Eighties icon Rick Astley opens up on his secret feud with 'naff' Neighbours singer Kylie Minogue READ MORE: Kylie Minogue tries to go incognito under a large coat and hat while touching down in Sydney as pop star prepares to announce Grammy nominees By MIKAELA WILKES FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 02:49 GMT, 19 November 2024 | Updated: 02:49 GMT, 19 November 2024 e-mail View comments UK singer Rick Astley has revealed his brutal first take on his old friend and rival, Australian pop princess Kylie Minogue . The 58-year-old '80s icon, reveals his decades-old bitterness towards Kylie in his new memoir, Never. 'In your book, you mentioned that before you met her, you didn't think so much of her,' Australian podcast host Sarah Grynberg asked him on Tuesday.
'Why was that?' In the exclusive interview on the Life of Greatness podcast, the Never Gonna Give You Up crooner tried to backtrack on some of the 'snooty' remarks he made about Kylie in his book. 'It wasn't her personally,' Rick said. 'It was.
.. It was the fact that the guys who had signed me wanted to work with, effectively, an actress soap star .
' The blue-eyed soul singer resented being put in the same musical basket as a young Kylie Minogue - who was at the time most famous for her role as Charlene Robinson on Neighbours. UK singer Rick Astley, 58, has revealed why he didn't like Kylie Minogue in the '80s Kylie Minogue performs at the Brit Awards in 2024 On New Year’s Day 1987, a 19-year-old named Rick Astley reco.