Kylie Minogue is to be immortalised in statue-form donning her gold hot pants and put on display on London’s gayest street, Old Compton Street.

Planning permission has been asked for by a loyal flock of homosexuals who want the pop princess replica on the street renowned for its gay clubs and lifestyle.

A source who is helping to get the pint-sized star in model form tells the Daily Star: “The Eros statue should be in Old Compton Street, not Piccadilly Circus. But we’re having our very own little goddess of love, in the form of Kylie.”

Although there are concerns that wear and tear may damage the replica: “We don’t want her bottom to be worn to a nubbin from daily rubbings from the superstitious and deviant, so we want her most famous area to be out of reach.”

There are also plans for more gay icons to be immortalised in the future: “Kylie is our favourite gay icon, so her statue will be erected first. The other names are being held under wraps at the moment.”