Inside the unlikely friendship between Madonna and Kylie Minogue... as Australian diva wishes the Queen Of Pop a 'speedy recovery' amid health battle
Over decades of stardom and controversy, Madonna has developed a reputation for her claws-out feuds with her pop peers.
She has famously locked swords with the likes of Cher, Elton John, Lady Gaga, Gwen Stefani, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey - among many, many others.
However, in spite of her fractious relationship with certain celebs, there is one superstar Madonna has always kept in her good books.
Australian diva Kylie Minogue has always showered praise on Madonna, recently wishing the Queen Of Pop well after her shocking health crisis.
Madonna has responded in kind, shouting Kylie out onstage and almost collaborating with her a couple of times.
Now, as Madonna recovers from her stint in the ICU with the support of fans like Kylie, DailyMail.com looks back on their unlikely friendship...
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Blonde bombshells: Over decades of stardom, Madonna (left) has developed a reputation for her claws-out feuds with her fellow pop singers - but not Kylie Minogue (right)
B**** I'M MADONNA: The Queen of Pop at war
Madonna has received scant affection from such names Cher, despite the fact they have had overlapping fanbases for decades.
Cher went on the late Sir Terry Wogan's show in 1991 and famously made no secret of her disdain for the younger pop act.
'She's unbelievably creative because she's not unbelievably talented, she's not beautiful but she's rude,' said Cher mercilessly.
As recently as 2018, Cher went on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and slated Madonna for being 'mean' and behaving 'like a spoiled brat all the time.'
The older songstress argued that 'when you reach the kind of acclaim that she's reached - and you can do whatever you want to do - you should be a little bit more magnanimous, and little bit less of a c**t.'
Elton John called Madonna's theme song for Die Another Day the 'worst Bond tune ever' and accused her of 'lip-syncing' onstage.
'Sorry about that, but I think everyone who lip-syncs on stage in public when you pay like 75 quid to see them should be shot. Thank you very much. That’s me off her Christmas card list, but do I give a toss? No,' he said.
The remarks went viral to the point her publicist retorted: 'Madonna does not lip-sync nor does she spend her time trashing other artists. Elton John remains on her Christmas card list, whether he is nice... or naughty.'
Later, when Madonna turned down a request to sing at Elton's bachelor party, he was heard sniping to his guests: 'Madonna, the miserable cow, wouldn't do it.'
'Madonna wishes Elton all the best,' her spokesman then said: 'and hopes married life will make him a happier person.'
When Lady Gaga was widely accused of ripping off Madonna's hit Express Yourself for her own song Born This Way, Madonna appeared on TV and responded to the comparison by slyly calling Gaga 'reductive.'
Years later, when an interviewer tried to draw a connection between Gaga and Madonna's backgrounds, Gaga disagreed.
She noted that 'I play a lot of instruments, I write all my own music. I spend hours and hours a day in the studio. I'm a producer, I'm a writer. What I do is different. I'm not just rehearsing over and over again to put on a show.'
Madonna has remarked that she would rather 'kill myself' than sing 'silly' pop songs like Mariah Carey, while Janet Jackson has said that the difference between her and Madonna is that 'what I do has class to it.'
Over the years, Madge has accused Gwen Stefani of having 'ripped me off,' to which Gwen responded: 'But show me one girl my age who was not influenced by her.'
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During a thaw: Madonna has received scant affection from such names Cher, despite the fact they have had overlapping fanbases for decades; pictured 2017
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Barbed: Elton John called Madonna's theme song for Die Another Day the 'worst Bond tune ever' and accused her of 'lip-syncing' onstage; pictured 1998
JUSTIFY MY LOVE: Kylie and Madonna
Madonna and Kylie Minogue, on the other hand, have frequently gone public with their affection for each other's work.
Both blonde pop stars shot to fame in the 1980s, and Kylie was eventually bequeathed the title Princess Of Pop - to Madonna's Queen.
However, the rivalry that some observers might have expected never materialized between the two jet-setting divas.
In fact, Madonna even wore a Kylie Minogue t-shirt while performing onstage at the 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards in Stockholm.
Years later, Kylie revealed that the admiration was mutual and shared that she had even become mildly acquainted with the Material Girl.
