It was the start of an unlikely friendship that has lasted nearly 20 years. And we’ve been laughing together ever since. Kylie found my slicked-back Al Capone hairstyle hilarious.
By the end of the evening I was no longer contagious, but I looked far from chic. She coated on some thick, foul-smelling goop she had in the bathroom cupboard. Paula’s answer to this dilemma was to Chernobyl my scalp with chemicals. Best of friends: Popstar Kylie Minogue and Kathy Lette at the Savoy in London