Kylie to finish off interrupted world tour

Pop star Kylie Minogue will complete the world tour she called off a year ago after being diagnosed with breast cancer, her tour manager revealed today.

Michael Gudinski popped a champagne cork at a media event in Melbourne to announce Australian dates later this year, saying he had just returned from meetings with Kylie in London.

“She’s definitely through the worst of everything, she’s so determined and she can’t wait to see you all,” Mr Gudinski said.

“Obviously she’s still got a few mountains to climb, but we’re very, very confident that the tour will be going ahead in November.”

Kylie, a 2004 Grammy award winner, had completed dates on her “Showgirl Tour” in Europe and was heading to Australia for homecoming concerts when she was diagnosed with cancer in May last year.

She underwent surgery to remove a lump from her breast and is reportedly still undergoing cancer treatment.

Gudinski said the November 11 to December 17 concerts in Australia’s state capitals would be renamed the “Showgirl Homecoming” tour and that Kylie’s work commitments would be lighter because of her illness.

“We’re going to take as much pressure as we can,” off her, he said.