Inside Natalie Barr’s private life: Sunrise host, 53, proudly introduces her teenage sons in the AWW

Sunrise host Natalie Barr stuns on the cover of the Australian Women’s Weekly this month. 

The 53-year-old journalist and TV star fronts the magazine with her rarely seen teenage sons, Lachlan, 19, and Hunter, 16.

And in a candid chat with the publication, Natalie opened up about her private life and said that her family always ‘comes first.’

‘I may have this amazing career, but Andrew and the boys come first,’ she said, referring to her film editor husband, Andrew ‘Drew’ Thompson.  

Natalie added that working in breakfast TV over the years has allowed her to juggle both motherhood and her career, because after work, she was always there as a ‘full time mum for the rest of the day.’

‘I could be with them and watch them grow up every day. In that way, it was magical,’ Natalie said. 

She added that as her boys are growing up, she only wishes for them to have a good life and to be ‘happy and healthy.’

Natalie shares her sons with husband Andrew ‘Drew’ Thompson and the pair have been married since 1995. 

She previously told The Sydney Morning Herald that the secret to their marriage was ‘talking.’

‘We talk a lot, all day, every day. One of the top things for us has always been respect – to respect what the other wants to do,’ Natalie said. 

She added: ‘Also, to give one another space and to talk about how you’re feeling, where you want to go in life, and to be honest.’

Natalie meanwhile has just taken on the top job at Sunrise, being a co-anchor alongside veteran TV star David ‘Kochie’ Koch. 

Former Sunrise host Samantha Armytage quit the show in March.