Kylie Minogue on 'nasty' critics and how she kept every supportive cancer letter

The pop star discusses backstage tensions, a surprise duet with Madonna and her love of word games.

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Waiting for a concert to begin, she’ll chip away at crosswords, sudoku grids and the New York Times' Spelling Bee to keep her nerves at bay.

Her friend, author Kathy Lette, once claimed the pop star is a fiend at Scrabble, saying: “She knows how to score big and doesn't mess around." (Coincidentally, Kylie’s name is a valid Scrabble word, scoring a respectable 12 points.)

But when she plays Wordle, the daily word-guessing game, she has an unusual strategy: Deliberately getting it wrong.

"It's annoying if you get it in two lines," she says. "I want it to be more of a challenge.

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