Funnyman Charlie Hides has gained a loyal YouTube following with his hilarious impersonations of Cher, Madonna and other divas.

One of those followers is Kylie Minogue.

So when it came time to do another video featuring his imperious diva version of Cher, Hides thought it might be fun to have Minogue appear in it as Cher’s latest target.

‘I knew Kylie followed me on Twitter so I Direct messaged her,’ Hides tells Gay Star News. ‘She’d mentioned me in an interview in Australia last year and I knew she was a fan of my vids so I just asked: “Hey Kyles, I’d love you to be in one of my videos.”‘

To his shock, Minogue responded ‘immediately and enthusiastically.’

‘When I picked myself up off the floor, I wrote this script and sent it to her,’ he says. ‘She was out of the country at the time but promised to call as soon as she got back to the UK.’

She kept her word.

‘She was very easy to work with, very comfortable in front of the camera and very at ease,’ Hides says. ‘I felt like I’ve known her all my life so we just got on with it and had a good laugh.’

Buoyed by Minogue’s participation, Hides now has another famous diva he’d like to appear with.

‘I’ve got Cher firmly in my sights,’ he says. ‘I’d love to have her walk into shot, grab the phone out of my hand and slap me: “Schnapp out of it!” She’ll be coming to the UK to promote her album so stay tuned.’