British-Australian
singer
and
actress
Olivia
Newton-John
passed
away
on
Monday
(August
8,
2022)
at
her
house
in
Southern
California,
USA.
She
was
73
and
passed
away
peacefully
at
her
ranch
home
surrounded
by
family
and
friends.
She
is
survived
by
her
husband
John
Easterling
and
daughter
Chloe
Rose.
Olivia
Newton-John
was
best
known
for
playing
Sandy
in
the
popular
musical
Grease
that
released
in
1978.
Actor
John
Travolta,
who
starred
opposite
Olivia
in
Grease
as
Danny,
shared
a
statement
on
his
Instagram
handle
about
the
singer's
death.
He
wrote,
"My
dearest
Olivia,
you
made
all
of
our
lives
so
much
better.
Your
impact
was
incredible.
I
love
you
so
much.
We
will
see
you
down
the
road
and
we
will
all
be
together
again.
Yours
from
the
first
moment
I
saw
you
and
forever!
Your
Danny,
your
John!"
Ever
since
the
news
of
her
demise
came
out,
her
fans
and
many
famous
celebs
from
Hollywood
have
been
mourning
her
death.
Her
demise
is
indeed
a
big
loss
for
the
music
as
well
as
the
entertainment
industry.
For
the
unversed,
Olivia
Newton-John
was
first
diagnosed
with
breast
cancer
in
1992
and
she
went
on
to
become
a
leading
advocate
for
cancer
research.
Her
charity,
the
Olivia
Newton
John
Foundation,
raised
millions
of
pounds
to
support
research.
She
was
also
an
environmental
and
animal
rights
activist.
Olivia
Newton-John
was
a
four-time
Grammy
Award
winner.
It
is
to
be
noted
that
her
efforts
were
recognised
by
Queen
Elizabeth
II,
who
later
honoured
her
with
a
damehood
in
the
2020
New
Year's
Honours
list.