Kylie Minogue kicks her toned legs in the air as her male friend playfully picks her up in cute ocean photos

Kylie Minogue looks on cloud nine as she frolicked along the ocean with her friends on Thursday.

The Australian pop icon, 55, shared on her Instagram a slew of snaps from a sun-soaked trip, posing on a wooden terrace.

She burst out laughing when her male friend lifted her into the air and showed off her tiny, five-foot-three frame.

The Padam Padam singer kicked her toned legs out behind her as she was swept into her shirtless friend's arms.

Kylie was dressed in a floral dress, while she hid her face under a khaki bucket hat and sunglasses.

Captioning the photos, she said: “Best time. Best friends. Dear crew. @ginette.catamaran Thaaanks'.

Her playful photos come after it was reported that the Can't Get You Out of My Head hitmaker will perform at the upcoming BRIT Awards.

Kylie hasn't taken the stage at the awards ceremony in sixteen years; her hit Wow at the bash was last in 2008.

Kylie and her team are said to be making plans on how she can make a big impact with her performance at London's O2 Arena in March.

A source said The sun: 'Kylie fans should have their gold hot pants ready for the Brits.

“She's ready for a big performance on the show. It would be a huge coup for the organizers to get Kylie back on stage where she belongs, and they know her fans will love it.

'It's likely that Kylie would perform a mix of some of her biggest hits, including Padam Padam, which was huge last year.

'The offer has been received and negotiations are currently taking place. Watch this space.'

The shortlist of nominations will be announced very soon and is eagerly awaited after no singers were named in the shortlist of 2023 nominees in the Best Artist category.

The BRIT Awards 2024 will see some big changes to their categories in response to the backlash of creating gender-neutral gongs in 2022.

Last year, ceremony organizers came under scrutiny after female musicians – including Charlie

After the furor, an extensive review took place and the category was expanded from five nominations to 10. This also applies to International Artist Of The Year.

Other changes for the award show, which takes place on Saturday, March 2, include a new standalone category for R&B. It used to be Pop/R&B.

A source said The sun: The British's decision to create genderless categories was a huge one and they have now retooled it to try and make it more inclusive.

“The move to become genderless was meant to be progressive, and by making this change they hope it reflects this.”

Music industry leaders faced a backlash when they dropped the two categories in an effort to be inclusive and relevant after non-binary musicians, including Sam Smith, who identifies as neither male nor female, said they felt left out .

The first gender-neutral award was presented to Adele in 2022, but in her acceptance speech she emphatically told the audience: 'I love being a woman.'

It is understood she has also expressed her dismay after it emerged this year's shortlist only included men.

When former One Direction star Harry accepted the Artist Of The Year award, he dedicated it to several female artists who were not nominated.

He said: 'I am aware of my privilege here tonight, so this award goes to Reyna, Florence [Welch]Mabel and Becky [Hill].'

The changes came after singer Sam – who identifies as non-binary – pressured organizers earlier this year to scrap the male and female categories.

The three-time winner previously said: 'For me, music has always been about unity, not division.

“I look forward to a time when awards ceremonies can be a reflection of the society we live in.”