In the spotlight: Kylie Minogue

“Sweet Jesus holy Mary mother of whatever Yahweh almighty. Australian pop goddess-cum-gay icon Kylie Minogue has been diagnosed with breast cancer.”

The response by the Gawker website to the news that everyone's favourite pop starlet had early-stage breast cancer pretty much summed up the reaction worldwide.

Somehow despite the bubble hairstyle during the Stock, Aitken & Waterman years, the 15-odd dodgy early singles and that weirdly plastic voice, 36-year-old Kylie had found herself ...