Kylie Minogue
- Profession: Singer
- Place/Date of Birth: Melbourne, Australia, 28 May 1968
- Associated with: Dannii Minogue, Jason Donovan
Kylie told the Press Association: "I had dinner with my ex-boyfriend and next thing I know there’s a debate about whether we’re having a family. "We didn’t even talk about that. As I’ve maintained, we’re friends."
Kylie was showing off her bed linen, which she helped design, before the collection hits the shops.
The star has previously created an underwear and swimwear range.
She was pictured arriving at Olivier’s Paris apartment on Sunday last week.
Later the couple were seen walking back to her hotel on the Left Bank while the next day the pair were seen taking his dog Sheba for a walk.
The Australian singer flew back to London the next day, to reports the pair were back together and considering marriage and children.
Kylie and Olivier back together? - Feb 4 2008
Kylie Minogue has reportedly been spotted arm-in-arm with her former lover Olivier Martinez on a break in Paris, sparking rumours the pair are back together.
The petite pop princess, 39, and French actor Olivier, 42, broke up last year, but they were seen taking a romantic stroll on the banks of the river Seine and cosying up in a cafe during a two-day break, reports The Sun.
A source told the paper: "They were pouring their hearts out to each other and were very intimate."
And a member of Olivier’s family was quoted as saying: "She has always described him as the love of her life. Who knows what might happen? We would certainly like to see them back together."
Kylie and Olivier dated for four years and he supported her during her battle against breast cancer, but the pair split after reports that he had been seeing other women behind Kylie’s back.
Kylie offers words of wisdom - Jan 30 2008
A string of famous faces have spoken out about the pitfalls of fame - and now it seems that Kylie Minogue has offered some words of wisdom to troubled star Britney Spears.
"I wish someone would write a manual about fame because it’s not easy," Kylie is quoted as saying by The Sun.
"I’m always loath to say that because there are a lot more difficulties out there that people deal with every day - but when fame is handed to you, it is unique.
"It’s not to the same extreme, but I can remember having a mini-meltdown myself - and unless you’ve got good people around to support you, you’ve got a problem.
"Who knows what is going on in her life? Britney isn’t that young any more. I think she will still come back but it’s like she’s taken an extended holiday.
"Whatever help she needs, she should reach out and get it."
The Toxic singer was apparently pictured sobbing whilst sitting on the pavement after her latest crisis - when she fell out with her right-hand man, Sam Lufti.
The row reportedly came after he tried to ban her from seeing her photographer lover Adnan Ghalib.
Kylie set for Shakespeare role? - Jan 11 2008
Kylie Minogue apparently impressed BBC bosses so much with her festive turn on Doctor Who, they are already lining her up for other TV roles - including a spot of Shakespeare.
The petite pop princess stole the show’s Christmas special when she starred as a doomed Titanic waitress and now it seems the Beeb want her to follow in the footsteps of the Time Lord’s former sidekick Billie Piper.
A source told The Daily Telegraph: "The Doctor Who Christmas special was fantastic for us and Kylie was no small part of that success, so we’re trying to get her on board for other BBC drama specials."
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In 1986 Kylie was offered the role of Charlene Mitchell in upcoming soap Neighbours. Her storylines made her a household name in both Australia and the UK and the on screen wedding between Charlene and Scott Robinson (played by Jason Donovan) attracted record numbers of viewers.
Whilst performing The Locomotion on stage at a benefit in 1987 Kylie was spotted by representatives of Mushroom Records who signed her up and released the track. The success of her first release saw Kylie travel to London to meet with pop moguls Stock Aitken and Waterman who penned I Should Be So Lucky for her on the spot. The single was a smash and launched Kylie as one to watch and indeed her debut album became the biggest seller of the year here in the UK.
Panned by critics, Especially For You, a duet recorded with Jason Donovan (by this time a pop star in his own right) was a huge hit in 1989 but Kylie’s follow up album, Enjoy Yourself, whilst successful in Europe and Australia flopped in the US, resulting in the singer being dropped by her American label.
1990 saw Kylie make the first radical adjustment to her image. Gone was the cutesy girl next door in favour of a more sexy look for Better The Devil You Know, while a relationship with bad boy rocker Michael Hutchence cemented Kylie’s new ’cool’ status. Rhythm of Love produced several well received dance-orientated singles and was enough of a success to persuade Kylie to produce a further album despite her contract with PWA being up. Let’s Get To It was a critical success but was her first release to miss the top ten. Realising that she was stifled by the Stock Aitken and Waterman formula she recorded three new tracks for a Greatest Hits album and made a break for it.
So it was time for another change in direction. Kylie went indie following her signing to Deconstruction Records and Confide in Me spent several weeks at the Aussie top spot. The self titled album released alongside sold reasonably well although it received mixed reviews from the press while follow up singles eached top twenty. Elsewhere Kylie went extra dark, appearing on Nick Cave’s Where The Wild Roses Grow, a move which promised a more credible pop star in the future.
By 1997 Kylie had overhauled her image again, and the release of Impossible Princess the following year reflected that. A collaboration with the Manic Street Preachers wasn’t enough to stop the album from becoming the least successful of her releases and the end of Kylie’s pop career looked near.
However a split with Deconstruction resulted in Kylie hooking up with Parlophone and in an explosion of gold glitter and disco the pop starlet burst back on to the scene in an unfeasibly small pair of gold hotpants to promote Spinning Around and accompanying album Light Years. The single was Kylie’s first UK number one in ten years and resulted in a duet with Robbie Williams and a sell out tour. However, it was 2001’s Fever which cemented Kylie’s future. The unforgettable video for impossibly catchy single Can’t Get You Out Of My Head ensured that the track reached number one in over 40 countries. Follow up singles were almost equally successful and the awards flooded in while next album, Body Language, was another hit while Ultimate Kylie, a greatest hits release was accompanied by a lavish tour.
It was during this time that Kylie was diagnosed with breast cancer, much to the shock of her fans. Her headline slot at Glastonbury was cancelled and the rest of the Showgirl tour was postponed but after treatment from Australia and France’s best doctors Kylie was back on the scene looking better than ever. She began work on a new album and released a children’s book The Showgirl Princess closely followed by a perfume, Darling. She resumed her Showgirl tour and split with French boyfriend Olivier Martinez.
Elsewhere Kylie’s film career has been slightly less successful than her musical one. From The Deliquents to Street Fighter she has been panned for her on screen work her only success coming in the form of the green absinthe fairy in Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge!
updated March 2007
February 2008