'It's not my natural habitat': Kylie Minogue won't be cooking at Christmas
Kylie Minogue has revealed that she is happy to leave the cooking to others at Christmas.
Kylie Minogue doesn't cook at Christmas.
The 57-year-old pop star has announced the new festive album Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped) but has confessed that she doesn't venture into the kitchen during the festive period.
Speaking to the London Standard newspaper, Kylie said: "I've never cooked a turkey, though I have roasted other things. But, ha, erm, I'm not a natural. It's not my natural habitat, no."
The Can't Get You Out of My Head hitmaker will be celebrating Christmas at home in Australia with her family this year and will leave the cooking to her sister Dannii Minogue and brother Brendan.
Kylie explained: "They are very... present in the kitchen.
"I'm there, I'm sous chef and I'm available for anything that needs doing, but everyone's families are like that, aren't they? You know your place, don't rock the system, don't rock the boat. We all just want to get through Christmas!"
She added: "And then I think we're secretly all - or not even so secretly - just excited about Boxing Day. That's when the relief kicks in. I mean we can literally string a leftover ham out for God knows how many days.
"But there are so many stages to Christmas, and I'd rather put my hand up for the wrapping."
The new album marks 10 years since the release of Kylie's record Kylie Christmas and she says that the project provided her with an "escape" from the woes of the world.
The Spinning Around singer said: "It's an escape. It's a challenge. It's a puzzle. You've got your own puzzle to solve and it's something you have a chance of achieving, compared with the world. Because the bigger problems and the bigger questions are overwhelming - for everyone."
Kylie admits that she tries to "turn everything off" at times in her hectic schedule.
She explained: "I do find I'm going backwards to go forwards, though.
"I mean with tried-and-tested things that work, like human connection, or let's try to take a break. I've been going so fast this year that I'm trying to take heed of the things that have always worked in the past.
"You know, bottom line is, my inbox is always full, and where do I find the thing - was it on a text, is it in WhatsApp, is it in emails, was it an Airdrop? Like, navigating all of that. I think just turning everything off for a minute - maybe that's the answer."
