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WITHOUT them, Kylie Minogue would not be the Brit-winning pop icon she is today.

They are the close-knit entourage responsible for the sex siren style which brought us Kylie's famous golden hot pants and those silver thigh-high boots on show at last week's Brit Awards.

A small but trusted team, they consist of a Spanish classically trained ballet dancer, personal hairdresser, skilled make-up artist and a shop assistant-turned-stylist who Kylie credits with launching her sex kitten image.

Will Baker, 28 - nicknamed Joan because of his love of Joan Collins - first met Kylie when he offered her fashion advice at the Vivienne Westwood shop in London nine years ago. Will, son of a teacher from Cheshire, says: "One day, she came into the shop. I just leapt over the counter and bombarded her with ideas. She probably thought I was some mad stalker, but she listened and took me for a coffee over the road."

Kylie, 33, says: "Everyone who meets him finds him unforgettable. Over the years, we have become somewhat joined at the hip and developed a relationship where we collaborate on nearly every creative aspect of my career."

Will has become so powerful that he has the title Creative Director and picks her clothes, songs, dance teachers and even the thongs worn by her male dancers. He is the man responsible for sparking off the national obsession with Kylie's bottom by finding the 50p pair of gold hot pants in Oxfam she wore in her Spinning Around video.

Will admits that her bottom is one of her most outstanding features saying: "Kylie's bottom is like a peach. Sex sells and her best asset is her bum. So let's exaggerate it."

He is also the man responsible for her show-stopping Brits look - Will chose her pounds 900 custom-made Dolce & Gabbana minidress, pounds 80 Agent Provocateur knickers and pounds 900 Jimmy Choo boots.

With specially-designed jewellery by Johnny Rocket costing over pounds 2,000, beauty products worth pounds 400 a time and more than pounds 2,000 for her personal hair and make-up people, that's a total of about pounds 6,000 for just one night at the Brits.

Even Kylie acknowledges that being perfect doesn't come easy. She says: "It's an image. Not reality.

"Nobody could be like that. When I get home the stilettoes come off, the slippers come on and I become a complete nana.

"I love what Willie's done for me. I think I should embrace the peach analogy he uses for my bum.

"You never know what the future holds. It could become a pear rapidly."

HAIRSTYLIST

HAIRSTYLIST Caroline Barnes has replaced that 80s poodle perm with sun-kissed highlights and a sleeker, straight look.

Caroline, 29, has been working on Kylie's shoulder-length tresses for the last 18 months after Kylie spotted her portfolio at Joy Goodman agency. Caroline takes 20-40 minutes to give Kylie her glamorous but low maintenance look.

"She's got naturally curly, dark blonde hair with subtle golden highlights. We tend to blow-dry it straight but she's keen on the braided look - like at the Brits. We use Clinique Defining Curls (pounds 10.99) to enhance her curls or Paul Mitchell's The Shine (pounds 9.95) to sparkle under the lights. Sometimes I put in Paul Mitchell dry wax (pounds 8.85) to smooth it out so her fine hair doesn't look frizzy."

SKIN

KYLIE owes her wrinkle-free face to the Aussie motto "slip, slop, slap" - slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat. "She never goes out without factor 30 sunscreen on - even in London," says Caroline Barnes, right. "She screams at anyone she catches

lying out in the sun."

Instead her golden glow comes care of Mac's golden bronze body powder (pounds 15) and San Tropez mousse (pounds 30) applied all over.

At 33, Kylie has few laughter lines but looks five years younger. Caroline says: "If you wanted to genetically reproduce someone it should be her." She keeps her looks by not smoking and not drinking too much alcohol. Her biggest extravagance is the fermented seaweed- based Creme de la Mer moisturiser, at pounds 135 for a 60ml pot.

NAILS

MAKE-UP artist Karen Alder, below, helps Kylie look after her nails properly. She recommends Nailtiques oil therapy (pounds 12.50), cuticle care (pounds 13.95) and hand gel (pounds 13.95). For her daytime "nude"

look, she paints on Jessica

high-gloss nail polish (pounds 8.99). For a vampish look Estee Lauder's cherry red

nail polish (pounds 10) was her choice for the Can't Get You Out Of My Head video.

Last week, Kylie was flashing Estee Lauder's black wine polish - painted on herself as usual - when she took the mike at the Brits.BOOTS

FANCY a pair of over-the-knee boots to get the sexy look Kylie wowed the Brits with? Just march down to your nearest Jimmy Choo shop, pick out some boots in basic black - then spray

them silver. It may seem a bit Blue Peter, but Kylie is used to customising both shoes and clothes to fit her tiny 5ft 1ins frame.

She takes a teeny size 3 which means some of her shoes have to be specially made. For the Brits, Kylie bought three pairs of pounds 900 zip-up boots from Jimmy Choo, above, and adapted one set with silver spray for her sparkling stage appearance. Other favourite brands include Gina and the Manola Blahniks beloved of the Sex And The City girls.

MAKE UP

WITH full lips like this, Kylie has every reason to grin. The plump pout shrieks of collagen - but make-up artist Karen Alder promises Kylie's features are all natural. "She's got great lips so she tends to play them up with a glossy lipstick for a shiny, modern

look."

For the Brits, Kylie's kissable lips came from L'Oreal's Crystal Shine Colour Riche in cherry crystal (pounds 6.99), which contains small metallic particles. Her foundation (pounds 40) and eyeshadow (pounds 7) came from Cosmetics A La Carte and she wore L'Oreal Lash Architect mascara (pounds 6.99), and Clinique's Brow Sculpting Duo (pounds 10).

"Her pet hate is heavy foundation bases. She likes her skin to be dewy-looking - not powdery," says Karen.

DRESS

TOP billing at the Brits went to the corseted Dolce & Gabbana pounds 900 white mini dress, complete with saucy side bracing and a hem line to show acres of taut thigh. Other D&G outfits she wore on the night included her purple sheer silk top (pounds 360), patchwork suede trousers (pounds 1705) and frill-trimmed black silk coat (pounds 1695).

Will suggested Kylie buy jewellery from Johnny Rocket and costumes from unknown designer Fiona Doran who was responsible for that other crowd pleaser - the hooded white evening gown she almost wore for the Can't Get You Out Of My Head video.

Kylie splashed out pounds 6,000 last year for a lurex dress woven with 24 carat gold thread and semi precious stones by Welsh designer Julien Macdonald.

BOTTOM

AS well as picking out those famous 50p golden hot pants Will made sure Kylie showed off her perky posterior to maximum effect at the Brits. With her thigh-skimming mini, she wore pounds 80 Agent Provocateur knickers in metallic silver.

But what's the secret of Kylie's perfect bum?

"She doesn't use anti-cellulite cream - she doesn't need to," says Caroline Barnes. "It's totally sickening but she doesn't have a scrap of orange peel skin in sight. A firm sent her some anti-cellulite cream once and she held up a bit and said she might try it.

I said: 'You can if you like - but in your case there's really no need.'"

BODY

BALLET dancer Rafael Bonachela, below, has been keeping Kylie in shape for the past three months with intensive dance training.

Will Baker called in the dance master after spotting him with Rambert Dance

Company at Sadler's Wells last November.

His technique consists of a series of disconnected, jagged moves - reflected in Kylie's robotic style dance at the Brits.

Rafael, who trained in Barcelona, says: "Kylie is a natural mover. She picks up new movements easily and quickly. She is lovely to work with. I was inspired by her but I think she was excited to move in a different way." Naturally-slim Kylie eats five small meals a day but still loves occasional steaks and chocolate.