Kylie Minogue has likened chemotherapy to being hit with an atomic bomb. The 38-year-old pop princess has revealed that after having a partial mastectomy she underwent a six-month chemotherapy course that she describes as a “prison sentence”. Kylie explains, “I can’t quite articulate it. It’s a bit like being in an atomic explosion and people asking you to describe, ‘So exactly how big is the hole?’ I don’t think anyone who hasn’t had it can understand.” Kylie says that throughout her darkest moments, one person was always by her side – her lover olivier Martinez.
She reveals, “olli is the most honourable man I have ever met. He was there all the time and didn’t hesitate in cancelling work to be with me. on particularly dark days I’d be lying on the bathroom floor wailing and he’d say, ‘oK honey, you can cry for just five minutes, then I’m taking you on a bike ride.’ ” The ‘Slow’ singer coped with her battle by looking forward to small things, like her daily coffee allowance. “And if you can only have one coffee a day it better be damn good coffee!” she adds. [2 November 2006]
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