Famous for her flamboyant stage outfits, Kylie Minogue dressed down a notch in her newly acquired academic robe.<br/> The singer was made honorary Doctor of Health Sciences by an English university for her work in raising awareness for breastcancer.<br/> Minogue, who was diagnosed with the disease in 2005 and has since undergone surgery and chemotherapy treatments, says her ordeal had its silver lining:<br/> SOUNDBITE: Kylie Minogue saying, (English)<br/> "It was a blessing and a curse, because the media wanted to have more information than they received, but I did feel a lot of love from the public and, you know, felt their ... Support from total strangers, which was a beautiful thing. I found that ... One example -- I was at a cafe and someone came and just gave me a flower, whereas normally, people would ask for a photograph or an autograph, or something for themselves, but I felt that people were being very generous with me at that time, so it was beautiful,"<br/> The 43-year-old Australian pop princess who never went to university herself, was one of 12 people to receive honorary degrees from Anglia Ruskin University .<br/> Mirja Mey, Reuters
