‘A SYMBOL OF TRIUMPHS AND HOPE’ DAME OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN THE SUPERSTAR ACTRESS, SINGER AND CAMPAIGNER REMEMBERED
Her sunny smile, caring personality and fresh-faced beauty endeared her to the world, but last week millions were in mourning as Dame Olivia Newton-John finally lost her long, brave battle with breast cancer.
The British-born Australian actress, singer and philanthropist, who will be forever known for the role that catapulted her to global fame – wholesome high-school girl Sandra Dee in the 1978 box office hit Grease – was 73 when she peacefully passed away at her ranch in California, surrounded by her loved ones.
HELPING OTHERS
Announcing the heartbreaking news on Facebook, her husband, John Easterling, praised her determination to help other cancer sufferers and described her as “a symbol of triumphs and hope” after her 30-year struggle with the illness, which was first diagnosed in 1992 before returning in 2013 and 2017.
“Her healing
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