We should be so lucky! Kylie Minogue, 45, shows off her perter-than-ever derriere in a leopard-print swimsuit

PUBLISHED: 22:58, 24 July 2013 | UPDATED: 08:40, 25 July 2013

It's been 13 years since Kylie Minogue shimmied her derriere in a now infamous pair of gold hotpants, but time has most definitely been kind to her most famous asset.

In fact, Kylie's behind looked more pert than ever, in a photograph she shared on her Instagram page.

Despite the fact the 45-year-old singer was standing in front of a picturesque ocean view, it's not hard to guess what aspect of the shot caught her fans' attention the most.

Bum deal: Kylie Minogue shows her rear is still as pert as ever in a Oceanside Instagram picture

Alongside the picture, in which she was seen wearing a cutaway leopard-print swimsuit, Kylie wrote: 'Ready to go.... into the blue'.

Since sporting the gold hotpants, which her stylist famously picked up for 50p in a charity shop, in her 2000 Spinning Around video, Kylie has well and truly cemented her status as having the celebrity world's best bottom.

But speaking previously about the attention her behind attracts, Kylie mused: 'I don't know how it happened. Okay, so yes, I put them in gold hot pants, but really I don’t know.'

Spinning around: Kylie made her rear famous in 2000 with the disco track and those hotpants

Honoured: The gold shorts were one of 200 items exhibited in the Victoria and Albert Hall to celebrate the Australian singer

While it is not known exactly where Kylie was in the Instagram swimsuit shot, fans speculated she could have been in Spain - the home country of her boyfriend Andrés Velencoso, who she has been dating since 2008.

The singer has been something of a social butterfly of late as, just days before, Kylie enjoyed a night out at London's Hakkasan Hanway Place restaurant on Saturday night, wearing a cream negligee dress.

And a day earlier the award-winning popstar had paid a visit to Rihanna's hotel, where she stayed for over an hour, sparking speculation the two singing divas may team up for a new single.

Now that they are Roc Nation label buddies, that suggestion isn't too far fetched, especially as Kylie's new album shows a more urban influence thanks to collaborations with the likes of rapper Brooke Candy and legendary R&B producer Darkchild.

Ever youthful: Kylie looks 10 years younger as she dined out in London last Friday

Retro: The spaghetti strap dress, sandals and the simple updo made Minogue look more like her Nineties self

While the album is still unnamed, Kylie did tease a sample of the debut single from the new LP called Skirt.

But despite being part of the Roc family, Minogue is adamant her musical DNA is fundamentally still present in the record.

'[The album] would have some sparkle, some sex, some insouciance,' Kylie told E! Online. 'And joy—that's what I would hope. That's what people tell me.

'There's a lot to be said for making people feel good. That's, like, the most rewarding part of what I do.'

Kylie and Ri Ri? The Aussie singer visited Rihanna in London at the Bajan singer's hotel

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Thursday, 25 July 2013

Kylie Minogue, 45, shows off her perter-than-ever derriere in a leopard-print swimsuit

We should be so lucky! Kylie Minogue, 45, shows off her perter-than-ever derriere in a leopard-print swimsuit