Kylie Ann Minogue was born in Melbourne in 1968, the eldest of three children. She was a child actress from the age of eleven, appearing in cameo roles in "The Sullivans" (1979), "Skyways" (1980), and "The Henderson Kids" (1985). In April 1986, Minogue played Charlene Mitchell, a schoolgirl turned garage mechanic, in the soap opera "Neighbours". Jason Donovan, whom Minogue began dating at the time, played her onscreen love interest as Scott Robinson. Their romantic relationship culminated with a wedding in an episode that attracted an audience of 20 million British viewers in 1987.