Things You May Not Know About Kylie
If you’re a Kylie fan, chances are you’ll know anything and everything about your favourite global superstar, but even so you might like reminding of a few juicy pieces of trivia. Even those who are not Kylie fans might find this collection of facts and figures interesting. So whoever you are, sit back, relax, and enjoy!
- Kylie is an aboriginal Australian name, and means ‘Boomerang’ in local dialect. In media circles it has often been written that she is ‘bouncing back’ like a boomerang after career lows.
- Although born in Melbourne, Australia, Kylie is actually half Welsh. Her mother who was a dancer comes from Maesteg in Wales.
- High profile calendar manufacturer Danilo are firm Kylie fans as her calendars frequently top their best seller list. For 2003 this meant she beat off competition from David Beckham, Robbie Williams, and Westlife.
- Scott and Charlene’s wedding in Neighbours attracted an audience of around 18 million, and still remains one of the most popular soap storylines of all time. Kylie starred as Charlene Robinson in the 1980’s before embarking on her music career.
- Kylie has had her very own touring exhibition which first opened in Melbourne in 2005 and later toured several cities in the U.K. The exhibition detailed the growth and change in Kylie’s image through the years, her music videos, and some of her most famous outfits. These outfits include an infamous pair of gold lame hot pants, as worn in the video for ‘Spinning Around’.
- Kylie was voted number one in an airline poll to find the person holidaymakers would most like to sit next to on a flight.
- 2008 saw Kylie’s first ever live shows in Beijing and New Zealand. In Beijing Kylie is known as Kaili Minuo.
- One of Kylie’s most amusing quotes is a reference to a piece in the U.K paper ‘The Sun’. “The Sun in London ran a front page declaring my bum a national treasure. I really did laugh at that. It’s not like it can actually do anything, except wiggle.”
- In a review of Kylie’s 2005 concerts in Glasgow, The Guardian reported that one truck among Kylie’s entourage was purely hired for storing the vast amounts of feathers used in the costumes!
- Music duets with Jason Donovan and Robbie Williams were not the only times Kylie had worked alongside these artists. Kylie’s first acting role was as a sister to Jason’s character in failed Australian soap ‘Skyways’ , while Robbie and Kylie both voiced characters in the Magic Roundabout film.
- One of Kylie’s more unusual releases in 1999 was a collectable book of artwork on the theme ‘Kylie’ by some of the world’s most respected artists. Released during a career peak the demand was so great, a second print run was ordered within a month!
To find more items of Kylie trivia, you could always search Google, and be prepared to sift through over 2 million results! Just goes to show what a superstar she is!
