Kylie Minogue reacts to Jason Donovan's 'Love hurts, mate' comment from her documentary: 'So heartfelt and moving'

Kylie Minogue, the renowned singer known for songs like ‘Chiggy Wiggy,’ ‘All the Lovers,’ ‘Padam Padam,’ and more, released her three-part documentary. The series featured instances of her personal life, memories, photographs, and the love story that made headlines.

While Minogue’s life has been public, one question remained unanswered: Why did the singer and Jason Donovan break up? Bringing the spotlight to the tragedy of the 1990s, the documentary also features Donovan, who commented about their not-so-happily-ever-after.Here’s a closer look at Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan.

Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, and Michael Hutchence: The 1990s love triangle

Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan met on the sets of ‘Neighbours’ and fell in love. After dating for a couple of years in the late 80s, they decided to split, despite being one of the favorite couples on television.

Immediately after their knot dissolved, Minogue began dating the late Michael Hutchence until 1991. Unfortunately, he passed away in 1997. While refreshing his memory, Jason Donovan remembered how he and the singer met Hutchence for the first time.

“He [Hutchence] was not interested in me. I could tell he was focused on her, absolutely,” he said, according to Digital Spy, before adding, “Love hurts, mate.”Kylie Minogue’s response to Jason DonovanAs a response to Donovan’s comments in the series, Minogue admitted that they were heartfelt and moving.

“‘Love hurts, mate,’ that is the quote, and he’s not wrong. It does sometimes, so I appreciated his honesty so much. And hilarious. And F-bombs. He’s so Jason Donovan. I can see just him being him,” she said during a conversation with Variety. While she talked about a lot of first-time moments with Hutchence, she realised that Donovan was a huge part of her life as well.

“We stumbled into fame together. We were rocking up to “Neighbours” every day.

Then we were dating, then we were navigating mayhem. Mayhem! So props to Jason,” she stated.

When Jason Donovan opened up about his first love

Previously, Donovan opened up about the tragic breakup and the unwithered scar. Claiming that Kylie Minogue was his first love, he said that the split was not easy at all for him. “She and I were so connected personally and professionally, it's a very difficult relationship to escape. And not only that, we were in everyone's living room across the world. It's quite a unique position,” he said during an interview with Big Issue in 2025.

Despite the entire showdown, the duo has remained friends over the years and stood strong in support of each other.The docu-series, ‘Kylie,’ can be watched on Netflix.