Kylie Minogue reveals she had second cancer diagnosis in 2021

Kylie Minogue has revealed she had a second cancer diagnosis in 2021, after having received successful treatment for breast cancer in 2005. In her self-titled new Netflix documentary - released on Wednesday - the Australian singer said she "got through it, again", but added she decided not to go public with the news. "My second cancer diagnosis was in early 2021. I was able to keep that to myself," said Minogue, 57. "Not like the first time." "Thankfully, I got through it, again, and all is well," she continued. "Hey, who knows what's around the corner, but pop music nurtures me... my passion for music is greater than ever." An emotional Minogue noted how she had struggled "to find the right time" to announce what she had been through for a second time, especially during the success of her Grammy-winning 2023 dance-pop 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," said Minogue. "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