Dannii Minogue fought back tears when she revealed she identifies as ‘queer’ during the launch of lesbian dating show I Kissed A Girl.
The show, hosted by Dannii, 52, will see ten single women live together in a luxury Italian house in the hope of sparking a romance.
Dannii, who has only been known to be in relationships with men publicly, said at the event: ‘I identify as queer in a weird way.’
She was responding to some of the girls in the series making it clear they fancy the Australian star in the first episode.
Dannii also said: ‘This is so important. There hasn’t been a show for the girls in the reality gay dating world. It’s like we need this to happen. I’m hoping that there are parties up and down the country.’
Dannii Minogue fought back tears when she revealed she identifies as ‘queer’ during the launch of lesbian dating show I Kissed A Girl
Dannii, who has only been known to be in relationships with men publicly, has been in a relationship with Adrian Newman (pictured) for 10 years
One of Dannii’s most high-profile relationships was with Australian actor Julian McMahon who she was married to from 1993 to 1995
After the candid admission about her identity, MailOnline is taking a look back at the singer’s love life.
One of Dannii’s most high-profile relationships was with Australian actor Julian McMahon who she met in 1990 while working on the soap Home And Away.
Dannii and Julian, who is the son of former Australian Prime Minister William McMahon, were married for two years before divorcing in 1995.
Dannii endured a difficult relationship with Julian’s mother Sonia, who disliked the singer and threatened not to attend the couple’s wedding.
The hitmaker previously said: ‘There was no relationship, she wouldn’t speak to me, I wasn’t allowed to be near her in the house, she said she wasn’t coming to the wedding. We just had no idea how to handle it – we were just trying to.’
In 1999, Dannii became engaged to 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve, son of Ferrari Formula 1 driver GIles Villeneuve. It wasn’t meant to be however, as the pair broke up two years later.
Three years later, Dannii began her next serious romance by dating Scottish music producer and bassist for the band Bros, Craig Logan.
It was reported in March 2002 that the pair were engaged but by December of that year, they had parted ways.
Dannii endured a difficult relationship with Julian’s mother Sonia (pictured in 2005), who disliked the singer and threatened not to attend the couple’s wedding
In 1999, Dannii became engaged to 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve. It wasn’t meant to be however, as the pair broke up two years later
Three years later, Dannii began her next serious romance by dating Scottish music producer Craig Logan who she dated for a year in 2002
Dannii dated English model Kris Smith between 2008 and 2012, with the former couple sharing son Ethan, 13, together
In August 2008, Dannii began dating English male model and former professional rugby league player Kris Smith. The pair met in Ibiza while Kris was celebrating his 30th birthday.
It was announced in January 2010 that Dannii was pregnant and she gave birth to the couple’s son Ethan, 13, in July.
Dannii and Kris split up two years later, with the star confirming the breakup on Twitter. She wrote: ‘It brings me great sadness to tell you that Kris & I have separated. We still care for each other & ask for privacy at this difficult time, in particular for our son Ethan who remains our number one priority.’
Since 2014, Dannii has been in a relationship with singer and music producer Adrian Newman. The couple are rarely seen together due to Adrian’s desire for privacy.
In 2022, the songstress laughed after she was probed by radio host Kyle Sandilands about her ‘secret new bloke’.
‘It’s not a secret!’ she replied. ‘You ask me this every time, we’ve been going out for nine years!
‘Every time anyone prints a picture of him, they go “secret man”, “never seen”… He’s just not interested in anything to do with the public eye.’
The songstress told Who magazine in 2018 she was ‘extremely happy’ in her love life, and doesn’t feel the need to share details about it
Dannii and Andrew, a singer and music producer, made their first public appearance in 2014 at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
The songstress told Who magazine in 2018 she was ‘extremely happy’ in her love life, and doesn’t feel the need to share details about it.
She said: ‘We don’t talk about our relationship. We just keep that super private. But yeah, I’m extremely happy.’
I Kissed A Girl is a spin-off of the gay male version of the show I Kissed A Boy.
Episodes one and two of I Kissed a Girl will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer on Sunday May 5. Episodes will air on BBC Three every Sunday and Monday night at 9pm.
