed this week that Ms Matthews had privately applied for an apprehended violence order against the one-time federal opposition leader, alleging Latham, 64, engaged in vile acts towards her. He has denied the claims.
She also claimed Latham inflicted 'a sustained pattern' of psychological, financial and emotional abuse against her for almost three years, demanded degrading sexual acts, asked she call him 'master' and that he threw a dinner plate at her. The allegations are yet to be tested in court.
Ms Matthews was previously married to British expat Ross Matthews. Both of them were members of the Liberal Party at the time. Their marriage reportedly ended in 2022, before she began dating Latham.
This week, Mr Matthews distanced himself from his ex-wife, breaking his silence on social media to address the furore.
'Please stop messaging me,' he posted on X after the scandal erupted. 'I don't speak to Nathalie and do not care. Thank you.'
Latham has categorically denied he 'abuses women' and insisted all his dealings with Ms Matthews were entirely consensual.
Leaked WhatsApp messages reported by The Daily Telegraph on Wednesday allegedly show sexually explicit exchanges between Latham and Ms Matthews - some of which were sent while Latham was on the floor of Parliament.
Latham told Daily Mail Australia the outlet's reproduction of the messages was 'not accurate'.
The leaked WhatsApp messages included a series of sexually charged interactions during parliamentary sitting hours on February 20.
'Very hard thinking about you,' he wrote to Ms Matthews shortly after 11am, before following up with a series of suggestive emojis.
'Need badly to taste you,' he wrote that afternoon, alongside an emoji of a tongue.
'Made it back for first vote after dinner,' he said at 8.38pm.
Latham told the outlet the communications did not impact his work.
The tranche of leaked messages included further explicit exchanges - too graphic to publish - dating back as far as October last year.
On several occasions, Latham is referred to as 'master'.
Latham said Ms Matthews sent him images during parliamentary sittings, 'seeking a response', and that he could not describe them due to 'an abundance of caution about the revenge porn laws'.
'I don't think responding to a consensual partner on a private, intimate matter in any way has reduced my workload, which I would match up against any other member in the place,' he told The Daily Telegraph.
In a post to X after details of the court drama first emerged, Latham described Ms Matthews' allegations contained in her AVO application as 'comically false and ridiculous'.
He did not deny sending lurid texts to Ms Matthews from the floor of state parliament when he spoke to 2SM's Chris Smith on Wednesday.
'The big news is I had a private life,' he said.
'I had a sex life and I've got to say it was fantastic.
'If I'm the only person in Australia who in a work environment engaged in a bit of playful sex talk with their partner, then I'll buy everyone a lottery ticket tomorrow.'
Mr Latham noted the AVO case against him was being brought privately after NSW Police chose not to pursue the allegations.
'There is a court case pending because she's lodged a private AVO application,' he said.
'She tried to get an AVO with the police... I think that tells you a lot about the substance of the matter.
'But I can say in relation to that, just about all the things she's complaining about, she initiated in consensual arrangements.'
Ms Matthews has claimed Latham proposed to her during their affair, but he dismissed their time together as just a 'situationship'.
She has also accused him of forcing her to cover the cost of holidays abroad 'under duress', making her purchase expensive goods, and coercing her over her father's will for his benefit.
Latham is further accused of 'systematically undermining' Ms Matthews to 'control and isolate' her by comparing her unfavourably to other women, and acting as if he would harm himself to manipulate her.
She claims she experienced 'constant fear and hyper-vigilance' since her arrival home from a June trip abroad, alleging all past break-ups with Latham featured a repeated 'pattern of harassment and intimidation'.
She alleges: 'The defendant has held intimate photos and videos of me, and I have been afraid he would expose them to shame and control me if I attempted to leave or resist his demands.'
Latham denied all accusations to The Australian.
'Nothing has been served on me nor has anyone contacted me,' he told the newspaper.
'I haven't had anything to do with her (Ms Matthews) since May 27, so nearly seven weeks ago. I ended the 'situationship' that night for very good reason.'
The matter will be mentioned in Downing Centre Local Court on July 30.
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