Kylie Minogue opens up on the pressure to stay looking young in showbiz

KYLIE Minogue, who turns 49 next month, has opened up on the pressure to stay looking young in show business.

KYLIE Minogue has opened up about the pressure to stay looking young in the entertainment industry.

The Australian singer — who turns 49 next month — has shunned fillers, despite admitting her job demands that she always look fresh-faced.

“I don’t know if I do feel the pressure. I’m so used to it, which is almost a sad thing to say, but that’s just been my job for so long,” she said in an interview with The Australian.

Kylie Minogue recently revealed she’s ditched fillers. Picture: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

While there is pressure to stay youthful, there is also a flip side: when to rein it in.

“I look at some things that I kind of shocked myself, where I can’t believe I did that. But I wouldn’t like to feel I have to dress a certain way or act a certain way or look a ­certain way that is age-defined,” the Spinning Around singer said.

“It’s tricky, because what your brain is telling you your age is, is perhaps ­different to the age you are, or perhaps the age people perceive you to be. I would like to think people are becoming more open-minded about it — and no doubt they are, when you consider that 20 years ago 40 was considered ancient and now it isn’t.”

Singer Kylie Minogue in her famous gold hotpants for the Spinning Around video. Picture: Supplied

The consummate showgirl, whose stint on Neighbours in the 1980s shot her to superstardom, also revealed what she does to unwind.

“Just quiet, feeling safe in my environment — safe at home, or someone else’s home, safe where there’s no one with their phones, you don’t have to have your eyes darting around the whole time,” she said.

Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan in Neighbours. Picture: Supplied

Earlier this year, Kylie called off her engagement to actor Joshua Sasse, who was 20 years her junior.

They met in 2015, when Kylie made a guest appearance on his TV show Galavant.

“It has been an interesting few months, but fantastic for moving forward creatively,” she said recently of the split.

Kylie Minogue split from her partner Josh Sasse earlier this year. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Read more at The Australian.