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Olivia Newton-John has spoken candidly about her breast cancer battle, and how she received treatment at her own cancer centre. #TMS7 pic.twitter.com/cd1uP8HKR6

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‘SO STUPID’

Newton-John had to comfort family following death rumours
Calgary Sun
11 Mar 2019— WENN

Olivia Newton-John had to comfort friends and family after rumours of her death surfaced at the beginning of the year.

The Grease star was the subject of tabloid gossip which suggested she was losing a cancer battle and was near death, or in some cases had passed away.

The 70-year-old, who has been undergoing treatment for stage four breast cancer, initially brushed off the stories, choosing instead to focus on the fact that she was on the mend. “Those things are so stupid. Why not just go, ‘Here I am, and I’m fine!’ ” she tells People, revealing she attempted to shoot down the macabre gossip via a social media post at the time: “We just nipped it in the bud.”

But the beloved star was upset about the way the false news affected those closest to her. “My friends were calling and believing this stuff,” she recalls. “I had to say, ‘You really think if it was that bad you wouldn’t know?’ ”

The actress was first diagnosed with cancer in 1992 and she made a full recovery, but the disease came back in 2013. Since then she has endured a series of health issues as a result, including a fractured pelvis due to her weakened bones.

Despite the obstacles she’s faced, the Australian star is grateful to have had the support of her husband, John Easterling.

“Of course I had my moments, and my tears and all that,” she adds. “But I have a wonderful husband who supports me through those things.”

The couple celebrated its 10th wedding anniversary last summer.

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NEW IDEA


OLIVIA OPENS UP ABOUT HER HEALTH

18 Mar 2019

After a shock health scare earlier this year, Olivia Newton-john has opened up about rumours she was at “death’s door”. Admitting the past few months have been challenging after fracturing her pelvis, the singer is now on the mend. “I started on a walker, then a cane and now nothing,” Olivia told People.

The injury meant that she had to spend her 70th birthday in her own Melbourne Wellness Centre receiving radiation treatment.

“There were all these things I was going to do for my birthday,” she said. “But God had other plans.

“I never say, ‘Why me?’ I was like, ‘Wow, I’m in my hospital that I’d dreamt of building for people to have rest and peace, and there I was getting the best care. It was quite magical.

“I have a wonderful husband who supports me … [John] hands me all these herbs every morning and makes me a green algae drink,” she said of the medicinal cannabis she takes.

“He grows the plants and makes them into liquid for me … It has helped incredibly with pain maintenance and sleep.”