{"id":431383,"date":"2026-01-23T03:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T03:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/431383\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T03:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T03:42:13","slug":"kylie-minogue-and-michael-hutchence-kylie-minogue-shares-touching-tribute-to-late-rocker-ex-michael-hutchence-on-what-would-have-been-his-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/431383\/","title":{"rendered":"Kylie Minogue and Michael Hutchence: Kylie Minogue shares touching tribute to late rocker ex Michael Hutchence on what would have been his birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/kylie-minogue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Kylie \ufeffMinogue \">Kylie \ufeffMinogue<\/a> has shared a touching tribute to her late ex, INXS rocker <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/michael-hutchence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Michael Hutchence. \">Michael Hutchence.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Aussie stars dated from 1989 to 1991\ufeff, <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/michael-hutchence-kylie-minogue-relationship-freeze-frame\/6d634601-9189-4ebb-9d55-d51b1dc18600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"making headlines at the time. \">making headlines at the time.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Spinning Around singer, 57, shared a throwback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTz6m-jjYMl\/?igsh=OWVkYXp1dmUydGJn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"picture\">picture<\/a> of the pair together on her official Instagram \ufeffaccount with her millions of followers, on what would have been his birthday on January 22.<\/p>\n<p>W\ufeffatch the videos above.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/170cb002-3e92-4d43-8f15-e70d8089b378.png\"  alt=\"Kylie Minogue and Michael Hutchence.\"\/>Kylie Minogue has shared a touching tribute to late rocker ex Michael Hutchence. (Instagram\/@kylieminogue)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\ud83e\udd0dSelfie mode\ud83e\udd0d,&#8221; the singer captioned her post, with it getting thousands of likes.<\/p>\n<p>In the image, the pair appear to be in a hotel room and share a sweet embrace, wearing matching black outfits, with the rocker&#8217;s arm around Kylie.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Happy birthday Michael and what a sweet way to celebrate him @kylieminogue\ufeff,&#8221; one follower commented underneath.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/brooklyn-beckham-careers-photography-cooking-hot-sauce\/874a005c-f644-4685-b31d-203878e5f510\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"From barista to photographer:  Brooklyn Beckham&#039;s career ventures\ufeff\">From barista to photographer: Brooklyn Beckham&#8217;s career ventures\ufeff<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: \ufeff<a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/movies\/chris-pratt-interview-surprise-reason-his-kids-with-katherine-schwarzenegger-arent-allowed-to-watch-his-movies-exclusive\/c08888ea-56ef-4bda-8889-829674770ca1\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Chris Pratt reveals why his kids don&#039;t watch his movies\">Chris Pratt reveals why his kids don&#8217;t watch his movies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/nicole-kidman-keith-urban-split-actress-explores-antarctica-after-finalising-divorce\/e4d0e19a-d4ce-4214-ba32-a85f8f110782\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Nicole Kidman travels to Antarctica after finalising divorce\">Nicole Kidman travels to Antarctica after finalising divorce<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/ec36762b-ad68-4a7a-967b-1cdc432756cf.jpeg\"  alt=\"Michael Hutchence and Kylie Minogue\"\/>The Aussie stars dated from 1989 to 1991\ufeff, making headlines at the time.  (PA\/AAP)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wowsers. Such a loooooooong time ago it was Kylie! \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f,&#8221; another remarked.<\/p>\n<p>For a daily dose of 9honey, <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/edm?client_id=honey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to our newsletter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/2015\/01\/15\/08\/54\/kylie-minogue-her-career-in-pictures\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/_\/media\/Images\/The-Fix\/2011\/11\/30\/05\/00\/1.jpg\"  alt=\"'Charlene' marries 'Scott' in &lt;i&gt;Neighbours&lt;\/i&gt;.\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kylie Minogue: Her career in pictures<\/p>\n<p>Following his romance and split with Minogue, the rocker dated model Helena Christensen and went on to date late presenter Paula Yates.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>Hutchence, known for hits including Never Tear Us Apart with INXS, sadly died in November 1997 in Sydney at the age of 37.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/fb874d17-b5f2-495b-b6ed-76cac8568135.jpeg\"  alt=\"Michael Hutchence performing with INXS in Munich (Fryderyk Gabowicz\/Getty)\"\/>Hutchence sadly died in November 1997 in Sydney at the age of 37. (Fryderyk Gabowicz\/Getty)<\/p>\n<p>Minogue has also had some high-profile romances in her time, and has dated the likes of Olivier Martinez and Jason Donovan.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>She previously said about the rocker on the documentary called Mystify: Michael Hutchence: &#8220;Sex, love, food, drugs, music, travel, books, you name it, he wanted to experience it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was a dark bad boy and I was the pure good girl.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She added: &#8220;He had insatiable curiosity, all the good things in life and some the bad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He opened up a whole new world for me. A lot of it was based around pleasure, let&#8217;s face it. It felt loving, yet sad, but was probably doomed.&#8221;\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/entertainment\/latest\/ninecomau-whats-app-signup\/421c4156-5b58-42a0-9c4e-e65401b4e271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE<\/a>: Stay across all the latest in celebrity, lifestyle and opinion via our WhatsApp channel. No comments, no algorithm and nobody can see your private details.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kylie \ufeffMinogue has shared a touching tribute to her late ex, INXS rocker Michael Hutchence. 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