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dimanche 24 mai 2026

FORBIDDEN ROMANCE!

Secret marriage talks and how Scientology came between them

1 Jun 2026

From their undeniable chemistry as Sandy and Danny to their rock-solid friendship that spanned decades, Olivia Newton-john and John Travolta have always been a cherished duo. Now an in-depth new biography on the late Australian singer and actress reveals how close the Grease lovers actually came to being in love in real life, almost five decades ago.

For A Little More Love, US author Matthew Hild spoke with Olivia’s close inner circle about her extraordinary life, including the memorable Grease era and her close relationship with co-star John.

“I am amazed at how much people still obsess over that, nearly half a century after Grease!” the biographer tells Woman’s Day about the intrigue surrounding the pair.

In his book, Grease star Didi Conn’s comments about the pair’s “real” attraction resurface, but Matthew also shares a telling revelation from an old colleague of Olivia’s. “More than 20 years after Grease was filmed, a musician who had been married to a Scientologist joined Olivia’s band and

became friends with her,” writes Matthew. “He says that Olivia and Travolta were very, very close. Almost that close.”

GENUINE ATTRACTION

The musician recalls a conversation he had with Olivia about John’s ties to Scientology. “I know the Church of Scientology really reveres him as a very valuable follower,” Olivia said. “If I had married John, would he have expected me to become a Scientologist?”

“It would not have been mandatory, but it would have been encouraged.”

“Thank you,” Olivia replied. “That’s all I want to know.”

Matthew tells Woman’s Day, “People focus so much on whether the two of them were ever romantically involved when they should be focusing on what a deep and tight friendship they had for as long as Olivia lived.”

The co-stars did share a unique bond that lasted from their Grease days to Olivia’s tragic passing in 2022. She once described their time on-set as “magic”, admitting, “I had great love and support from him and the feeling was mutual.”

Matthew reveals the extent to which John cared about Olivia, saying, “During her health battles in her later years, he offered to fly her on his jet anywhere she might want to seek medical treatment.”

In the end, timing played a pivotal part in Olivia and John’s story. The actor, 72, has said, “It almost happened between us a few times, but it didn't. Sometimes life just offers you the wrong timing. We had to leave it as dear friends.”

MOVING ON

Olivia went on to marry and divorce Matt Lattanzi, Chloe’s father, and in 2008 she wed John Easterling, her partner until her death. John was married to Kelly Preston for 29 years until she passed away in 2020.

Despite this, Olivia occasionally thought about what might have been. “Clearly, she had wondered about the, ‘What if?’” Matthew tells Woman’s Day. “But no one I spoke to gave me the sense that she had deep regrets about it. I didn’t get the impression that she considered John ‘the man who got away’.”

‘Clearly, she had wondered about the “what if?”’

NEW IDEA

John & Olivia’s SECRET ROMANCE RIDDLE!

THE PAIR’S ENDURING LOVE IS AT THE CENTRE OF A NEW TELL-ALL

New Idea

1 Jun 2026

Olivia Newton-john’s decades long love affair with her Grease co-star John Travolta has been laid bare in a revealing new biography.

In Matthew Hild’s newly released A Little More Love: The Life and Legacy of Olivia Newton-john, the author interviewed those closest to the singer and actress, who sadly passed away on August 8, 2022, after a long-fought battle with breast cancer, aged 73.

“I don’t quite have the smoking gun, but I think the preponderance of evidence is pretty darn suggestive,” he told People magazine of what he turned up.

Among the stories he uncovered was one from actress Didi Conn, who played Frenchy in Grease. Speaking with journalist Stephanie Nolasco, she said she believed John, now 72, had a genuine attraction to Olivia and there was no faking their on-screen chemistry in the 1978 film.

‘They weren’t acting … it was real’

In fact, they shot an alternate ending to the movie in which their characters, Danny and Sandy, indulged in a “juicy” kiss.

“They weren’t acting at that moment … it was real, it really was,” Didi insisted.

While the pair stayed in each other’s orbits for the next four decades – even re-teaming for 1983 rom-com Two of a Kind, which further sparked romance rumours – ultimately, Hild notes that John’s devotion to Scientology is what stopped anything from developing between them.

“More than 20 years after Grease was filmed, a musician who had been married to a Scientologist joined Olivia’s band and became friends with her,” he wrote. “He says that Olivia and Travolta ‘were very, very close. Almost that close.’”

He recalled a conversation the pair had, in which the Australian star asked her bandmate if she would be expected to become a Scientologist if she were to marry the actor.

Though he insisted it “would not have been mandatory”, he said it “would have been encouraged, put it that way”. Olivia simply replied, “Thank you. That’s all I want to know.”

In 2018, Olivia said on the No Filter podcast she felt the pair not giving in to their real-life attraction only added to their on-screen chemistry.

“I think it was good, because I think it kept the tension there and the chemistry,” she said. “It might have been a real disaster had we decided to date or we had a falling out or something.”

She added that both were “with other people” during filming and “respectfully, it just didn’t happen”.

Upon her death in 2022, John shared a touching tribute to his “dearest Olivia” on Instagram. “I love you so much,” he wrote. “We will all be together again. Yours from the moment I saw you and forever! Your Danny, your John!”