Kylie Minogue spend Christmas with her prospective in laws

It's a dilemma many couples face at Christmas - how to juggle both sets of parents during the festive season.

The task is particularly hard for pop princess Kylie Minogue, whose parents live in her native Australia while her Spanish boyfriend Andres Velencoso's family is based in the Costa Brava.

The jet-setting couple reached a compromise this Christmas - spending a week in Sydney with the 41-year-old singer's family before flying into Spain on Christmas Eve to spend the special day with Velencoso's father and sisters.

Kylie Minogue and Andres Velencoso arrive in Barcelona on Christmas Eve

Minogue, looking effortlessly chic in jeans, tan boots and a grey scarf, was spotted arriving in Barcelona yesterday with her boyfriend of nearly 12 months.

The pint-sized popstar's 31-year-old model boyfriend acted like the true gentleman, taking car of his girlfriend's luggage.

The pair was expected to travel to the small town of Tossa de Mar in the Costa Brava, where Velencoso's family lives.

It won't be the first time Minogue has met the family - she won them over in June when she pulled a shift in the bar they own in Tossa de Mar.

The couple chat to a fellow passenger as they arrive in Velencoso's home country

The latest holiday will do nothing to dispel wedding rumours for the loved-up couple, who have have spent 2009 taking numerous romantic holidays.

They spent the past week in Melbourne, where they enjoyed quality time with Kylie's sister Dannii and her boyfriend Kris Smith.

The keen golfers joined Smith for a day on the fairway at an exclusive Melbourne golf course and also attended the 90th birthday of the sisters' grandmother.

Kylie Minogue spend Christmas with her prospective in laws

It's a dilemma many couples face at Christmas - how to juggle both sets of parents during the festive season.

The task is particularly hard for pop princess Kylie Minogue, whose parents live in her native Australia while her Spanish boyfriend Andres Velencoso's family is based in the Costa Brava.

The jet-setting couple reached a compromise this Christmas - spending a week in Sydney with the 41-year-old singer's family before flying into Spain on Christmas Eve to spend the special day with Velencoso's father and sisters.

Kylie Minogue and Andres Velencoso arrive in Barcelona on Christmas Eve

Minogue, looking effortlessly chic in jeans, tan boots and a grey scarf, was spotted arriving in Barcelona yesterday with her boyfriend of nearly 12 months.

The pint-sized popstar's 31-year-old model boyfriend acted like the true gentleman, taking car of his girlfriend's luggage.

The pair was expected to travel to the small town of Tossa de Mar in the Costa Brava, where Velencoso's family lives.

It won't be the first time Minogue has met the family - she won them over in June when she pulled a shift in the bar they own in Tossa de Mar.

The couple chat to a fellow passenger as they arrive in Velencoso's home country

The latest holiday will do nothing to dispel wedding rumours for the loved-up couple, who have have spent 2009 taking numerous romantic holidays.

They spent the past week in Melbourne, where they enjoyed quality time with Kylie's sister Dannii and her boyfriend Kris Smith.

The keen golfers joined Smith for a day on the fairway at an exclusive Melbourne golf course and also attended the 90th birthday of the sisters' grandmother.

Akshay Welcomes Kylie Minogue

Akshay Welcomes Kylie Minogue

Akshay Welcomes Kylie Minogue

Akshay Welcomes Kylie Minogue

Akshay Cooks For Kylie Minogue

Akshay Cooks For Kylie Minogue

Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue dropped in at Akshay Kumar & Twinkle`s home for lunch on Thursday.

Kylie is in India to film a song for Akshay`s underwater thriller Blue, which is being directed by Anthony D`Souza and produced by Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd.


`Kylie and some of Akshay and Twinkle Khanna`s close friends from the industry, plus the Blue crew were invited for lunch by the actor on Thursday afternoon. This is supposed to be his way of making her comfortable in Mumbai,` a source close to Akshay revealed.


Akshay had decided to do some of the cooking himself for the special guest.

Akshay Cooks For Kylie Minogue

Akshay Cooks For Kylie Minogue

Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue dropped in at Akshay Kumar & Twinkle`s home for lunch on Thursday.

Kylie is in India to film a song for Akshay`s underwater thriller Blue, which is being directed by Anthony D`Souza and produced by Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd.


`Kylie and some of Akshay and Twinkle Khanna`s close friends from the industry, plus the Blue crew were invited for lunch by the actor on Thursday afternoon. This is supposed to be his way of making her comfortable in Mumbai,` a source close to Akshay revealed.


Akshay had decided to do some of the cooking himself for the special guest.

Kylie gets friendly with another dark and handsome man at Dita's boozy birthday party

At first glance it might appear Kylie Minogue had fallen back into the arms of ex-lover Olivier Martinez at the Parisian party to celebrate the birthday of burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese.

