Kylie reveals how cancer inspired her new songs

Published on Sunday 16 July 2006 00:37

KYLIE Minogue reveals intimate details tonight about her battle against cancer and how she used the experience to help her write songs.

A year after she stepped down from public life to battle breast cancer, the singer disclosed how "differently" she sees her life following her illness and revealed plans to take things more "slowly".

Minogue, 38, told Sky One that she has written about it in songs for her new album: "It's not depressing. It's not, you know, woe is me, nothing like that. But, just in my way, I've said what I wanted to say."

The singer discovered she had cancer in May 2005 and underwent surgery in Australia two days later, forcing

her to abandon her Showgirl world tour and an appearance at the Glastonbury Festival.

She finished chemotherapy in December 2005 and is set to resume her tour in November.

Minogue said: "I'm not sure that I'll be able to do everything that I did before - not that I do an enormous amount of jumping all over the stage, but quick changes are really stressful."

She is determined to live life to the full, despite her ongoing battle with the disease, saying: "I just want to do everything."

The singer is still under the care of doctors, but is recovering with the support of French boyfriend Olivier Martinez. Kylie: The Interview is being broadcast tonight at 9pm on Sky One.