Global pop star Kylie Minogue (57) has for the first time confessed that she secretly battled a second bout of breast cancer in 2021.
According to the Daily Mail's report on the 20th (local time), in the final episode of the three-part Netflix original documentary "KYLIE," which is being released that day, Kylie Minogue said she was diagnosed with a second breast cancer during a routine checkup in 2021, and tearfully confessed that she had thoroughly hidden this fact from the public for about five years. She admitted, "At the time I felt like I was just a shell. I went through such a severe slump and mental anguish that for a while I didn't want to leave the house."
In particular, it was revealed that even during the activities for her 2023 comeback hit "Padam Padam," which became a global mega-hit and even earned her a Grammy Award trophy, she was fighting cancer fiercely on the inside. Kylie Minogue said, "'Padam Padam' opened many doors of opportunity for me, but the cancer inside me was not a small incident in my life. Every time I did an interview I looked for the right moment to reveal the truth, but in the end I had to handle it alone." In fact, the song "Story" on her 16th studio album "Tension" metaphorically contained her lonely second battle with cancer that the public did not know about.
What made viewers' hearts ache even more was the hidden backstory from 2005, when she was first diagnosed with breast cancer at age 36. Kylie Minogue confessed that because she desperately wanted a child, she repeatedly attempted in vitro fertilization (IVF), even deliberately delaying chemotherapy (anticancer treatment) intended to eliminate cancer cells that had spread in her body.
She read aloud the tearful letter she had written to a future child, saying, "It was a terrifying moment when I wanted to remove the cancer cells immediately, but I couldn't give up the chance to have a child," which brought a solemn mood to the scene. Although a miracle did not occur, her younger sister Dannii Minogue (54) said, "I've never thought about becoming a parent, but my sister always wanted it, so this is so heartbreaking," and she too teared up.
Fortunately, Kylie Minogue, who said she also overcame the second cancer safely and is currently healthy, said she hopes this confession will serve as a gentle reminder for someone to get routine screenings. She added a weighty message: "Early detection helped me tremendously, and I'm just grateful that today I can say I am healthy."
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