But the lucky man who caught the diminutive singer's eye is 30-year-old Spanish supermodel Andres Velencoso, who seemed to be delighted by the Aussie's attentions.

Close: Kylie Minogue and Spanish model Andres Velencoso

The pair spent the evening chatting and were happy to embrace for photographs while the champagne flowed at the party, held in the Milliardaire Nightclub.

They also enjoyed a dance, watched by birthday girl Dita and a number of minor celebrities.

Dancing queen: The singer looked relaxed as she danced the night away

One onlooker said: "It was Dita's party but Kylie was definitely the star of the show. She was turning heads and people were asking about the guy she was sitting with.

"They certainly made a stunning-looking pair."

Sparkling: Dita is presented with a cake

Revellers attending the Fendi 'O' Party event to celebrate Dita's 36th birthday included model Daisy Lowe - former squeeze of DJ Mark Ronson, shoe designer Christian Louboutin, model Alice Dellal and Bob Geldof 's daughter Pixie.

Alice and Pixie also tried their hands at DJing at the exclusive party.

Model DJ: Alice and Pixie take to the decks

Knife-edge: Dita celebrates with cake

Kylie gets friendly with another dark and handsome man at Dita's boozy birthday party

At first glance it might appear Kylie Minogue had fallen back into the arms of ex-lover Olivier Martinez at the Parisian party to celebrate the birthday of burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese.

But the lucky man who caught the diminutive singer's eye is 30-year-old Spanish supermodel Andres Velencoso, who seemed to be delighted by the Aussie's attentions.

Close: Kylie Minogue and Spanish model Andres Velencoso

The pair spent the evening chatting and were happy to embrace for photographs while the champagne flowed at the party, held in the Milliardaire Nightclub.

They also enjoyed a dance, watched by birthday girl Dita and a number of minor celebrities.

Dancing queen: The singer looked relaxed as she danced the night away

One onlooker said: "It was Dita's party but Kylie was definitely the star of the show. She was turning heads and people were asking about the guy she was sitting with.

"They certainly made a stunning-looking pair."

Sparkling: Dita is presented with a cake

Revellers attending the Fendi 'O' Party event to celebrate Dita's 36th birthday included model Daisy Lowe - former squeeze of DJ Mark Ronson, shoe designer Christian Louboutin, model Alice Dellal and Bob Geldof 's daughter Pixie.

Alice and Pixie also tried their hands at DJing at the exclusive party.

Model DJ: Alice and Pixie take to the decks

Knife-edge: Dita celebrates with cake

Kylie Minogue to be paid £2million for 60-minute set at Dubai hotel opening party

It is the most hotly-anticipated new holiday resort on earth - so what better way to celebrate its opening than with a party to end all parties.

Owners of the sole resort on Dubai's extraordinary Palm Jumeirah manmade island are throwing the most expensive private party ever staged - at a cost of more than £16 million for the one-night bash.

Kylie Minogue is being paid an astonishing £2 million to perform a 60-minute set for 2,000 A-list guests at the party on November 20, making her performance among the best paid in entertainment history.

Kylie Minogue will get £2million for her 60-minute performance to open the Atlantis hotel in Dubai

The gig, to open the Atlantis hotel which shoots skyward from the outer ring of the Palm, will be a highlight of the night which also includes a colossal firework display costing a further £3 million.

The display designers - Grucci's - put on the Beijing Olympic fireworks but promise this display will be 'more expensive, more expansive and more complex' than both of the opening and closing Olympics firework displays put back to back.

The display will light up the entire 43 km of coastline of the Palm, an island whose beachside homes have already been bought up at a terrific rate by celebrities across the world.

Catering and further entertainment for the party itself will stretch to another £1.5 million with dinner designed by four Michelin-starred chefs including Giorgio Locatelli and Nobu Matsuhisa.

The stunning Atlantis hotel in Dubai will be officially opened on November 20

A stellar guestlist including politicians, actors, musicians and royalty will be flown in from around the world and will also be accommodated free at the resort. That is costing some £5,000 per head - a further £10 million.

The last time an Atlantic resort launched in the Bahamas, the gueslist included John Travolta, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson and Stevie Wonder. This time, a wealth of premiership footballers will also be there, with the likes of The Beckhams already owning a home on the Palm.

The hotel itself is 'based on the Lost City of Atlantis', and despite its rather garish appearance inside and out, is a construction masterpiece rising 400ft into the sky where nothing but sea had been just five years ago.

Palm Jumeirah - Dubai's manmade island shaped like a palm tree

The hotel has 17 restaurants, a water park and some of the most extravagant suites on earth.

