Natalie Buchanan
Actor History
Melissa Archer (July 2001 to present)
Other Names
Nattie (nickname; usually from Rex)
Occupation
Executive at Buchanan Enterprises
Forensic technician at Llanview Police Department
FormerReceptionist at Llanview Police Department
Former Bartender at Rodi's Tavern
Former Shampoo girl at Foxy Roxy's Hair Haven
Former College Student
Former personal assistant to Viki
Resides At
Llanfair
Formerly a cottage purchased by Victoria Davidson [2003]
Formerly Atlantic City, New Jersey
Marital Status
Single/Divorced (Cristian Vega; Married: 2003; Divorced: 2005)
Past Marriages
Mitch Laurence (Annulled; Married: November 2002 to March 2003)
Cristian Vega (Married: 2003; Divorced: 2005)
Relatives
Clint Buchanan (father)
Victoria Lord (mother)
Kevin Buchanan Sr. (brother; via adoption / biological maternal half-brother)
Joseph Buchanan (brother; via adoption / biological maternal half-brother)
Cordero Roberts (paternal half-brother)
Megan Gordon (maternal half-sister; deceased)
Jessica Buchanan (adoptive sister / biological maternal half-sister; twin)
Victor Lord (grandfather)
Eugenia Randolph (grandmother)
Asa Buchanan (grandfather)
Olympia Buchanan (grandmother)
Bo Buchanan (paternal uncle)
Ben Davidson (paternal half-uncle)
David Vickers (paternal half-uncle)
Tony Lord (maternal half-uncle)
Tina Clayton Lord (maternal half-aunt)
Todd Manning (maternal half-uncle)
Meredith Lord (maternal half-aunt; deceased)
Drew Buchanan (paternal cousin; deceased)
Matthew Buchanan (paternal cousin)
Brian Kendall (maternal half-cousin)
Starr Manning (maternal half-cousin)
Jack Cramer Manning (maternal half-cousin)
Thomas John McBain (maternal half-cousin)
Daniel Wolek (maternal half-cousin)
Clinton James Roberts (paternal half-nephew / maternal half-cousin)
Sarah Victoria Roberts (paternal half-niece / maternal half-cousin)
Demerest Buchanan (nephew; via adoption / biological maternal half-nephew; deceased)
Kevin Buchanan Jr. (nephew; via adoption / biological maternal half-nephew; deceased)
Megan Buchanan (niece; via adoption / biological maternal half-niece; deceased)
Brennan Buchanan (niece; via adoption / biological maternal half-niece)
Zane Buchanan (great-nephew; via adoption / biological maternal great half-nephew)
Children
None
Flings & Affairs
Seth Anderson
Paul Cramer
Ron Walsh (dated)
John McBain
Vincent Jones (kissed)
Jared Banks (lovers)
Crimes Committed
Framed Seth for stealing [Spring 2002]
Conspired with Allison Perkins to expose herself as Victoria Lord's daughter
Conned Jessica Buchanan into becoming her friend so that she could infultrate Llanfair
Caused a scene at Asa Buchanan's "funeral"
Blackmailed Al Holden into helping her break up Jessica and Seth
Threatened to kill Jessica
Conspired with Kevin to have Todd ousted as editor of The Banner/Sun
Assaulted Jennifer Rappaport
Conspired with Paul to steal the Santi millions
Held Paul Cramer at gunpoint
With Jared, defrauded Buchanan Enterprises
Withheld evidence while working as a forensic tech in the Spencer Truman case to cover for John McBain
Brief Character History
Natalie came to the show in July 2001 and she hid the fact of who she was from everyone. She befriended Jessica and gained everyone's trust and then she surprised everyone with the news that she was Viki and Clint's biological daughter. When Allison Perkins had kidnapped Viki's baby, Jessica, when she was just a few weeks old, she switched babies and returned the wrong child to Viki. So Natalie, the real Buchanan heir, was raised by Roxanne Balsom in Atlantic City.
Natalie had a difficult childhood, Roxanne was not a supportive or caring mother and they had little money, so when Allison told Natalie the truth about her parentage, Natalie was determined to get everything that she "deserved." Natalie currently resides in Llanfair and is slowly building a relationship with her mother, Viki. But her jealousy over Seth (her former boyfriend) and Jessica's growing relationship is causing problems.
Natalie came up with a plan to get Seth back from Jessica and blackmailed Al Holden into helping her. She had seen Al walking when he was supposed to be paralyzed (he was keeping his recovery a secret so he wouldn't lose Jen Rappaport) and used this information to convince him to help her. Al stole money from "Break Bar" and made it look as if Seth had taken it. Then Al pretended to be Seth while taking to Chad's sister, Katie, and said that he was only with his girlfriend Jessica because she was rich. Jessica heard about all of this and Natalie's plan began to work, Jessica started doubting Seth and told him she didn't want to see him anymore. In the meantime, Natalie was telling Seth that she believed in him and trying to get closer to him again, but Seth was not ready to give up on loving Jessica, at least not yet.
Natalie's schemes against Seth and Jessica were quickly uncovered, and Natalie managed to alienate everyone yet again. The only person who was friendly to her was Cristian Vega, then on the outs with girlfriend Jennifer Rappaport. Guilt-ridden about her horrible behavior, Natalie told him that Al was faking his paralysis. Cristian became her friend and pointed out the good in her every time she would call herself trash. Slowly they began to fall for each other, but after nearly having sex at the Bayberry Inn, they decided to stay just friends, since he was reuniting with Jen and she still pined for Seth.
