AUSTRALIAN pop princess Kylie Minogue made an unlikely dinner companion for Gordon Brown recently as Britain's Prime Minister-in-waiting launched a bid to shed his dour image.
Minogue became enveloped in Mr Brown's charm offensive when she attended a dinner hosted by her friend and writer Kathy Lette at leading London restaurant Rules last month.
Lette, who is a good friend of Brown's wife, Sarah, said the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Treasurer) was “very sociable and charming” throughout the soiree.
“Gordon and Kylie got on really well,” Lette told UK newspaper The Evening Standard.
“They spent quite a bit of time talking to each other over drinks.
“He is so much more relaxed in private ... people who hadn't met him before were really knocked out.”
Lette said the dinner was partly an attempt to introduce Mr Brown to a wider circle of friends.
British actor Alan Rickman, who played baddie Hans Gruber in the 1988 action movie Die Hard, was also a guest at the dinner which, according to the paper, was just one of a series involving the Browns and celebrities.
Others to have reportedly dined in the couple's company include singer Dionne Warwick and England soccer manager Steve McClaren.
At the age of 56, Mr Brown appears to be remodelling his image, which is often described as dour, brooding and serious.
He is expected to succeed Tony Blair when he resigns as Prime Minister in the middle of this year.
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