Kylie Minogue has expressed her desire for fans to understand her vulnerability, stating she is "not invincible" after watching her forthcoming Netflix documentary.
The pop icon hopes the three-part series will offer a candid look into her life, revealing the "light and shade" behind her public persona.
The documentary, crafted by the team behind the acclaimed Beckham series, delves into the Australian singer's journey to global stardom. It features archival footage from her childhood and her formative years on the soap opera Neighbours, alongside interviews with close friends and family, including her sister Dannii Minogue, former co-star Jason Donovan, and musician Nick Cave.
The series also addresses her battle with cancer, with both Kylie and Dannii sharing their experiences.
Speaking at a Q&A event in central London ahead of the documentary’s release, Minogue described the process of making the film as "good" and "from the heart."
Addressing host Clara Amfo’s question about her hopes for fan understanding, she remarked: "I can imagine that fans and maybe even broader than that… maybe that’s one of the reasons that I have this relationship with my fans and the broader audience, is they can see, don’t know if I tried to do this, again it’s very weird to say this about myself, but I’m not invincible."
She added: "I can get the job done and I can shine, hopefully. But I think that, I don’t know, that they understand that you could be me, we could co-exist."
Reflecting on the public scrutiny and misogyny she has encountered throughout her career, which is also explored in the film, Minogue noted: "There’s always a lot of talk about how much I’ve changed. We all change through life, and grown and developed, and certainly that’s evident, as an artist, like I was famous before I knew what I was doing, so you know, and there came a lot of the criticism and the hardship with that, but what’s illuminating to me is, in so many ways, I haven’t changed."
She concluded: "Like, the way of dealing with stuff from that time that you’re talking about is kind of how I do it now, like I read the room, do what I have to do, feel the fear and do it anyway."
Minogue was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in May 2005 at the age of 36, undergoing a lumpectomy and chemotherapy in Paris before being given the all-clear in 2006. Her diagnosis famously led to an unprecedented surge in mammogram bookings, dubbed the "Kylie effect."
Series director Michael Harte, also present at the Spotify Listening Lounge event, recalled his initial meeting with Minogue, describing her as a "beam of light" who "literally bounced into the room."
He added: "There was a vibe that I thought ‘if we can take this and turn it into a movie, it’ll be f****** electric’." Harte praised her humour, dedication, "extraordinary" talent, and above all, her resilience, calling the two-year filmmaking process "a joy."
Kylie is set to premiere on Netflix on 20 May.
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