Kylie also added that she kept the news secret because she couldn’t “find the right time” to announce it publicly after scoring a huge hit with her 2023 single, Padam Padam.
She explained: “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.
“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 I can let go of it. I’d sit through interviews and every opportunity I thought, ‘Now’s the time’, but I kept it to myself.”
Kylie also revealed the song, Story, from her 2023 album, Tension, was about her secret cancer battle. The track features the lyric: “I had a secret that I kept to myself … Turn another page, baby take the stage.”
She said of the track: “I needed to have something that marked that time.”
The singer also spoke about her cancer scare in materials released to promote the documentary, revealing her diagnosis came after a routine check-up and expressing her hope that it inspires others not to skip regular appointments.
Kylie said: “There will be someone out there who will benefit from a gentle reminder to do their check-ups … Early detection was very helpful and I am so grateful to be able to say that I am well today.”