She’s been on our screens and in our ears for decades, creating a career so memorable that you don’t even need to utter her surname for everyone to know exactly which fabulous Australian you’re talking about.
Kylie Minogue is an icon not only in Australia, but in every corner of the globe. She first captured our hearts on Neighbours in 1986 as the adorable tomboy Charlene Robinson, and then went on to forge an insanely successful pop career.
Anyone who’s been on Sydney’s Oxford St on a Saturday night will know Kylie’s hits like Spinning Around and Can’t Get You Out of My Head still fire up a dance floor now, just like they did during their heyday.
This weekend Kylie turns 54, but her incredibly age-defying face continues to look absolutely gorgeous, even after all these years.
While she clearly takes care of her body through a great diet and exercise regime, Kylie has been open about the fact that she’s had a little help from her surgeon to maintain her youthful looks, admitting she’s “tried it all.”
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We’ll have whatever she’s having, thanks!
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Kylie looks age-defying in early 2020.
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The pop princess dazzled on the red carpet in 2018.
(Image: Getty) (Credit: (Image: Getty))“I’ve tried it all,” she told Elle magazine in 2009. “I’m definitely not one of those people who says, ‘You shouldn’t do this.’ Everyone individually can do what they want. I also think it doesn’t have the stigma that it had when I was growing up,” Kylie said.
As any woman over the age of 40 can attest, Kylie said looking in the mirror was sometimes like looking at a different person.
“There are lots of times I look in the mirror and I see that gravity has taken hold. Or suddenly see my face on a phone or on Skype and it’s like a Spielberg special effect and you just scream, “Who is that?'” she joked.
As for the stigma surrounding women who go under the knife, Kylie said: “You’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t.”
Now swipe below to see how much Kylie’s look has changed, from the early 1990s to now.
In 2017, Kylie told The Australian that the pressure to look young had started to take a hold on her.
“I’m so used to it, which is almost a sad thing to say, but that’s just been my job for so long,” she said.
When asked if being in the public eye had impacted how she presents herself, she replied: “I wouldn’t like to feel I have to dress a certain way or look a certain way that is age-defined.”
Swipe below to see more photos of Kylie from 20 years ago, compared to now.
Kylie rocked soft tousled curls in 2010.
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In 2018, Sydney surgeon Dr Daniel Lanzer, who has not treated Kylie but was speaking through experience, speculated about the ‘work’ Kylie had done, noting her prominent cheeks and very tight skin which “most people don’t have”. He added that face lifts have now gone out of fashion, as women seek out surgical procedures that will leave them with a more natural look.
“There’s a really big movement away from big face lifts. Today, more people are going for some combination of volume, with a mini lift,” he said. While that’s not to say what Kylie has or hasn’t had done, we can say one thing: whatever she is doing, it’s clearly working!
