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Dannii Minogue, 53, cuts a youthful figure in double denim as she leaves BBC studios in London

Dannii Minogue, 53, cuts a youthful figure in double denim as she leaves BBC studios in London

Daily Mail​07-05-2025

Dannii Minogue was looking chic as she made her way out of a radio interview on Tuesday.
The Australian pop star and TV host beamed as she bounced from BBC studios where she appeared on Scott Mills' breakfast show.
The 53-year-old was looking much younger than her years as she strutted her stuff in double denim.
Dannii chose a matching pale blue shirt and jeans combo, with her shirt featuring a smattering of glistening sequins.
She wore a beige coat over the top and brought out the metallic accents in her top with a pair of silver heeled boots.
The television host opted for a warm makeup palette with a soft pink-coral lipstick while wearing her blonde locks in soft curls.
Dannii put on a spirited display outside the studio, mugging for the camera and throwing up a peace sign.
It comes after Dannii discussed comparisons to her pop star sister Kylie Minogue.
Dannii said recently that she 'wouldn't be alive' if she wasn't so mentally strong after years of 'nasty comments' and being compared to her elder sibling Kylie.
Speaking on Fearne Cotton 's the Happy Place podcast, Dannii revealed: 'I've said this to my friends, 'I know that, if I wasn't mentally strong and I did have any kind of eating disorder or something, I wouldn't be alive now.' That is fact.
'It was so brutal, and it went on for years.'
And despite critics trying to create a sibling rivalry, Dannii, 53, and Kylie, 56, remain a united force.
She added: 'I was compared to my sister, who's always had a completely different body shape our entire lives.
'I wasn't living up to her body. At the time, the only body shape that was accepted was slim.
She wore a beige coat over the top and brought out the metallic accents in her top with a pair of silver heeled boots
Dannii put on a spirited display outside the studio, mugging for the camera and throwing up a peace sign
The television host opted for a warm makeup palette with a soft pink-coral lipstick while wearing her blonde locks in soft curls
'I was a square trying to fit into a hole. You read back now how nasty the comments were.'
Dannii went on to share her priority is now is spending precious time with her family and only taking on work that's 'important' to her.
She is in a relationship with music producer Adrian Newman, and said giving birth to son Ethan, 14, in 2010 changed her focus.
She explained: 'I've spent my life travelling around the world, being away, missing birthdays, weddings, funerals.
'I'm really trying to find the balance now.
'You can't have just the happiness without everything else. If you accept there's light and dark, it's all part of it.'

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