Kylie Minogue has received an apology from Australia's prime minister over comments he recently made on a podcast.
Anthony Albanese has apologised "unequivocally" to the chart-topping pop star, after he named Kylie in a game of "s***, marry and avoid" on a comedy podcast.
Asked in a "rapid fire" question round to place Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman and Rhonda Burchmore in order, Albanese said on the Bush Deep podcast: "I just got married ... I’m only six months in."
Nikki Osborne, the show's host, then said: "But if it goes t*** up, let’s just pretend..."
Albanese replied: "Kylie, clearly."
The host then sought a bit more clarity from the prime minister. She said: "You’d marry Kylie, and s*** her, and date her?"
Albanese responded by saying, "all of the above". He added: "She’s terrific."
However, the comments sparked a mini controversy, and Albanese has now issued an apology to the award-winning pop star.
Albanese - who has served as the 31st prime minister of Australia since 2022 - said in a statement: "I apologise unequivocally for the comments."
Meanwhile, Kylie previously admitted that the pressures of fame and success have taken a toll on her mental health.
The 58-year-old singer has enjoyed a decades-long pop career, but Kylie admits that it hasn't always been easy for her.
She told Rolling Stone UK: "What I think is great for a lot of people now is that there’s a discussion about mental health and the toll [fame] can take on people, I had that, I lived that."
Kylie has also become conscious of the safety and wellbeing of her friends and family.
The former soap star - who is the elder sister of singer Dannii Minogue - shared: "I was able to manage that myself and with my family and close friends and navigate those waters. It wasn’t a decision [to stay private], it was a reaction to protect myself and to protect my family because they would go through it with you."
Kylie has adopted a "common sense" approach to protecting her privacy.
She said: "I can really go from doing a full kind of blitz of doing it all and then stop and recalibrate."