The Lost Chambers suites look out through huge underwater picture windows into the resort's 11 million litre lagoon, stocked with 65,000 fish, sharks and rays.

If money is no object, the Bridge Suite spans the archway between the hotel's two towers.

A British family are the first bookers, paying £45,000 for three nights: for that, they get three bedrooms, four staff and a gold-leafed dining table seating 18. Though that price is bed and breakfast only.

A spokesman for the resort refused to confirm how much was being spent on the launch party.

Kylie Minogue to be paid £2million for 60-minute set at Dubai hotel opening party

It is the most hotly-anticipated new holiday resort on earth - so what better way to celebrate its opening than with a party to end all parties.

Owners of the sole resort on Dubai's extraordinary Palm Jumeirah manmade island are throwing the most expensive private party ever staged - at a cost of more than £16 million for the one-night bash.

Kylie Minogue is being paid an astonishing £2 million to perform a 60-minute set for 2,000 A-list guests at the party on November 20, making her performance among the best paid in entertainment history.

Kylie Minogue will get £2million for her 60-minute performance to open the Atlantis hotel in Dubai

The gig, to open the Atlantis hotel which shoots skyward from the outer ring of the Palm, will be a highlight of the night which also includes a colossal firework display costing a further £3 million.

The display designers - Grucci's - put on the Beijing Olympic fireworks but promise this display will be 'more expensive, more expansive and more complex' than both of the opening and closing Olympics firework displays put back to back.

The display will light up the entire 43 km of coastline of the Palm, an island whose beachside homes have already been bought up at a terrific rate by celebrities across the world.

Catering and further entertainment for the party itself will stretch to another £1.5 million with dinner designed by four Michelin-starred chefs including Giorgio Locatelli and Nobu Matsuhisa.

The stunning Atlantis hotel in Dubai will be officially opened on November 20

A stellar guestlist including politicians, actors, musicians and royalty will be flown in from around the world and will also be accommodated free at the resort. That is costing some £5,000 per head - a further £10 million.

The last time an Atlantic resort launched in the Bahamas, the gueslist included John Travolta, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson and Stevie Wonder. This time, a wealth of premiership footballers will also be there, with the likes of The Beckhams already owning a home on the Palm.

The hotel itself is 'based on the Lost City of Atlantis', and despite its rather garish appearance inside and out, is a construction masterpiece rising 400ft into the sky where nothing but sea had been just five years ago.

Palm Jumeirah - Dubai's manmade island shaped like a palm tree

The hotel has 17 restaurants, a water park and some of the most extravagant suites on earth.

The Lost Chambers suites look out through huge underwater picture windows into the resort's 11 million litre lagoon, stocked with 65,000 fish, sharks and rays.

If money is no object, the Bridge Suite spans the archway between the hotel's two towers.

A British family are the first bookers, paying £45,000 for three nights: for that, they get three bedrooms, four staff and a gold-leafed dining table seating 18. Though that price is bed and breakfast only.

A spokesman for the resort refused to confirm how much was being spent on the launch party.

Isn't pint-sized Kylie a little over-dressed for a night down the pub?

Kylie Minogue, wearing a dazzling multicoloured frock, would have been the belle of the ball - had she been at a ball, that is.

But she went to all this effort just to pop down to the local pub last night with her mates.

Kylie, 40, arrived at the Duke On The Green pub in Chelsea at 7.30pm, where she met up with a group of pals including her long-time manager Terry Blamey.

Popping down to the local: Kylie Minogue leaves her Chelsea home in a designer dress for a night at the pub

Unfortunately for the 5ft singer, they were all pretty tall and it seems she spent most of last night talking to their chests. She left just before midnight.

In contrast to her designer gown, her friends all opted for the casual look in jeans and t-shirts.

An onlooker said: 'She was full of smiles and looked like she had a great night, chatting animatedly and sipping wine.

'Drinkers couldn't resist asking for autographs and photos on their mobiles.

Drinking buddies: Kylie greets a male friend

Do the local motion: Colourful Kylie interrupts the conversation with some playful hand gestures

She was charming and happily signed and posed for them.'

The Australian singer is looking better than ever, despite turning 40 in May.

As her career continues to go from strength to strength, it appears her private life is lacking.

Kylie has been single since splitting from French actor Olivier Martinez last year.

Time to go home: After a night of revelry with friends, Kylie returns home in a waiting car

Isn't pint-sized Kylie a little over-dressed for a night down the pub?

Kylie Minogue, wearing a dazzling multicoloured frock, would have been the belle of the ball - had she been at a ball, that is.

But she went to all this effort just to pop down to the local pub last night with her mates.

