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Australian Genevieve LaCaze gatecrashes the stage during Kylie set as Commonwealth Games come to an end

Genevieve Lacaze of Australia on stage during the Closing Ceremony
(Image credit: Ian Walton/Getty Images)

Australian steeplechaser Genevieve LaCaze was the star of the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony after she gatecrashed the stage during Kylie Minogue's set to celebrate her 25th birthday and, as she explained afterwards, get a bit of "TV time".

The athlete popped up on stage as Kylie disappeared for a costume change, and took her place alongside a group of topless male dancers, before being removed.

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