Kylie Minogue says second cancer diagnosis cleared in 2021

Pop star Kylie Minogue has revealed she was diagnosed with cancer for a second time in early 2021 and has since been given the all-clear. The disclosure was made in her new three-part Netflix documentary, titled Kylie, which premiered on the streaming service.

The singer, 57, said she chose to keep the diagnosis private, unlike her first battle with breast cancer in 2005, which was a global news story. She explained in the documentary that she did not feel obliged to tell the world and was emotionally unable to do so at the time. She described feeling like a shell of a person and, at one point, not wanting to leave the house. Minogue said the song "Story," from her 2023 album Tension, was written about that period, with lyrics referencing a secret she kept to herself.

Her first diagnosis in 2005, at age 36, led her to cancel the remainder of her Showgirl tour and a headline slot at the Glastonbury Festival. That experience was marked by intense media scrutiny, which she has said was intrusive. Minogue has previously stated she was initially misdiagnosed before the breast cancer was confirmed. After undergoing treatment, she was declared cancer-free in 2006.