Kylie: No parental pressure to have kids
Kylie Minogue’s parents are among the few people who don’t pressure her about having children.
The 43-year-old singer – who has been dating Spanish model Andres Velencoso for three years – is sick of people asking her when she plans on having kids but is grateful her parents aren’t trying to force her to become a mother.
She told YOU magazine: “I hate the question, ‘So when are you going to have children?’ But amazingly I have never heard it from my mum or dad. They never put pressure on any of us. For a while it looked liked it would never happen for us all and then boom, boom, boom.
“The only answer I have is, ‘If it happens for me –beautiful.’ I’ll have to wait and see. I love children and I love the thought of having a family. And Andres is really good with kids.”
While Kylie hasn’t ruled out having children in the future, for now she is content to dote on her nephews.
She said: “Don’t get me started talking about my nephew. My brother Brendan’s son Charlie is five now and his little brother James is two and Dannii’s boy Ethan is one. They all came to see my show in Melbourne and I could see them from the stage. I kept looking over to see if they were still there.”
Although Kylie calls herself a “serial monogamist”, she admitted she is reluctant to settle down and tie the knot.
She explained: “I don’t like to be boxed in. Maybe that feeling has affected my attitude to marriage. But it isn’t about fearing a commitment – I am committed. I’m a serial monogamist and I have never run off. It’s just that I need to be able to breathe.”
