John Travolta is in mourning “Grease”After it was revealed that Olivia Newton-John had died at her home on Monday morning, the leading lady. The actress and singer was 73 years of age.
Newton-John played Sandy in the film. She is an innocent girl who inspires Danny Zuko. The two of them have been a true movie star pairing for many years.
“My dearest Olivia, you made all of our lives so much better,” Travolta wrote. “Your impact was incredible. I love you so much. We will see you down the road and we will all be together again. Yours from the first moment I saw you and forever! Your Danny, your John!”
In the film, Newton-John’s character sang a now-beloved ballad for Travolta’s bad boy, called “Hopelessly Devoted to You.” The song earned the movie’s only Oscar nomination, though ironically, wasn’t filmed and recorded until after “Grease”As producers were reluctant to allow Sandy to sing her own song, the session had already ended.
The news of Newton-John’s death was announced on her official Facebook page, by way of a statement from her husband, John Easterling.
“Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer,”He wrote. “Her healing inspiration and pioneering experience with plant medicine continues with the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund, dedicated to researching plant medicine and cancer.”
Newton-John’s daughter, Chloe Lattanzi, posted a photo montage in remembrance.
Hollywood stars James Gunn and George Takei also remembered Newton-John on Monday.
“We have lost a great, iconic artist in Olivia Newton John, gone too soon from us at age 73,” Takei wrote. “I trust she is now in the great Xanadu beyond. Know that we are forever hopelessly devoted to you, Olivia. Rest in song and mirth.”