Unbeknownst to all, Viki's split personality Niki Smith had returned, and began acting in rude, hostile, very un-Viki ways to Natalie and her recently arrived brother, Rex Balsom. Natalie began to wonder what had happened to the mother she had just started building a strong relationship with. Niki decided to get Nat out of the way by making her think she had MPD and her alter was violent. At one point she even drugged Natalie around the same time she had pushed Ben out a window. Niki framed Natalie for the crime. Al, still desperate to be with Jen, decided to make Jen distrustful of Cristian's feeling for Natalie, and made it look like Natalie had started a fire in Jen's room. The blaze got out of control and Jen nearly died. Jen, Jessica, Seth, everyone blamed Natalie for both severe crimes, and once again Natalie had only Cristian to count on for support. He helped her uncover her mother's MDP flare-up, and thanks in part to their efforts, Viki returned. Al also stepped forward as the firebug, and all charges were dropped against Natalie.
Natalie and Cris admitted their love for each other and were ready to tell the whole town. Unfortunately, Jen overheard them saying they had kept their feelings a secret for months, and decided to make them pay. She slept with Al, telling Cris he was the father of her baby. She repeatedly told her "friend" Natalie how hot Cristian was in bed, how in love they were, and even asked Natalie to throw her bridal shower. Natalie was devastated and had no one to confide in until she ran into a stranger on the street. His name was Michael Lazarus, and he was a source of comfort and strength. The day of Cris and Jen's wedding, Natalie decided she couldn't bear the pain of being this close to Cristian without having a life with him, and agreed to Michael's demands that they marry.
Soon after they arrived back in town, Cristian told Nat that Jen had miscarried around the time of the ceremony, and he wasn't going to go through with the marriage or anything else. Natalie and Cris then got into a car accident, and when Michael visited her in the hospital for her minor injuries, she tried to let him down gently. Michael refused to grant her an annulment of any kind. Within a few days Natalie realized Michael had set her up and was really Mitch Laurence, a long-presumed-dead cult leader and manipulator. Even worse, he had raped her mother, resulting in Jessica's conception! Jessica was his daughter, while Natalie was Clint and Viki's true child. Natalie learned that he had sent her to live with Roxy because he saw her as scum who deserved nothing but the worst in life. He boasted that she would be his wife and his possession until he could make inroads into Jessica's life. Natalie refused to be his pawn and helped Jessica flee Llanview. The efforts to annul her marriage and point out Mitch as the true menace were hampered when he manipulated Cristian into punching him in front of witnesses. He then had Jen lie in earshot of Judge Fitzwater that Cris was violent. As a result, Cristian was sentenced to a month in jail. Mitch warned Natalie that Cris was very vulnerable in jail. She stood up to his threats until poisoned cake meant for Cris was eaten by Carlotta, almost killing her. Then Natalie agreed to Mitch's demand that she consummate their marriage. At the last minute, she changed her mind, and Mitch was close to raping her when Cristian (who had been released after Jen 'fessed up) and Viki barged into the hotel room. Mitch was arrested, but Bo, knowing no charges would be filed, could only hold him for a few hours. Viki sent Natalie and Cristian into hiding to keep them safe for a while. Not long after, Natalie and Cris were safe to marry.
Unfortunately, things would take a tragic turn with the arrival of John McBain. An FBI agent, posing as a billiard scout for Flynn Laurence, McBain used Natalie and Cris to get the goods on the crime lord. The way to do that was use Natalie's new found skills as a billards champion. Unfortunately, Natalie defied John's orders to throw the game for Flynn and as a result she was kidnapped by Flynn. Although Cris and John were able to rescue Natalie, Cris lost his life in the attempt. At first angry at John's indirect role in Cris's death, Natalie soon developed a friendship with him. After Natalie was nearly murdered by the Music Box Killer, she and John finally admitted that their friendship was turning into something more. Just as things seemed to be going further, Kathryn Fitzgerald, the sister of John's dead fiancée Caitlin, came to town. Jealous of the connection between Kathryn and John, Natalie began spending more time with Paul Cramer. Natalie and John again confronted their feelings for each other and the two nearly made love, but John wasn't yet over Caitlin. Natalie then began seeing Paul.
Natalie ended things with Paul long before it got truly serious, and began falling back for John, who by this time was with Evangeline. Just as Natalie was making an active play for John, Cristian showed up back in her life again, alive and well. The two began trying to put their lives back together, although Cristian was plagued with gaps in his memory and often had angry outbursts. Natalie was so happy to have Cristian back she didn't care, although she was concerned when he joined forces with Antonio to bring down Tico Santi. After Cristian finally admitted that he was the one who killed Tico she was devastated, but not nearly as hurt as she was when he told her he wasn't Cristian at all, just a man who had plastic surgery to look like him. Despite her anger, though, she couldn't help but feel sorry for him the last time she saw him in jail, when he told her that his feelings for her were never a lie. She turned her back on him though, not realising that he truly was Cristian, but had lied to her so that she would not be hurt. With the Cristian imposter now in jail, Natalie began having feelings for John again.
Natalie and John finally began a romance, but they weren't happy for long when Natalie learned, during the Statesville prison riot, that John Doe was really her presumed-dead husband Cristian, and that John had known. Natalie was furious with the two men for lying to her and making her an adulteress, but while she immediately demanded a divorce from Cristian, it wasn't as easy for her to cut John out of her life.
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