Kylie Minogue on plastic surgery

Kylie Minogue’s been ­accused of having one of the most famous frozen faces in the celebrity world.

In real life it’s easy to see why. She’s wrinkle free and her eyebrows are ­impeccably arched – but her face DOES move. At first I’m still not convinced she not been under the surgeon’s knife but she lets me get to the bottom of it. Flipping her hair up, she says: “Go for it. Check behind my ears. See, no scars.”

Yep, I’ve checked and can confirm she’s scar-free. I’m either blind or she has the best surgeon on the planet.

We continue to talk surgery and Kylie, 42, reveals: “I’m not on some quest for eternal youth these days. You have to be happy with what you have got.”

She admits she has used the frozen-face treatment Botox to ward off ­wrinkles in the past, but now says: “I really am embracing my age. I’ve been honest – I used Botox, but I don’t any more. I have lines like the next girl. My forehead moves, too. I definitely wouldn’t want to go under the knife for some procedure – you are not yourself if you do that.

“I know people are always saying I’ve had this, that and the other done but I honestly haven’t.”

The star, who launched her eleventh studio album ­Aphrodite in London this week, has vowed to keep exposing her ­famous ­bottom on stage.

She said: “I won’t be covering up my bum as I get older – and it makes me laugh that it has become a ­national ­obsession these days. But I’m going to still tour when I’m ­Madonna’s age then I’ll probably have to start doing some serious working out to keep it in shape. I certainly don’t work out like Madonna does – that’s hardcore.

“In fact I don’t really work out at all – unless I have to. If I know I’m going to be doing a shoot then I’ll cut the carbs but there’s no dieting. I just do last-minute panicking. Ditching carbs is the only way for me to slim down quickly.”

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In the video for her next single, All The Lovers, the tiny pop Princess is seen in white hot pants as she writhes with dancers. The star ­admits the thought of such skimpy costumes was a worry. She explained: “When it came to the video and I knew that I was going to be in tiny hot pants again, I was like, ‘Cover my legs and bum with body make-up.’ It’s ­definitely the way forward – and my secret to having a great bottom.

“The shorts were initially not as skimpy and then I got to LA and the director Joseph Khan was like, ‘Everyone’s going to be wearing white tiny outfits.’ I immediately got on the phone to my friend and stylist Will Baker and was freaking out, going: ‘Can I get away with basically a white ­swimming costume at my age.’ It was nerve- racking but he said I was fine so I just went for it.

"I’m body- confident and I don’t really have to work for it – which will make people annoyed. But it’s kind of true.”

Kylie also spoke of her love for baby sister Dannii, 38, who gives birth to her first child in July.

She said: “I can’t believe my little sister is pregnant! We were always the one’s who didn’t have ­babies … the glamorous aunties. Now she’s going to be a mummy.”

Dannii is just 5ft 2ins tall while boyfriend Kris Smith is 6ft 3ins. Kylie said: “He’s brought the tall gene into the Minogue family – so we’re all ­excited about that! The baby has half a chance of being normal height.”

The star, who is dating Spanish model Andres ­Velencoso, sounds happier than ever as she prepares to release her album. After winning her fight against breast cancer in 2005 she really is on top of the world.

She said: “I’m healthy, I’m with a man I love and I’m happy – so that’s reflecting on my new album.

“I haven’t been this excited about music for years.”

● Kylie’s single All the Lovers is out on June 13 and the album Aphrodite is ­released on on July 5.