Kylie Minogue has hit back at claims that she should dress more age-appropriately by vowing she’ll never tone down her racy outfits.
Talking to The Sun the Brit award-winning singer, 55, confessed: ‘I’m not going down to Tesco’s in thigh boots and a catsuit, but in Popland that is me.’
Kylie’s most recent hit Padam Padam was crowned the song of the summer, after she donned a red catsuit and PVC thigh boots for the music video.
Talking about the wardrobe choice behind the video she admitted it was daring and she pushed herself out of her comfort zone, ‘Don’t get me wrong. Even I have to go “What? A red catsuit? OK, I will try it”.’
The Spinning Around hitmaker discussed how she just wants to be herself and doesn’t even think about being sexy.
Wow: Kylie Minogue, 55, has hit back at claims that she should dress more age-appropriately by vowing she’ll never tone down her racy outfits
Confident: The Spinning Around hitmaker discussed how she just wants to be herself and doesn’t even think about being sexy
And her fans are lapping up the latest music, as she became the first woman over 50 in years to be playlisted by Radio 1 after her summer hit went viral on social media and climbed the charts.
Padam Padam went on to become Kylie’s biggest hit since 2010’s All The Lovers as it reached number eight in the charts.
Talking about her latest album Tension, the star posed the question of what age she should stop presenting as ‘sexy’?
The star confessed that in the five years since she was 50 to 55 she has seen in a difference in how people view sexy and ageism and that she believes now people are more accepting.
Kylie discussed how the younger generation are more accepting and spend less time thinking about ageist constraints which has allowed the star to experiment more with her style.
The singer isn’t slowing down and in 2020 she became the first female artist in history to top the UK album chart over five consecutive decades.
Her latest record Tension marks her 16th album and the star will be taking the new songs to the fans soon as she plans a 2024 tour.
The Australian’s latest single Tension teases even more sexual lyrics as she she sings ‘Oh my God, touch me right there. Almost there, touch me right there.’
What a bop: Kylie’s most recent hit Padam Padam was the hit song of the summer as she donned a red catsuit and PVC thigh boots for the music video
Pushing herself: ‘Don’t get me wrong. Even I have to go ‘What? A red catsuit? OK, I will try it’, the star admitted she still forces herself out of her comfort zone
‘When do you atop being sexy?’ Kylie revealed she focuses on feeling confident and empowered rather than sexy (pictured in 2021 on The Jonathon Ross Show)
New record: Kylie’s 16th album Tension seems to have become her most acclaimed yet based on early reviews
Talking about the lyrics she admitted she did turn to her co-writer Kamille while they were in the studio and said ‘Did you just say, “Almost there, touch me right there?”‘
She said she probably wouldn’t have written it herself but decided to go with it and people seemed to have responded to it well as it becomes her most acclaimed yet based on early reviews.
DIY Mag gave the album a perfect score, writing ‘there’s no pretension to its greatness, just our Kylie, once again, humbly proving how easily she can forge gold and transform into a pop culture phenomenon.’
Rolling Stone awarded the album four out of five stars, calling it ‘brilliantly good fun.’
Retropop, meanwhile, claimed the music ‘exudes joy and sees the pop legend not only genuinely energised, but delivering her strongest vocals in a long time.’
Kylie will head to Las Vegas in November to kick off her debut Las Vegas residency which has already sold out.