Sorry women, Dannii Minogue has confirmed that she is, in reality, straight (Getty)
Many individuals – together with us – have been very excited to get up to the information that Dannii Minogue had “come out as queer” throughout a press convention for brand new lesbian courting present I Kissed A Lady… however it merely wasn’t true.
Main information sources trumpeted the truth that the pop icon – who’s sister to equally devoted LGBTQ+ ally Kylie Minogue – had “come out as queer”, when in reality she was sharing the truth that she strongly helps and identifies with the queer neighborhood: in a lot the identical means as former Glee star Darren Criss, who’s straight, defined that he identifies as “culturally queer” in a current interview.
When quizzed about her emotions in direction of the contestants on I Kissed A Lady, she responded: “You women are scorching. You recognize it. I adore it. I’m right here for it. Is that a solution?” This was then spun right into a sequence of “Dannii Minogue comes out” tales that appeared in The Mirror, The Specific, The Telegraph and lots of extra in addition to.
She’s now taken to Instagram to debunk the claims, clarifying: “I used to be not making an announcement that I’m a lesbian or queer: I’m straight and in a long-term hetero relationship.”
She additionally stated she didn’t need the current headlines to “distract” from the launch of lesbian courting present I Kissed A Lady, which shall be aired each Sunday and Monday evening at 9pm on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer from Sunday 5 Might onwards.
The present, which follows the identical premise as final yr’s hit sequence I Kissed A Boy, additionally hosted by the Minogue sister, sees ten single ladies journey to an Italian Masseria and get paired up. On their first assembly, they must go straight in for a kiss with their companion – with out saying a phrase.
Talking on the screening of I Kissed A Lady on 1 Might, Minogue stated that whereas the “full focus” proper now could be on I Kissed A Lady, she urged that she and the staff behind the present are eager to “open doorways” and discover future, potential iteration – together with a trans and non-binary model of the programme.
Dannii Minogue’s companion
As Dannii Minogue made clear in her Instagram assertion, the 52-year-old has been in a relationship with musician Adrian Newman for the previous decade.
Newman is a 46-year-old songwriter, and he and Minogue preserve their relationship on the downlow, avoiding public scrutiny. In 2018, The Solar quoted the Aussie songstress as saying: “I’ve a phenomenal boyfriend. I by no means say something about him. We’re tremendous non-public. I’m simply within the good second.”