'I’m a massive Madonna fan, absolutely,' she told Billboard in 2011. 'I’ve only met her briefly. We have some friends in common and a message will go back and forth. "She says hi," or: "I say hi." But, obviously how can you not love Madonna?'
Madonna at the time was gearing up for the release of her 12th studio album MDNA, leaving Kylie on tenterhooks for the results.
Kylie shared her hopes that Madonna 'kills it' with MDNA. 'I want her to do really, really well. As a fan, I want some great Madonna music.'
A few years on in 2016, Madonna was onstage in Australia during her Rebel Heart Tour and could not resist giving Kylie a shout-out.
'I love Kylie, I wish she was here...Where are you Kylie?' Madonna asked as the audience went wild. 'Come back Kylie, I just want to tear you away.'
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Throwback: In fact, Madonna even wore a Kylie Minogue t-shirt while performing onstage at the 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards in Stockholm
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Flashback: Both blonde pop stars shot to fame in the 1980s, and Kylie, pictured in 1989, was eventually bequeathed the title Princess Of Pop - to Madonna's Queen
SOONER OR LATER: A duet in the works?
With all the bonhomie flying about between Kylie and Madonna, their fans might have expected them to work on music together.
But in a recent interview on Watch What Happens Live, Kylie revealed that their past attempts to collaborate had failed to come to fruition.
Appearing on the talk show last summer, Kylie shared that she and Madonna nearly wound up in the studio together a 'couple' of times 'but it hasn't quite happened.'
As far as Kylie is concerned, however, the possibility of a duet with Madonna is still on the table: 'I would be up for that, the level's high here.'
Just last month Kylie gushed that 'of course' she would be open to singing with Madonna, who was then planning her Celebration World Tour.
During an interview with KTU radio, Kylie noted that 'she's going on tour and, you know, I don't have Madonna's number but if I was in town and she was in town it would be amazing. It would be - the building would probably fall down. I mean, it could be - we'd need to send out warnings!'
She dished that 'throughout my career' she had been 'asked' about the possibility of collaborating musically with Madonna 'a lot.'
Kylie waxed rhapsodic about the Dick Tracy star, fondly remembering: 'I was 16, dancing around my bedroom to Madonna!'
In the same interview Kylie said that she was 'super excited' at the prospect of Madonna's tour - before an unforeseen turn of events threw a wrench in the works.
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What if?: With all the bonhomie flying about between Kylie (pictured 2020) and Madonna, their fans might have expected them to work on music together
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'Hasn't quite happened': But in a recent interview on Watch What Happens Live, Kylie revealed that their past attempts to collaborate had failed to come to fruition
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Post-hospital: Now on the road to recovery, Madonna (pictured) has received an outpouring of support from her global fanbase - including none other than Kylie
RESCUE ME: Madonna's health crisis
Madonna's Celebration Tour was meant to begin in mid-July with a North American leg that would sweep through over 20 cities in the United States and Canada.
However that leg had to be delayed after Madonna's health took a sudden downturn that struck terror into the hearts of her global fanbase.
She was confined to the ICU for several days after contracting what her manager announced was a 'serious bacterial infection.'
A report in Radar Online sensationally alleged that she suffered acute septic shock and was revived with Narcan, which is typically used to treat overdoses.
Sepsis takes effect when the body reacts to an infection by releasing chemicals that can result in serious organ malfunction, sometimes with fatal consequences.
DailyMail.com contacted representatives for Madonna for comment.
The Celebration Tour will now kick off with its European leg, which will begin as originally scheduled on October 14 at London's O2 Arena.
Last week Madonna fired up her Instagram to assure her fans that she would be rescheduling the previously bumped dates.
'Thank you again for your incredible support and patience over these past few weeks!' Madonna teased. 'I'm happy to report that the re-routed tour schedule will be coming in the next few days!'
Now on the road to recovery, Madonna has received an outpouring of support from her global fanbase - including none other than Kylie.
Kylie told E! News that she wished Madonna a 'speedy recovery' and added, in an expression of solidarity: 'I feel for her.'
She explained: 'I feel for everyone touring, but especially women touring. I think it's just that bit more work for us and it is so taxing on you as a whole.'
The Melbourne-born songbird added: 'I will definitely be getting my ticket and going to see Madonna when she gets back on the road.'