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jason donovan Has said that his wife has a public attraction to her former partner Kylie Minogue “difficult”.
Donovan, 57, dated Minogue for three years in the late Eighties when the pair co-starred in the Australian soap. Neighbour,
The actor and singer, who has been married to Angela Malloch since 2008, reflected on his “deep” romance with Minogue during an appearance on Jamie Lang’s show. great company podcast.
Asked if he was “in love” with the “I Should Be So Lucky” hitmaker, Donovan replied: “I think so, yes. Our relationship and what we shared was on another level, dude. On another level.
“With Kylie, she started out as a kind of rough mechanic in Neighbors. A kind of tomboy-like character. And kind of blossomed. It was a phenomenal thing to see and then came [Minogue’s hit 1987 single] ‘Loco-motion’. Initially, I thought it was probably him stalking me and then I think it changed a little bit.’
Donovan and his wife have three children: Gemma, 24, Zac, 23, and Molly, 13.
On the podcast, he went on to address the continued public interest in his relationship with Minogue, despite being in a relationship with Malloch for over two decades.
“Imagine what happens over four years of your life,” he said. “You live art imitating life. Your relationship owned the world and then you fell apart, and you know, it was hard.
“But then for the rest of your life… when you’re on Instagram, or, imagine someone like Ange – can you imagine that? All they talk about is marriage. ‘Wait a minute: I’ve spent 25 years with this guy’, and that’s pushed in your face all the time. Now whenever I get in a cab, it’s, ‘How’s Kylie?'”
He explained that the public obsession with his and Minogue’s relationship was challenging for his wife at first.
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“I think it was quite difficult in the beginning,” he said. “I mean, I hope she doesn’t mind me saying that. We’re at 25. That says it all to me.
“And she’s my best friend and the love of my life.”