United Kingdom, June 17 -- Kim Wilde found Michael Jackson "incredibly inspiring" when she supported him on the Bad Tour.

The '80s pop icon was in awe of the King of Pop's set during the four-month, 33-date tour across Europe in 1988 and Kim learned so much from watching him each night and it made her raise her "own personal game as a performer".

Kim, 65, recalled to Contactmusic.com: "It was just incredible. He was at the top of his game at the time, and I did about 33 shows with him all over Europe and the UK. We did seven nights at Wembley on the trot.

"It completely raised my own personal game as a performer. To watch him at that stage when he was really at his peak was incredibly inspiring."

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