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To be annoyed with Kylie Minogue?

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GumFossil · 05/12/2025 19:11

She’s on the One Show. My son looked up her age as he didn’t believe she could be pushing 60. She looks 30. What the heck?

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Dimmies · 05/12/2025 22:39

I saw Kylie at the O2 in London in July and it was probably the best concert I've ever been to. Her voice was amazing and she kept up the energy the whole show. It was pure joy.

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 05/12/2025 22:34

SweetnsourNZ · 05/12/2025 22:08

I think sound technology has come a long way too. Apparently they can make a singer out of anyone these days.

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I bet you anything I could prove that to be wrong 😂

Jeronnemo · 05/12/2025 22:33

OneBadKitty · 05/12/2025 22:13

It's not really to do with money. Lots of other famous people have the same money but have not aged like Kylie.

She clearly leads a very disciplined life, she maintains her weight, she eats healthily, she works out, she styles herself well, she probably doesn't drink, smoke or do drugs, she probably takes care of her skin, she likely has some subtle facial procedures like botox done.

Most of us could manage this if we had the motivation. Not expensive to eat vegetables. Nobody goes to the supermarket and chooses between processed junk and fresh food based on cost.

The best surgeons in the world are charging well over £100k now for facelifts, so money does come in to it.

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 05/12/2025 22:33

jbm16 · 05/12/2025 20:48

If you have to explain it, it's not a joke...

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And if some people are unable to consider that maybe the OP isn't being serious before they jump to offence then perhaps they're not that bright.

Muffsies · 05/12/2025 22:32

Dawnintheageofaquariams · 05/12/2025 22:28

And Michael Hutchence...

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Lucky, lucky, lucky cow 🤣

I'll see myself out

Dawnintheageofaquariams · 05/12/2025 22:28

Muffsies · 05/12/2025 19:30

Nevermind that, she's shagged JCVD. Lucky cow.

And Michael Hutchence...

berlinbaby2025 · 05/12/2025 22:27

Unsurp, the bitchy comments are apparent - no way dies she look in her 50s. Is there projection going on with some of you?

She looks great and way younger than her age - I’d say mid 40s. It’s nothing to do with not having kids - for every Helen Mirren there’s a Yasmin Le Bon or Julianne Moore or Robin Wright or Marion Cotillard (I could name many others). Agree with @OneBadKitty about the reasons why she looks as good as she does. Nobody looks that good without working at it.

Epidote · 05/12/2025 22:20

moltac · 05/12/2025 22:01

She doesn't look 30, she looks great for her age but if you see her up close she has age appropriate lines and skin texture. I'm 48 and if my skin was like hers is now I'd be gutted, at 30 I'd have been devastated.

Agree.
She looks fab but not 30s or 40s

PinkPanther57 · 05/12/2025 22:19

A friend met her a few years ago & said she looked quite aged/bad work up close. I wonder if she’s had a fairly recent facelift? The results amazing now - good ones.

iSage · 05/12/2025 22:16

sickofsixseven · 05/12/2025 22:10

I'm sure its been mentioned but something I've noticed is that all these famous women who look great for their age don't have kids -Kylie, Helen Mirren, Kim Cattrell, Debbie Harry, Stevie nicks to name a few. Oh well, it's too late for me now lol

It's no guarantee of youthfulness. I'm childfree in my 50s and if anything I look old for my age. 30 years of working in stressful jobs has left me haggard.

OneBadKitty · 05/12/2025 22:13

It's not really to do with money. Lots of other famous people have the same money but have not aged like Kylie.

She clearly leads a very disciplined life, she maintains her weight, she eats healthily, she works out, she styles herself well, she probably doesn't drink, smoke or do drugs, she probably takes care of her skin, she likely has some subtle facial procedures like botox done.

Most of us could manage this if we had the motivation. Not expensive to eat vegetables. Nobody goes to the supermarket and chooses between processed junk and fresh food based on cost.

sickofsixseven · 05/12/2025 22:10

I'm sure its been mentioned but something I've noticed is that all these famous women who look great for their age don't have kids -Kylie, Helen Mirren, Kim Cattrell, Debbie Harry, Stevie nicks to name a few. Oh well, it's too late for me now lol

SweetnsourNZ · 05/12/2025 22:08

BatchCookBabe · 05/12/2025 21:07

This. See also Rihanna, Taylor Swift, and Lady Gaga. If you listen to them doing very early perfomances, they were a bit pitchy, and their voice(s) weren't very strong. I saw a recording of Taylor performing the song 'Fifteen' at the BBC when she was about 19, and she was average at best. Still good, and talented, and you could see a big star in the making, but she wasn't very good.

Same story for Ri and Gaga.

