[Yoko Ono]

Well it seems while Kylie is trying to convince everyone that she is still sexy y'all at 40 it appears that she doesn't extend the same courtesy to her fans.






Kylie's department of youth - Kylie Minogue … wants glam fans.

We all know celebrity worship is aspirational, but surely the stars owe even their dowdiest and most loyal fans special consideration when it comes to sharing the love.
Apparently not in Kylie Minogue's case.

In London this week, producers of a special Kylie television event due to air on ITV n Britain next month have put out a "casting" call for audience members.
But clearly knowing every word to Kylie's hits is not a prerequisite.


"ITV Productions are currently casting an audience for a new ITV 1 one-off special The Kylie Show," reads an email that went around London this week and was passed on to PS. "We are looking for 17- to 30-year-olds who are not only dancers but are also Kylie fans

You will need to be available on Sunday 4th and Monday 5th of November 2007 between 10am and 8pm and you will be required to join in, dancing and cheering, as Kylie performs a range of songs, old and new, on a series of different sets."

Nothing unusual in that, but the clanger is hidden in the fine print.

"We are casting urban, individual, funky, glamorous-looking people to be part of the featured audience. If you are interested and fit the bill please contact us.
This is a non-paid event. However, it will be a great experience and refreshments will be provided."

Now, considering Miss Minogue would be ineligible to be in her own audience (she hits 40 next May) and that a 17-year-old would have been born three years too late to have even heard Locomotion as a newborn, the specific audience requirements seem somewhat misplaced.

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