Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders cosy up to Kylie Minogue at Absolutely Fabulous after party

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Jennifer Ruby30 June 2016
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Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders cosied up to pop icon Kylie Minogue at the Absolutely Fabulous premiere after party.

Following one of the glitziest film openings of the year in Leicester Square, the acting duo relocated to Liberty to carry on the party on Wednesday night.

The pair made a beeline for singer Minogue, who was with other half Joshua Sasse, once inside the iconic London department store.

The Australian pop star was one of the guests of honour at the event after recording the official song for the soundtrack.

Speaking about being asked to contribute to the film, Minogue said: "I did a cover of This Wheel's On Fire and the revelation was I didn’t know any of the verses, just the big chorus. I was thrilled to be asked."

Others stars including Emma Bunton, Myleene Klass, Jane Horrocks, Lily Cole and Dawn French also stopped by the party for a glass of champagne.

A roll call of famous faces attended the premiere earlier in the evening, including Kate Moss, Stella McCartney and Jourdan Dunn.

With a gold carpet laid out and sparkly backdrop, hundreds of guests packed into the central London cinema for the first viewing of the film.

Lumley and Saunders were joined by a group of London drag artists, who they had supported at Pride at the weekend.

Speaking at the event, Saunders admitted that she was keen to do a sequel, saying: “If people go and watch it we’ll be making another one.”

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