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Pop icon's shock cancer diagnosis at 36 as they 'felt like helpless child'


When Kylie Minogue lit up the Pyramid Stage at 2019’s Glastonbury Festival, neither she, nor the thousands of fans singing along to every word of the 18 hits she performed, could have been happier. Her long-awaited appearance, with surprise cameos from Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Aussie rock legend Nick Cave, came a full 14 years after she was first due to perform.

Kylie Minogue was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 at the age of 36 (Image: Kevin Tachman/amfAR14/WireImage) Read MoreRelated Articles Huge 80s pop star unrecognisable in cute throwback snap – four decades after finding fame The singer, who underwent treatment in Paris, where she was living with her then-boyfriend, French actor Olivier Martinez, also spoke of her good fortune that the cancer was found at an early stage. The pop star made a triumphant comeback much to delight of fans (Image: Marijan Murat/EPA/REX/Shutterstock)Jack Savoretti is full of praise for Kylie’s open and honest response to her illness.

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