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Happy Birthday Kylie! 40 Reasons Why We Love You

Editorial Review

Editorial Review

Can you believe it, Kylie Minogue ('our Kylie') is turning 40 on Wednesday, 28 May 2008! A Melbourne-born gal who's gone from soapie grease monkey to Stock, Aitken and Waterman hit maker to global pop icon and sex symbol status, Kylie is one of only a few with whom the world is on a first name, and first name only, basis. Along the Kylie journey there have been some truly memorable moments, so, before you rush out to buy the pocked pop diva a gift, let's take a minute to remember 40 little presents she's given us. We love her for …

The very memorable 1987 Sisters Are Doing it for Themselves duet with Dannii on Young Talent Time (how high can a gal's hair go?).

Looking good in a pair of high-waisted jeans (probably the only person to do so) in the Especially for You clip with ex-beau Jason Donovan.

Cuddling up with Kermit the Frog for a duet of Especially for You while wearing a killer pair of dominatrix boots (… sorry Jason).

Daring to wear a pair of white culottes in the 1989 Royal Variety show while singing Especially for You with Jason Donovan (how often did that song get trotted out?)

Giving fans of Neighbours their biggest wedding ever when, as Charlene Mitchell, she tied the knot with Scott Robinson (Jason Donovan) in 1987's magic 523rd episode. Twenty years later Charlene and Scott are still happily married according to Harold who occasionally mentions them both.

Fooling around on an oh-so-sexy inflatable rubber bed with new hubby Scott in and episode of Neighbours, and getting sprung by Harold.

Spending seven weeks at number one on the Australian music charts with Locomotion - the highest selling single in Australia for the 1980s.

Breaking away from the Stock Aitken and Waterman 'Girl Next Door' image in 1990 with raunchy video Better the Devil You Know. Kylie was seeing Michael Hutchence at the time and wore the 'M' Ring he gave her in the video.

The rumoured Mile High membership with most influential ex-flame Michael Hutchence.

Looking amazing in couture stage costumes designed by, among others, Jean Paul Gaultier (who's also the visionary behind Madonna's conical bra).

The Delinquents (that movie Kylie did in 1989 with Charlie Schlatter) or, to be more precise, for flashing a breast in The Delinquents.

Steaming up the small screen in a pair of gold larme hot pants in the Spinning Around video.

Strutting around dancefloors in sky-high heels with no teeters of note to mention.

A legacy of extremely sexy videos (who isn't thinking of Slow or that Agent Provocateur lingerie clip).

The cougar fight with Dannii in The Kylie Show.

A saucy Santa Baby on Top of the Pops.

Inspiring Madonna to wear a t-shirt with 'Kylie' blazoned across it at the MTV Europe Music Awards.

All the spectacular concerts (Showgirl was definitely worth the wait) …

All the tunes that we still can't get out of our head … la, la, la …

Having the foresight to never wear that weird 'hair hat' from her first album cover ever again.

All those magazine cover shots - especially the GQ 'Athena' one by Terry Richardson where she lifted her tennis skirt to flash a bit of bum cheek.

A modest bit of air guitar on Hey Hey It's Saturday while singing Look My Way (1988 - we're not going to talk about the perm).

An extremely glamorous sashay and enviable embrace with David Tennant at the Brit Awards while accepting a Best International Female Artist trophy.

Joining in the fun with Kylie Mole … it was so excellent, and with Kath & Kim!

Saying 'Mel-born' instead of 'Mel-bun' on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson while he was commenting on her lovely Aussie accent … what happened to it?

A beautiful duet of I Believe in You on French Star Academy with Quentin, the eventual winner of the show's seventh season.

A breast cancer survivor story …

A candid breast cancer misdiagnosis bombshell on the Ellen Show - it required a few follow-up explanations, but we still got the message.

Saucing up Blondie's Rapture alongside Justin Timberlake - plus a bum-grab and cute little curtsy stage exit.

Doing a sassy glamour puss Come on Strong performance on the Jools Holland show …

Re-inventing Stock Aitken &Waterman's Better the Devil You Know into a cool-cat toe tap with Andy Garcia.

Surviving daggy interviews, like on The Wide Awake Club in 1988 where she shared her love of stationry.

All the awards that make us … sorry, Kylie … look so good. The Logies, ARIAs, Brit Awards … there's no need to brag!

The Kylie exhibition where we all got within respectable distance of the gold hot pants - among other fab costumes from Kylie's entire career.

Pulling off yet another fashion coup by making everyone want a hooded jumpsuit after seeing the one in the Can't Get You Out of My Head video.

Surviving some of the worst choreography ever seen.

Baring herself and her soul with the 2000 pictorial autobiography, Kylie Minogue, and the sumptuous photographic tribute, La La La (2002).

Having her very own gay husband and stylist, William Baker. Every pop diva should have their own gay handbag, it makes so much sense!

Catering to gay fans by always having a clutch of sexy, semi-clad dancers on stage

Being the first waxwork at Madame Tussauds to be scented - she's wearing Darling, darling.

Have you got your own special Kylie moments? Let us know below.

Click the following to see what else we know about Kylie ...
The Gay Factor
Top 10 Fashion Faux Pas
Top 10 Screen Performances
Top 10 Live Performances
Top 10 Music Videos
Loves and Love Rats
Spinning Around Kylietown
The Showgirl Trail

Kelly Ford, Music Editor, May 2008