Kylie Minogue has called late INXS rocker Michael Hutchence the ‘love of her life’ in a candid new interview.
The Aussie star and pop princess, 58, reflected on their short-lived but impactful relationship after breaking down over the tragic loss in her Netflix docuseries Kylie.
Kylie Minogue has said she thinks Michael Hutchence was the love of her life. PA/AAP
Minogue and Hutchence, who died at the age of 37 in 1997, dated from 1989 to 1991.
The singer opened up about their relationship in a chat with The Sydney Morning Herald. When asked if she thinks he was the love of her life she replied: “Yes, probably.”
“I’ve had lots of relationships, some were love, some were not.
“My relationship with him, or our relationship at the time, was not for that long, but it had a profound effect on me.”
She also touched on her new Netflix documentary, called Kylie, where she spoke about their romance and cried on camera.
About tearing up while filming for Netflix, she recalled: “You could hear a pin drop.”
“Our relationship at the time, was not for that long, but it had a profound effect on me.” Getty
“But I also knew that I was holding on to a lot of stuff.”
Following his romance and split with Minogue, the rocker dated model Helena Christensen and went on to date late presenter Paula Yates.
Minogue has also had some high-profile romances in her time, and has dated the likes of Olivier Martinez and Jason Donovan.
“He was the first in so many ways. And of those firsts was heartbreak. I was devastated,” Minogue said of Hutchence in her Netflix documentary.
“You go on and live your lives, but it was definitely an amazing point in time and I’ve probably been looking for something like that ever since and I haven’t got it.”
She added that despite his death, she still feels him around her.
“This is going to sound totally crazy, but I felt him going, ‘It will be OK,’” she said in the docuseries about his funeral all those years ago.
“I always feel he is with me, which is kind of crazy.”
In January, Minogue shared a tribute to her late rocker ex on what would have been his birthday. Instagram/@kylieminogue
In January, Minogue shared a tribute to her late rocker ex on what would have been his birthday, to her millions of followers on Instagram.
“🤍Selfie mode🤍,” her post was captioned, underneath a picture of the pair with their arms around each other in the snap and wearing matching black outfits.
“You were a lovely couple,” one fan wrote underneath.