Dannii Minogue

Double D - for real

2012-02-09T01:10:00.000-08:00

Madame Tussauds Sydney unveils first ever side-by-side wax figure with Dannii Minogue Melbourne, Thursday, 9 February 2012:

Today, Australia’s much loved TV personality, author and fashion designer, Dannii Minogue was introduced to her double in Australia’s first ever side-by-side wax figure reveal. Dannii is most recently known for her judging and mentoring roles on Australia’s number one show, Australia’s Got Talent and X Factor UK.
Dannii said “I am so appreciative of the many hours of hand-crafted work that has gone into my figure. This is real artistry. I’m just astounded by the accuracy, fine detail and remarkable likeness. This is such an incredible experience for me as it was a moment in time that holds such special memories when Kris and I had just announced my pregnancy. I can’t wait for my family, friends and everyone to come to the Sydney attraction and see ‘me’ up close. Be careful what you wish for – I think back to all the times I’ve been busy and needed to be in two places at once – wow, now it’s true!”

It took over 800 hours and 60 of Madame Tussauds’ most talented sculptors and artists to handcraft Dannii’s wax figure. Using techniques perfected over the 250 year tradition of Madame Tussauds, quite literally hundreds of Dannii’s measurements were meticulously taken, including the width of her eyes, the length of her fingers and breadth of her face, with each individual hair – including the eyebrows – inserted strand-by-strand.

Adorning the same outfit Dannii wore when she had momentously just announced her pregnancy at the National Television Awards in the UK in 2010; Dannii’s wax figure is dressed in a full skirted vintage black and white prom dress with towering scarlet red shoes.

“To see Dannii’s reaction as she saw herself in wax for the first time was absolutely priceless and now I just can’t wait for the reaction of her fans” said Kristy Enright, Madame Tussauds Sydney spokesperson. “It really goes to show the value of investment from Dannii herself to the painstaking hours invested by our sculptors. We’re thrilled to be able to announce that such a renowned and iconic personality will be joining our star studded line up at Madame Tussauds Sydney.”

Opening in May 2012 in Sydney’s iconic Darling Harbour, Madame Tussauds Sydney is the first of its kind to arrive on Australian shores. The attraction will feature an all-star cast of over 70 figures, including some of Australia’s home-grown legends and, the world’s best known A-list celebrities, as well as sports heroes, rock legends, world leaders and many more. . Dannii Minogue will be joining Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Ray Meagher and Amanda Keller as well as rubbing shoulders with the likes of Lady Gaga and Johnny Depp.
Madame Tussauds Sydney is the 13th Madame Tussauds in the world and the fifth in Asia Pacific.

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Making of

Meet Dr Dannii!

2011-11-11T04:40:00.000-08:00

Watch and behold!
Howard Stern may be the King of All Media but now there is a Queen.
Dannii received her honorary doctor degree today in London, given to her by the Southampton Solent University.

She was given the title Doctor of media for her long spanning career in showbiz, spanning all areas of the media, from music to broadcasting, performance and fashion. Proud and taken Dannii said:

I can't even breathe at the moment, I'm very honoured.
I have an incredible amount of respect for the media industry.
For me, it's all I've ever had

Dannii added a video of her accepting her Doctor of media honorary degree.
Watch it on the tube

Charity worker

2009-07-08T11:46:00.000-07:00

Big hearted Dannii has always been involved with charity.
It is something that is very dear to her heart.
She has lost many people during the years because of cancer, AIDS etc,
and Dannii feels it's important to show support when you're in the public eye.
Here are some of her charity work:

Dannii has been working with HIV and sexual health charities in both the UK and Australia since the 1980s and as a result, she was asked to become the Ambassador for young people for Terrence Higgins Trust who've been fighting HIV for 25 years now.
Dannii made a special photo for the yearly World AIDS day.
She has also done charity walks for CruisAid, Walk for life.

She is against animal cruelty (cats protection, stop cruelty towards dogs & bears campaigns) cyber bullying (Beat bullying)
and is a big supporter of cancer charities.
She co-designed a limited lipstick for Kathy Philips "Lipstick for life" , a Breast cancer campaign 2002.
Of course Dannii opted for a strong pink colour and was so pleased with the result that she passed it on to her
family and friends.The lipstick was a huge hit.
She was also asked to co-design a clutch for THT through Tabitha.

She took a stand against Homophobic bullying in schools showing her support by wearing the campaign t-shirt
'Some people are gay - get over it'

She is a regular visitor to children hospitals, is against drugs and most recently she is one of
Olivia Newton-John's Ambassadors for her cancer & wellness centre.

CV

2009-03-30T06:44:00.000-07:00

1978,2009 Actress in
Skyways & The Sullivans
The PAM ANN show
Beautiful people

1979-1988 Showgirl/singer/dancer/presenter/producer in
Young Talent Time

1988-1990 Soap actress in
All the way
Home and away

1991 - Singer/writer/performer

1991,2004 Movie star in
Secrets 1991
The porter (short film) 2004

1994,1996,1997, 2008,2010 Tv presenter in U.K (a selection)
The Big breakfast 1994

Fan TC 1994

Eggs on legs 1995
Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2008
Ultimate Movie Toons 2010

1989,1990,1995-1997, 2007,2008,2009,2010 - Fashion/model/designer
YTT 1986,1987,1988 (Australia)
Choice catalogue 1995-1997 (U.K)
Tabitha 2005,2006 (U.K)
next catalogue 2007, 2008 (U.K)
Marks & Spencer model 2009-2011
Project D fashion label 2010-
ModelCo Ambassador 2011-

1999,2001 Theatre actress
Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth 1999
Vagina monologue 2001 (U.K)

1998,2001 Musical artist in
Grease 1998 (Australia)
Notre Dame de Paris West end, 2001 (U.K)

2003,2009 Radio host
with her own radio show 'Neon Nights' on capital FM 2003
The Kyle & Jackie O Show 2009

2006 - TV judge on
AGT Australia's Got Talent (Australia) 2007-
X Factor (U.K) 2007-2010
Blush - the search for Americas greatest Makeup artist 2008 (US)

2008,2010,2011 - Contributing editor
My Daily
Closer magazine column
Glamour magazine column

2010 - Author
Dannii: My Story 2010
Dannii: My Style 2011

Charity/Ambassador roles
Terrence Higgins Trust U.K 2004-
Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness Centre Amb AU 2008-
CVQO patron U.K 2009-
Etihad Airways Amb UAE 2008-
Audi AU 2009-