Kylie Minogue cancels all upcoming interviews

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Kylie Minogue has cancelled all interviews after a bonkers chat in which she was told she was a "hot 50-year-old".

Minogue says the interviews have been cancelled so she can rest her voice ahead of an upcoming tour.

A spokesperson told the Daily Telegraph: "She has a throat infection and needs to rest her voice ahead of the performance ... all other commitments are believed to have been spiked until further notice".

The Australian pop star is in Australia to perform songs from her upcoming new album Golden, and is set to take the stage in Sydney on Thursday.

But controversy erupted on Monday during a 60 Minutes interview with Karl Stefanovic.

During the segment, Minogue gave Stefanovic a glimpse of her cheeky outfit from her Spinning Around music video which the presenter called "those very hot, hot pants".

The pair discussed the singer's failed relationship with Joshua Sasse, which ended last year.

After discussing her heartbreak, Stefanovic said to her: "Can you stop going for incredibly good looking d**kheads?"

Minogue awkwardly laughed and said yes.

But the most awkward part of the interview came right at the very end.

Minogue, 49, was talking about her positive attitude towards life when Stefanovic said: "Well, you're doing very well. It helps obviously that you're a hot 50-year-old."

Minogue was caught off-guard by the comment and replied: "Well, thanks. Um, yeah, we try. I don't know what to say to that."

Stefanovic was called out for the interview by viewers, with many taking to Twitter to brand it "creepy".