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Kylie Minogue opens up about cancer, ruptured romances and never being a mum

Kylie Minogue's famous smile concealed the anguish of relationship "mistakes" and the impact of cancer.

Kylie Minogue's famous smile concealed the anguish of relationship "mistakes" and the impact of cancer. Photo: Getty

Kylie Minogue wonders what having children might have been like, but has accepted that she won’t become a mother.

At 50 the Australian pop star says she does have some regrets, although she tries not to dwell on them.

Minogue was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 at 36, which altered the course of her life.

She told Britain’s Sunday Times Style magazine: “Realistically, you’re getting to the late side of things. And, while that wasn’t on my agenda at the time, it changed everything.

“I don’t want to dwell on it, obviously, but I wonder what that would have been like.

“Everyone will say there are options, but I don’t know. I’m 50 now, and I’m more at ease with my life.

“I can’t say there are no regrets, but it would be very hard for me to move on if I classed that as a regret, so I just have to be as philosophical about it as I can.”

“You’ve got to accept where you are and get on with it.”

Kylie Minogue’s found true love with Jason Donovan on Neighbours but not in real life. Photo: Getty

Minogue, who has had a number of high-profile relationships, said that she has never been heartbroken, but called her previous romances “mistakes”.

Referring to her relationship with Paul Solomons, GQ magazine’s creative director, Minogue said: “I’ve met someone who I feel good with. It feels right.”

She has previously dated: INXS frontman Michael Hutchence, French actor Olivier Martinez and British actor Joshua Sasse, to whom she was engaged until their split in 2017.

“I regret lying to myself,” Minogue said.

“Like, ‘This is OK’, and doing the merry dance. When that honest bit inside of you knows, but you’re busy covering it up? I regret doing that.

“It’s not fair on yourself…. But I don’t see myself doing it again.”
Minogue will take to the stage at Glastonbury Festival next month, performing in the Legend slot, 14 years after she was previously meant to appear at the event.

She was forced to pull out of her 2005 set at the festival due to her breast cancer diagnosis.

Of the forthcoming gig, Minogue said: “I’m bound to cry… It’s going to happen.

“When I was meant to be there, I watched from Australia. I was dealing with much bigger things back then.

“But when I’m there it will take me back to when I wasn’t there. But I’ll work through that.”

-AAP

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