She’ll work on crossword puzzles, sudoku grids, and the New York Times Spelling Bee while she waits for the music to start in order to calm her anxieties.
The pop queen is an expert at Scrabble, according to her friend and author Kathy Lette, who reportedly said of her, “She knows how to score big and doesn’t mess around.” (Incidentally, Kylie’s name has a respectable 12 points when used as a Scrabble word.)
However, she employs a unique tactic when playing Wordle, the daily word-guessing game: purposefully guessing incorrectly.
“It’s annoying if you get it in two lines,” she replies. “I would prefer it to be more difficult.
You could call it a metaphor for her career. Kylie thrives on challenges, and she’s faced more than a few over the last 37 years – from spiteful critics and creative mis-fires to a life-changing encounter with breast cancer.
Right now, she’s on a high, thanks to her global hit Padam Padam.
Released just in time for Pride month in 2023, the slinky, sinuous club anthem became an unexpected viral smash. Its onomatopoeic title, meant to represent a heartbeat, was quickly adopted as gay slang for anything and everything.
In the UK, Padam Padam gave Kylie her first top 10 hit in more than a decade. In February, she Padam-ed her first Grammy Award in 20 years. In March, she was Padam-ed a “global icon” at the Brit Awards.
