Gay Icon!

I couldn't let Kylie Minogue's birthday go without a mention - I'd lose all my "princess points" if I did!! Many happy returns to every gay boy's favourite icon (official) - 39 today!



From her roots in Neighbours and rise to fame during the Stock Aitken & Waterman years, Kylie has made some good and bad choices in her collaborations over the years - working with such diverse artists as Brothers In Rhythm, Heller and Farley, M People, Nick Cave, St.Etienne, Dave Ball, Manic Street Preachers, (the very odd) Towa Tei, and the Scissor Sisters - and still remains right at the top of the pop pantheon with such classics as Can't Get You Out Of My Head, Spinning Around, Breathe, Better The Devil You Know, What Do I Have To Do, and best of all Confide In Me... (phew!)

Her music has formed a back-drop to many notable periods of my life (and I am sure, many others too). Love or hate her, Kylie is indeed "the impossible princess"!

And in case anyone wants to know who exactly Kylie beat in the Top 50 Gay Icons (as voted for in the UK earlier this year):

TOP 50 GREATEST GAY ICONS

1. Kylie Minogue
2. Dolly Parton
3. ABBA
4. Judy Garland
5. Marilyn Monroe
6. David Beckham
7. Madonna
8. Audrey Hepburn
9. Jordan and Peter Andre
10. Liza Minnelli
11. Cary Grant
12. Victoria Beckham
13. Girls Aloud
14. Barbra Streisand
15. Pink
16. Sharon Osbourne
17. Take That
18. Cher
19. Will Young
20. Elton John
21. Barbie
22. Richard and Judy
23. Cilla Black
24. Simon Cowell
25. Julie Andrews
26. Sister Sledge
27. Wham!
28. Rupert Everett
29. The Cheeky Girls
30. Fern Britton
31. Westlife
32. Beyonce
33. Gwen Stefani
34. Prince
35. Morrissey
36. Blondie
37. Boy George
38. Charlotte Church
39. The Village People
40. Ant and Dec
41. Doris Day
42. Gloria Gaynor
43. Gerri Halliwell
44. Donna Summer
45. Steps
46. The Human League
47. French and Saunders
48. The Scissor Sisters
49. Gavin Henson
50. Gordon Ramsay