Kylie Minogue reveals secret second cancer diagnosis

Kylie Minogue has revealed she secretly battled cancer for second time around five years ago.

The Australian superstar was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2005 and underwent a lumpectomy and chemotherapy treatment.

While Kylie went public with her first health scare, in the new KYLIE documentary released on Tuesday, the Spinning Around hitmaker announced that she was diagnosed with cancer again in early 2021.

“I was able to keep that to myself… Not like the first time,” she recalled, referencing the huge amount of media attention at the time. “Thankfully, I got through it. 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.”

Kylie went on to note that she didn’t feel comfortable sharing her health crisis with fans, particularly after the success of her 2023 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,” the 57-year-old continued. “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.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Kylie explained that the song Story from her sixteenth studio album, Tension, was about that particular time in her life.

“I needed to have something that marked that time,” she added, without divulging any further details about her health.

KYLIE, a three-part series, is now streaming via Netflix.