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Jason Donovan still can't talk to Kylie Minogue about split 27 years on

Jason Donovan has admitted he still can't talk about his split from Kylie Minogue because it is too painful for him.

Their relationship ended 27 years ago when she left him for INX's late lead singer, Michael Hutchence.

Donovan and Minogue both starred as on screen lovers in the hit Australian series, 'Neighbours' but were dating secretly in real life. The duo also recorded a love song together, 'Especially For You' in 1988. The song reached No. 1 in the UK charts.

Speaking to the Daily Mirror, he said:

"It was an extremely painful parting of the ways and, without doubt, I took a long time to recover from it. Years, definitely.

"It was bad enough that she'd run off with anybody, but she happened to run into the arms of the greatest rock god of the period, the very guy who I secretly wanted to be.

"That was a pretty big punch to take.

"I've since bumped into Kylie quite a few times. The break-up never comes up in a conversation. We're not close enough to get into that."

Minogue is dating actor, Joshua Sasse, who she met a few months ago on the set of 'Galavant'.

Donovan married Angela Malloch with whom he has three children.

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Watch fan footage of the duo performing 'Especially For You' in 2012, the original 1988 video, and INX's 'Need You Tonight' below:

 

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