Kylie Minogue reveals second cancer diagnosis in 2021: ‘I got through it’
Kylie Minogue speaks in her new Netflix doc (Netflix)
Pop sensation Kylie Minogue has revealed that she received a second cancer diagnosis back in 2021 but kept it a secret from the public.
The star opens up about her health in her new Netflix documentary, Kylie, which is available to stream now. “My second cancer diagnosis was in early 2021,” she shares. “I was able to keep that to myself… Not like the first time.”
Minogue was previously diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, which caused her to postpone her Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour and withdraw from the Glastonbury Festival that year. She underwent a lumpectomy and chemotherapy in Australia and made a full recovery.
“Thankfully, I got through it,” Minogue says of her second diagnosis in the documentary. “Again. And all is well. Hey, who knows what’s around the corner, but pop music nurtures me. My passion for music is greater than ever.”
She goes on to discuss why she didn’t announce the diagnosis publicly, saying she struggled “to find the right time” amid the massive success of her 2023 hit single ‘Padam Padam’.
“I don’t feel obliged to tell the world, and actually I just couldn’t at the time because I was just a shell of a person,” she says.
“I didn’t want to leave the house again at one point. ‘Padam Padam’ opened so many doors for me but on the inside I knew that cancer wasn’t just a blip in my life. And I really just wanted to say what happened so I can let go of it. I’d sit through interviews and every opportunity I thought, ‘now’s the time’, but I kept it to myself.”
In the documentary’s trailer, Minogue explains that it was “my choice to share” her medical history with the world, revealing that the diagnosis came after a routine check-up.
“There will be someone out there who will benefit from a gentle reminder to do their check ups,” she says. “Early detection was very helpful and I am so grateful to be able to say that I am well today.”
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