By JODY THOMPSON
Summertime blues: Kylie Minogue was wearing a stylish navy belted coat dress as she left her London home house before her show at the capital's O2 Arena last night
With a retinue of staff at her beck and call, Kylie Minogue only has to click her fingers and a car will come brmm-ing.
But the star looked like she just wanted a little bit of time to enjoy the beautiful spring sunshine yesterday before she had to hit the road and get to work at London's O2 Arena.
The star looked incredibly chic in a navy blue belted coat dress, cute navy and white cork wedge sandals and black sunglasses, all topped off with a slick of red lipstick.
With her blonde hair up in a tousled French pleat, the star's ensemble looked more suited to taking a lazy tea outside a smart café in town rather than rehearsing in a sweaty venue.
Still, at least she had the night before off, when she headed to London's Garrick theatre for the opening night of her stylist William Baker's Hurly Burly Show, starring burlesque queen Miss Polly Rae.
Kylie was clearly impressed by the saucy show, raunchily writing on her Twitter when she got home: 'Great show tonight @TheMissPollyRae and the cast of @hurlyburlyshow.... T and A!!!!!'
And so to work: Kylie gets into her car and heads off for the first of five nights at London's O2 Arena
The Spinnng Around star was heading east for the last minute finishing touches to the opening date of her five-night stint at the capital's prestigious venue.
It's part of her Aphrodite: Les Folies tour, which kicked off in February in Denmark and winds up in Perth, Australia, on June 22.
The singer seemed excited about the date in her adopted hometown, writing on her Twitter: LONDON! Who is feeling fierce and mighty???? Get your Aphrosizzle on!!! LONDON!!'
The O2 finale is on April 12, before she has a few days off before scheduled dates in Japan starting on April 23.
On stage: Kylie performs one of her numbers on her Aphrodite: Les Folies tour in London last night
Helping hand: Not for the first time yesterday, Kylie got a lift
Kind-hearted Kylie meanwhile invited a group of sick children to go backstage and meet her earlier this week at her gig in Glasgow.
One of them was 12-year-old Colin mcLaren who suffers from the rare genetic condition adrenoleukodystrophy.
He told the Scottish Daily Record: 'Kylie was brilliant. I got a big kiss on my left cheek and she sang my favourite song Higher to me.
'She gave me a rose from the stage too. I've already Facebooked it and everyone is jealous.'
[HD] Kylie Minogue, APHRODITE LES FOLIES 2011 TOUR, Herning, Denmark, Illusion
source: dailymail
Summertime blues: Kylie Minogue was wearing a stylish navy belted coat dress as she left her London home house before her show at the capital's O2 Arena last night
With her blonde hair up in a tousled French pleat, the star's ensemble looked more suited to taking a lazy tea outside a smart café in town rather than rehearsing in a sweaty venue. 
And so to work: Kylie gets into her car and heads off for the first of five nights at London's O2 Arena
On stage: Kylie performs one of her numbers on her Aphrodite: Les Folies tour in London last night
Helping hand: Not for the first time yesterday, Kylie got a lift
