Kylie Minogue looks fresh faced with minimal make-up despite her early start at Radio 2

PUBLISHED: 04:45 EST, 23 November 2012 | UPDATED: 06:15 EST, 23 November 2012

Most people struggle to get up at the crack of dawn, let alone smile for the camera first thing.

But ever the professional Kylie Minogue looked fresh faced and happy as she arrived at the BBC Radio 2 on Friday morning.

The 44-year-old pint sized star, who appeared to be wearing very little make-up, stopped to greet her waiting fans ahead of her interview.

Fresh: Kylie Minogue looked very fresh faced as she arrived at Radio 2 on Friday morning

Wrapped up against the cold, the singer wore a large and warm looking black cardigan.

She teamed her jacket with a pair of slim fitting distressed look jeans with snake-skin pattern and a pair of black stilettos which elongated her svelte legs.

Beneath her cardigan she kept it casual with a three quarter length sleeve black jumper.

Casual: Kylie wore a pair of snake-skin print jeans with a large black cardigan and black stilettos

Casual: Kylie wore a pair of snake-skin print jeans with a large black cardigan and b! lack stilettos

Kylie kept her make-up to a bare minimum while her hair was also styled in a relaxed manner.

The radio station appeared delighted to be joined by the songstress and tweeted: 'We can't believe we'll be joined by @kylieminogue this morning after 8am! Any questions for @achrisevans? #R2AskKylie'

The star is promoting her new album The Abbey Road Sessions, which features an orchestral re-working of some of her greatest hits.

Promotion: Kylie has been working hard promoting her latest album The Abbey Road Sessions

Kylie is also celebrating 25 years since the release of her first single - The Loco-Motion - shot to the top of the charts in her native Australia and has been looking back at the highs and lows of an eventful career.

'Let me tell you -songs, hairdos, outfits, films. There are plenty that I'd like to put in Room 101,' she told The Huffington Post in a recent interview.

'But it's good for me to be able to have a laugh at myself, which is something I've never shied away from.

Welcome: The radio station were delighted to be joined by the songstress on Friday morning

'There definitely are songs that should have never seen the light of day but thankfully there aren't too many of them.'

Kylie has just been confirmed to be taking part in Rod Stewart's Christmas Show at Stirling Castle.

She will be joined on the show by Michael Buble and violinist Nicole Bendetti which will be broadcast on ITV next month.

Speaking about the sh! ow, Rod s! aid:'Christmas comes early for me this year. I'm really looking forward to singing with Kylie and Michael and performing with Nicola.'