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Olivia Newton-John says she’s feeling fine and is ready to release her memoir.

THE SINGER PROVES SHE’S A SURVIVOR AS SHE PREPARES TO RELEASE A NEW AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Closer Weekly
7 Sep 2018

The recent cancellation of Olivia Newton-John’s Australian speaking tour sparked fears that the singer’s ongoing cancer battle had hit a setback. But a friend of the star confirms to Closer, “Olivia is doing great!” In fact, says the pal, “She just wrapped up promotions for the 40th anniversary of Grease and she was feeling so well, she was dancing with John Travolta!”
The cancellation of her tour “was due to scheduling, nothing else,” says the friend, adding that it wasn’t a concert tour but just two speaking engagements. And while it’s true the star’s breast cancer, which had been in remission for 25 years, recurred in May 2017, it hasn’t slowed her down. “I think that you can live with cancer like you can live with other things if you take care of yourself,” says Olivia, who is still undergoing treatments.

DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’

Olivia has a lot to keep her busy as she approaches her 70th birthday on Sept. 26. Not only has she spent the summer promoting Grease’s anniversary and releasing an album of greatest hits, she’s now gearing up for a book tour. Her new autobiography, Don’t Stop Believin’, will drop on Sept. 10 overseas and this winter in the U.S. She wants it to be “inspirational and encouraging,” says her friend.
One person she’s already inspired is her former co-star John. “She was my favorite thing about doing Grease,” he said at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents Grease 40th Anniversary event in LA on Aug. 16. Of her health battle, he says, “She’s doing really well! She’s a survivor.” —
Lisa Chambers, with reporting by Ilyssa Panitz

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EARLY OLIVIA

Olivia Newton-John "shootée" par le photographe David Steen !