'I'm blown away by her': The Irish man who made a Netflix series with Kylie

Donegal filmmaker Michael Harte had previously worked on the Beckham show, but even that didn't fully prepare him for the special experience of his interactions with Kylie Minogue, writes Esther McCarthy

Donegal filmmaker Michael Harte with Kylie Minogue at a launch event for the Netflix documentary series. Photo: Lia Toby/Getty Images

It was the emotional and powerful reveal that endeared her to millions of fans as she spoke for the first time about her second cancer diagnosis. In the final moments of her new documentary series for Netflix, Kylie Minogue tells how she had a second cancer diagnosis in 2021, having received successful treatment for breast cancer in 2005.

Now, the Irish filmmaker who worked closely with Minogue on the series for two years has told how he knew nothing about the star’s second cancer diagnosis until she chose to speak about it towards the end of filming.