Kylie, 40, arrived at the Duke On The Green pub in Chelsea at 7.30pm, where she met up with a group of pals including her long-time manager Terry Blamey.

Popping down to the local: Kylie Minogue leaves her Chelsea home in a designer dress for a night at the pub

Unfortunately for the 5ft singer, they were all pretty tall and it seems she spent most of last night talking to their chests. She left just before midnight.

In contrast to her designer gown, her friends all opted for the casual look in jeans and t-shirts.

An onlooker said: 'She was full of smiles and looked like she had a great night, chatting animatedly and sipping wine.

'Drinkers couldn't resist asking for autographs and photos on their mobiles.

Drinking buddies: Kylie greets a male friend

Do the local motion: Colourful Kylie interrupts the conversation with some playful hand gestures

She was charming and happily signed and posed for them.'

The Australian singer is looking better than ever, despite turning 40 in May.

As her career continues to go from strength to strength, it appears her private life is lacking.

Kylie has been single since splitting from French actor Olivier Martinez last year.

Time to go home: After a night of revelry with friends, Kylie returns home in a waiting car

X-rated Kylie thrills fans in knee-high leather boots, satin gloves and silver hot pants

It has been less than three weeks since she picked up her OBE – but last night Kylie Minogue gave a hot-blooded performance that would hardly go down well at Buckingham Palace.

The diminutive Australian singer adopted an outrageous sado-masochistic theme during her gig in London’s O2 Arena, more suited to Formula 1 boss Max Mosley’s sex games than a mainstream pop concert.

Flipping gorgeous: As a muscled dancer somersaults behind her Kylie performs her dance routine

Her kinky routine was said to be inspired by her latest album, X and Kylie certainly looked X-rated in her dominatrix inspired getup.

She appeared at the former Millennium Dome in knee-high leather boots, flanked by hooded henchmen brandishing fencing foils and clad in PVC.

The dancers, wearing bizarre skintight black and gold outfits, knelt at Kylie’s feet before raising her aloft and saluting her with their swords.

It was never like this when she was in Neighbours.

Pull me: The star belts out a track

Touch me: Kylie and her dancers

The pop starlet was performing the first of seven dates in London as part of her European tour KylieX2008.

Looking almost decade younger than her 40 years the fresh-faced singer showed she still has the stamina to perform, staying on stage for an impressive two-and-a-half hours.

High-kicking Kylie shows off her shapely legs

Stamina: Kylie was onstage for more than two hours

On Kylie's website she explained the thinking behind her reinvention. 'The eclectic mix of sounds on X is affording me an opportunity to explore and develop a new live show that is fresh, exhilarating and innovative,' she said.

Her sexy style was a world away from earlier this month, when a demure Kylie collected her OBE from Prince Charles. Dressed in a high-necked Yves Saint Laurent pink dress she was the picture of propriety at Buckingham Palace.

Kylie collects her gong from Prince Charles earlier this month

X-rated Kylie thrills fans in knee-high leather boots, satin gloves and silver hot pants

It has been less than three weeks since she picked up her OBE – but last night Kylie Minogue gave a hot-blooded performance that would hardly go down well at Buckingham Palace.

The diminutive Australian singer adopted an outrageous sado-masochistic theme during her gig in London’s O2 Arena, more suited to Formula 1 boss Max Mosley’s sex games than a mainstream pop concert.

Flipping gorgeous: As a muscled dancer somersaults behind her Kylie performs her dance routine

Her kinky routine was said to be inspired by her latest album, X and Kylie certainly looked X-rated in her dominatrix inspired getup.

She appeared at the former Millennium Dome in knee-high leather boots, flanked by hooded henchmen brandishing fencing foils and clad in PVC.

The dancers, wearing bizarre skintight black and gold outfits, knelt at Kylie’s feet before raising her aloft and saluting her with their swords.

It was never like this when she was in Neighbours.

Pull me: The star belts out a track

Touch me: Kylie and her dancers

The pop starlet was performing the first of seven dates in London as part of her European tour KylieX2008.

Looking almost decade younger than her 40 years the fresh-faced singer showed she still has the stamina to perform, staying on stage for an impressive two-and-a-half hours.

High-kicking Kylie shows off her shapely legs

Stamina: Kylie was onstage for more than two hours

On Kylie's website she explained the thinking behind her reinvention. 'The eclectic mix of sounds on X is affording me an opportunity to explore and develop a new live show that is fresh, exhilarating and innovative,' she said.

Her sexy style was a world away from earlier this month, when a demure Kylie collected her OBE from Prince Charles. Dressed in a high-necked Yves Saint Laurent pink dress she was the picture of propriety at Buckingham Palace.

Kylie collects her gong from Prince Charles earlier this month