Kylie Minogue: Michael Hutchence Was ‘Probably’ The Love Of My Life

Kylie Minogue has opened up about the “profound effect” that her relationship with Michael Hutchence had on her.

The Can’t Get You Out Of My Head singer is currently gearing up for the release of a new Netflix documentary about her life and career, during which she’s set to discuss everything from fame and her personal relationships to her past treatment for breast cancer.

During an interview with The Times published over the weekend, she was asked about her romance with the late INXS frontman, which lasted around two years in late 80s and early 90s.

Asked if she thought her fellow Australian performer was the love of her life, Kylie responded: “Yes, probably.”

“I’ve had lots of relationships, some were love, some were not,” she continued. “My relationship with him, or our relationship at the time, was not for that long, but it had a profound effect on me.”

Speaking to Hello! in a separate interview shared on Monday morning, Kylie said: “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.”

Elsewhere in her Times interview, Kylie claimed that she is now single, revealing: “I don’t have a boyfriend. I was in a relationship and when that ended I realised I was OK on my own. I’m definitely getting pickier.”

Back in 2014, Kylie told Australian GQ of her time dating Michael: “Let’s just say I was 21 and my eyes were open to the world. You want to experience everything and I couldn’t think of a better person to, you know, take those first steps into the big wide world with.”

During a subsequent TV interview, Kylie was moved to tears when she claimed the relationship had been a “great love” and “true heartbreak”.

After their split, the two remained close until his death in 1997, at the age of 37.