A heartbreaking battle. Olivia Newton-John, 73, has died after suffering from stage IV breast cancer.
According to her husband the actress died at home in California on Monday August 8, 2010. John EasterlingThe news was announced by, via Facebook.
The GreaseStar was diagnosed in 1992 with breast cancer and had to undergo a partial mastectomy. Her illness returned in 2013, and again in 2018.
“I feel lucky that I’m experiencing it for a third time, you know? You have to find the silver lining; there’s good in every bad situation,” she exclusively told Us WeeklyHer April 2019 mindset “I’m very positive. I’m human, I have my moments of fear and anxiety like everybody does, but generally I choose to be positive because you create your world by what you think. And if you think dark thoughts, you’re going to create a dark world.”
The “Physical” singer added: “If you think positive thoughts, you’ll create a positive world around yourself and attract positive people to you. I’m very lucky in all those areas; I have the best husband in the world and the best daughter. I’m lucky.”
One month prior, the Australian star opened up about why she chose to keep her health out of the spotlight, telling Today that she wanted to avoid “speculation” about her personal battle.
“I just decided I wanted to go through it myself,” she said during the March 2019 interview. “And I did a lot of natural healing and a lot of herbs that my husband made for me.”
Throughout her own ups and downs, the songwriter started the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund to “educate patients and their caregivers about kinder options for treating cancer” and to contribute donations to cancer research, per its website. While discussing her charity in a 2020 video, the “Desperate Times” singer noted that she wanted to stay strong for her daughter, Chloe Rose Lattanzi, whom she shared with her ex-husband Matt Lattanzi.
“All this was overwhelming. It was a feeling of dread, terror, the unknown,” the actress recalled of her diagnosis. “I made the decision that I would be OK. I had to believe I was going to be OK, that my daughter was the most important thing in my life and I would be OK for her.”
Best known for playing Sandy in 1978’s GreaseThe four-time Grammy winner also had a successful solo career selling more than 100,000,000 records worldwide. Other notable film credits include 1980’s Xanadu, 2000’s Sordid Lives and her last known role, 2020’s The Very Good Mr. Dundee. She was both the host and musical guest on the small screen. Saturday Night LiveIn 1982, she appeared on Glee as herself in 2010.
Along with Chloe (38), Newton-John is survived and married Easterling (69) in 2008.
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