Olivia Newton-John shares cancer update
Olivia Newton-John has shared her experience as she battles cancer once again.
The singer spoke about life with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer in an interview with Hoda Kotb of Today US, saying she’s “feeling pretty good” these days.
“I’m winning over it well and that’s how I see it,” the 73-year-old star said on Wednesday’s episode.
“I don’t think about it a lot, to be honest. Denial is a really good thing and I’m getting stronger and better all the time. I’m doing well.”
Newton-John also revealed that she is managing her pain with medical marijuana.
“I have my days, I have my pains,” Newton-John said. “But the cannabis that my husband grows for me has been such a huge part of my healing, and so I’m a really lucky person.”
The Grease star was first diagnosed with breast cancer and received treatment for it nearly 30 years ago.
However, it returned in 2012 for a second time, and in 2018 she was diagnosed for a third time.
After Kotb shared that she is also a cancer survivor, Newton-John and the Today co-host had an emotional moment together.
“We’re sisters,” Newton-John said. “Anyone that has gone on this journey with cancer, it’s unknown destinations and surprises and turns.”
Newton-John said she didn’t know Kotb had cancer and asked how she was doing, with Kotb saying: “Yes, I’m doing good.”
“By the way, I’m just going to pause for a second,” Kotb added. “Another wonderful thing about you is what you just did there. Thank you. Thank you for asking.”
Newton-John was also recently interviewed by Fox News in celebration of the 40th anniversary of her hit song ‘Physical’. The singer shared that she thought the lyrics may have been unintentionally “raunchy” when the song was first released.
“I wasn’t doing it on purpose. It just was the song that I was attracted to and the album,” she said. “But I feel very fortunate that I had the opportunity to record it.”
“I felt a little embarrassed to be banned,” she admitted. “But looking back now I go, ‘That was great.’ It got attention. And also compared to what I’m listening to on the radio now, it’s more like a lullaby.”
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