She’s hot again. More than ever and that’s just as it should be. Even the conservative, usually sneering at pop culture, Brian Appleyard in the Sunday Times gives her the thumbs-up. He contrasts her naturalness with the pretentiousness of Madonna.

Apart from an excellent hit record in “Can’t Get You Out Of My Mind” it’s her arse that doing it. It’s no surprise.... For long enough now the evidence of her exquisite posterior has been there for anyone suitably disposed.

But it’s not just that. She comes over such a perfect little package: sweet and nice but still cool and jokey enough to be ironic. I’m sure the gays approve of her too which is not a bad thing these days. A bit of everything really. Just the recipe for successful pop.