Actress and singer Olivia Newton-John died on Monday at the age of 73. Famous, mainly for the hits “Grease” (1978) and “Xanadu” (1980), she had been battling cancer since 2017, after being diagnosed with the disease for the third time.
“Lady Olivia Newton-John passed away peacefully on her California ranch this morning, surrounded by family and friends. We urge everyone to please respect the family’s privacy at this difficult time,” her husband John Easterling wrote on social media. .
With a long artistic career, Olivia Newton-John has accumulated successes, but also curiosities and controversies, ranging from a missing boyfriend to the refusal to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Remember below some of these curiosities of the life of the actress and singer.
Missing boyfriend: Olivia Newton-John was dating filmmaker Patrick McDermott when he disappeared in 2005. He boarded a ship and never returned, being pronounced dead after a series of searches. In 2016, however, he was found alive and arrested for faking his own death.
Sexiest song ever: The artist was responsible for the sexiest song in history, according to a survey by Billboard magazine. “Physical” was released in the early 1980s and won the singer a Grammy, in addition to becoming a milestone in her career, with its sexual references and as a soundtrack to aerobics classes.
Cancer was a gift: Newton-John was first diagnosed with cancer in 1992, and the disease returned in 2013 and then in 2017. Despite the difficulties, the actress and singer told The Guardian in 2020 that cancer was a gift in her life. , giving it a purpose. “I don’t wish this on anyone else. But for me, it’s been important in my life,” she said at the time.
Cannabis growing at home: As part of his cancer treatment, Newton-John revealed last year that he kept a cannabis plantation in his home. “I have my days, I have my pains, but the cannabis my husband grows for me has been a big part of my healing,” she explained.
Against the Covid-19 vaccine: Last year, the artist caused controversy by declaring herself against the vaccine that protects against Covid-19. The statement was made to the Australian newspaper Herald Sun, alongside his only child, Chloe Lattanzi. “I’m not anti-vaccine, I’m against injecting mercury and pesticides into my body – and that’s part of many vaccines,” said Lattanzi, while the mother simply said that she would not take the dose.
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