Jason Donovan Says Kylie Minogue Was His First True Love – Before She Dumped Him For INXS Rocker Michael Hutchence: ‘We Made Magic Together’
Jason Donovan has admitted his romance with Kylie Minogue was “fully underway” and that the pop princess was his first real relationship.
The couple, who met as teenagers while starring on the soap opera Neighbors, dated for five years before splitting in 1989.
The 55-year-old actor has fond memories of his time with the 55-year-old pop star, he told the Sydney Morning Herald on Saturday.
“Before I got married I was in several relationships. “The first real one was with Kylie Minogue in 1984-1989,” Jason said.
“That was completely wrong for obvious reasons,” he added.
Jason Donovan says his romance with Kylie Minogue was his first real relationship. The couple, who met as teenagers while starring on the soap opera Neighbors, dated for five years before splitting in 1989. Pictured together on the set of Neighbors last year
“It was amazing and we created magic together on screen – we were boyfriend and girlfriend on Neighbors – and off screen. ‘We’re still good friends.’
The couple reunited for the final episode of Neighbors last year and reprized their iconic roles as Scott and Charlene Robinson.
In 2012, Jason revealed that he still can’t speak to Kylie about their breakup after taking their romance off-screen.
He admitted it was “a pretty tough blow” when the Locomotion singer left him and reached out to INXS frontman Michael Hutchence.
“It was an extremely painful goodbye and it certainly took me a long time to recover from it,” he told the Mirror.
“Before I got married I was in several relationships. “The first real gig was with Kylie Minogue in 1984-1989. That was totally for obvious reasons,” he said. Pictured together in 1990
“It was great and we created magic together on screen — we were boyfriend and girlfriend on Neighbors — and off screen.” “We’re still good friends,” he said. The former couple is pictured in 1990
“It was bad enough that she eloped with anyone, but she happened to walk into the arms of the greatest rock god of the time, the exact guy I secretly wanted to be.”
He added that he and Kylie have never discussed their headline-grabbing breakup, claiming they’re just “not close enough to go into it.”
Jason previously revealed that he felt like a “little lost boy” when the couple split in 1989.
At the time, he told the Daily Telegraph that he didn’t see the breakup coming and was devastated to learn she’d fallen in love with the rocker.
Jason admitted it was “a pretty tough blow” when the Locomotion singer left him and went with INXS frontman Michael Hutchence. Kylie and Michael pictured together
“I was not expecting that. “God, I was a huge Michael Hutchence fan at the time,” he said.
“He was the quintessential Aussie rock god and super cool.” It made me look at myself and think, ‘What am I?’
Michael died in 1997 after being found dead in his Sydney hotel room.
Jason has been married to stage manager Angela Malloch since 2008 and has two children, daughter Jemma and son Zac.
Kylie, meanwhile, split from British GQ manager Paul Solomons earlier this year after five years together and has since relocated from the UK to Australia.
The couple reunited for the final episode of Neighbors last year and reprized their iconic roles as Scott and Charlene Robinson