Kylie Minogue not 'normal'

Oct 29, 2007, 12:30 GMT

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Kylie Minogue will never be "normal" again after her breast cancer ordeal.

The '2 Hearts' singer - who was given the all-clear from the deadly disease earlier last year after being diagnosed in May 2005 - admits the illness has changed her life forever.

She said: "I learned that you never go back to a normal state, instead you have to create a new normal state.

"I have to accept my life for its triumphs and its other sides, take the good with the bad. I experienced a totally new environment. I experienced a world of illness and positive attitudes. The sympathy you're shown can knock you off your feet.

"These experiences contributed to making me a more mature person."

Kylie, 39, also revealed she suffered from depression when she couldn't work because of her gruelling chemotherapy treatment.

Kylie - who completed her postponed 'Showgirl' tour earlier this year after her enforced break - told Scotland's Daily Record newspaper: "I had the feeling I'd been stopped in the middle of a flight. A tour needs to gain momentum. It's just like riding a bike, you need to pedal to gather speed.

"Suddenly I was torn off the seat, aside from all the other things that happened to me.

"The depression suddenly came over but I had the goal of continuing the tour and thinking back it was a blessing in disguise.

"I had to prove I had what it takes to continue what I had done in the past."

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