Minogue first woman with 5 decades of hits

SINGER KYLIE Minogue has admitted she is relieved that she did not rise to fame in the age of social media.

The pop star, 52, recently became the first woman to top the UK album chart over five consecutive decades.

Minogue, who has also branched out into winemaking, selling her millionth bottle this month, said the chart milestone confirmed she had been on “the right path”.

“To be the first solo female to achieve this is something I’m really proud of,” the pop star said. “I never would have imagined this when I started out, but I do know what I have given to this career so it’s truly heartwarming (and mind-blowing) to feel like I’ve been on the right path.”

Asked whether she was relieved that she did not rise to fame in an age of social media, the former Neighbours star said: “I think the answer is yes.

“I have tried to put my teenage self into the modern frame and to be honest, I can’t imagine how I would, or wouldn’t, have handled it.

“It can be such a wonderful source of connect but, as we all know now, it isn’t always easy.” Minogue, who released her latest album, Disco, last year, can picture herself on stage in another decade.

“If the next 10 years go as fast as the last 10, then I’d like to imagine that I could still be recording and performing live,” she added. “I still love acting so perhaps more of that.”