I think all 3 are amazing now. Taylor has a lovely, strong voice, and Ri and Gaga sound much more powerful.

Kylie is a bit like this. She was average when she first started, and sang a bit off key live, but she got good fairly quickly and her live singing is very good now.

There are some singers who have been amazing since they were 10! Like Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera, Hayley Williams, and so on, but for some others their singing talent had to be nurtured and honed.

For some the good live singing never came. Madonna is not brilliant live, and Katy Perry is terrible. Kim Wilde I have always liked, and I love most of her songs, but her live singing is quite poor. In fact when Kim is performing live she actually has her niece singing with her most of the time. as a 'backing' singer.

Madonna actually admitted herself once that her singing is not brilliant, but she said she enjoys performing on stage, and dancing, and she enjoyed writing songs, and let's face it, she is a great performer, and always has been, and she has made some brilliant pop songs!

One of the best singers - on 'record' and live IMO is Carol Decker from T'Pau. Brilliant voice!

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I think sound technology has come a long way too. Apparently they can make a singer out of anyone these days.

jbm16 · 05/12/2025 22:08

LemonDrizzleKay · 05/12/2025 21:29

Or some people don’t ha e a sense of humour.

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Sure most of people have a sense of humour, but you have to realise it's a joke first, but will admit it's difficult to detect tone on the internet.

LightandAiry · 05/12/2025 22:05

I saw her on the One Show and I just thought she looks like an older woman who has had work done on her face. Slim, beautiful and glamorous it's her job, I can understand it. Although the cost of the work would be several holidays of a lifetime, coming up to 60 we are all entitled to have lines on our face, but if someone has the money I wouldn't judge

Needtosoundoffandbreathe · 05/12/2025 22:03

GingerBeverage · 05/12/2025 19:24

She’s not had kids.

Yes - it's definitely a factor

SweetnsourNZ · 05/12/2025 22:01

jbm16 · 05/12/2025 20:09

Thought she looked ok, it's her body she can do whatever she wants to it.

Don't think she has done it to annoy you!

As Dolly Parton says, you owe it to your fans to look good, they pay good money to see you at a concert. Men don't seem to have the same pressure though. But I suppose some of the pin up types get work too.

moltac · 05/12/2025 22:01

She doesn't look 30, she looks great for her age but if you see her up close she has age appropriate lines and skin texture. I'm 48 and if my skin was like hers is now I'd be gutted, at 30 I'd have been devastated.

SweetnsourNZ · 05/12/2025 21:55

calkel · 05/12/2025 19:49

She has never been the best vocalist but by fuck she has something. I have been a fan since the cheesy days when you got slated for liking her. I don’t know what it is that gave her the longevity, but she can sing, sure she isn’t a Whitney or Mariah but she has a decent enough voice to have given her a massive career. Her fan base is so diverse, she is an absolute icon. She looks incredible and has obviously worked hard to remain as healthy as possible. Money helps of course!

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I think she just chooses songs that match her voice well.

StepAwayFromMyCrutches · 05/12/2025 21:55

MintTwirl · 05/12/2025 20:47

She definitely doesn’t look 30, maybe very late 40’s/early 50’s but she looks great and has a lovely figure which she must work hard to maintain. She also seems really nice and like she would be good fun.

Agree. She looks a few years younger than she is but not by much. Definitely not decades younger and it is very obvious she has had work done. It is done well, but it still does not look completely natural.

SweetnsourNZ · 05/12/2025 21:54

socialdilemmawhattodo · 05/12/2025 20:04

There was me thinking Jason CV Donovan - I dont remember those middle initials BlushBlush

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I was going that way too. Haha. Just couldn't make it out.

SweetnsourNZ · 05/12/2025 21:52

SweetnsourNZ · 05/12/2025 21:47

Whose JCVD?

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Ah, I know now. Not my cup of tea.

SweetnsourNZ · 05/12/2025 21:51

calkel · 05/12/2025 19:52

Been a fan almost 40 years and this is the first time I have ever read this.

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Same. I always thought she was lovely and have never heard her say anything bad about anyone. The friends thing maybe because she grew up working and traveling and has a close family to rely on. Not all women nest besties.
Went to a concert in Melbourne and she came across as so sweet. It was a small concert in a park, not one of her stadium ones. Think it was in 2018.

Florencesndzebedee · 05/12/2025 21:49

She’s tiny. I met her once and she only came up to just above my shoulders and I’m 5ft 3.

covilha · 05/12/2025 21:47

Her face is part of her brand, it provides a living for herself and an outlet for her talents and for many others as well. It is also, for her, WORK.
and work she does and he works far harder than I ever could.
I think she is amazing