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"So like your mum": Chloe Lattanzi visits patients at ONJ Wellness Centre

Olivia Newton-John was known for many things: mostly for being a giant of the Australian entertainment industry. But according to her daughter Chloe, her most important legacy was the work she did at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre. Since her mother died in August 2022 after a 30-year journey with cancer, Chloe is determined to continue her extraordinary work, and joined <a href="https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/the-olivia-newton-john-cancer-wellness-and-research-centre-with-family-and-staff/340a9404-e7ef-46f4-8e49-3d0f2e0fd654" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A Current Affair</a>'s Ally Langdon to visit patients in the centre to hear their stories. Chloe Lattanzi dropped into the centre with her cousin Tottie Goldsmith, where she was greeted by patients who were over the moon to meet her. "Oh my god, you are so like your mum," one patient told Lattanzi as she squeezed her tight in a warm hug. "You're just beautiful like her … she's an Aussie treasure." "She's done so much and I'm so grateful for what she's done here because they (staff) are just amazing." Lattanzi said she first visited the ONJ Wellness Centre with her mum in 2019 and now she's "very passionate" about continuing her legacy. "I am very much looking forward to meeting the people who are here and connecting with them," Lattanzi said. "I hope to bring some kind of comfort and joy … because I know what they're going through." Patients in the centre were quick to praise the work Olivia Newton-John had done in creating the centre, sharing how much of a difference such an environment had while undergoing treatment. "Everything's serene and calm because it's a traumatic time and to have that sort of thing is really marvellous," another patient said. "It's a home away from home," Sergio, who is also a patient at the centre, added. Chloe said that it was an honour to be invited into the centre and felt her mother with her "in spirit". "I feel like she's inside of me and this is my purpose," Lattanzi said. Director of Austin Health Foundation Debbie Shiell was also at the centre when Lattanzi paid the patients a visit and said "Chloe gave them the gift that Olivia gave them". "Olivia gave them a break from here and love and healing energy and that was really special to witness and I have no doubt that those people you saw today will be beaming tomorrow," Shiell told Lattanzi. "This (wellness centre) is her vision, her legacy." Image credits: A Current Affair

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“I had to come back”: Olivia Newton-John’s emotional return to Australia

Everyone loves Olivia Newton-John. Since she began her music career in the ‘60s, the Aussie legend has garnered fame all over the world because of her personality, achievements and support for those in need. Six decades later, she’s not planning to stop anytime soon. Instead, the 71-year-old wants to use her platform to help others “any way I can”. The singer-songwriter has backed several charities and is the founding patron of the Oliva Newton-John Cancer Institute. And soon, she will step up once again to perform at Fire Fight Australia, a national concert appeal to help those suffering as a result of the recent national bushfire crisis. “I’m pretty much retired, but when I heard they were doing this, I had to be part of it,” Oliva told TV WEEK. “It’s so important, and I feel privileged that I’m able to help in some way. Australians are tough. We have a wonderful sense of spirit and humour, and those things will get us through.” Olivia will be joining her friend John Farnham at the concert, which has given her an excuse to return home. Currently, she and her husband John Easterling divide their time between California, Florida and Australia. “It [the bushfires’ devastation] has had an impact on a global scale and it breaks my heart,” she says. “I had to come back and be part of it [the concert].” She will also be cheering from the sidelines as her daughter Chloe Lattanzi is currently competing on Dancing With The Stars. “I encouraged her to just be herself,” said Olivia. “She’s in her own dancing shoes and they’re beautiful – she’ll do great.”

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Olivia Newton-John joins Queen and many more for bushfire relief concert

With the heartbreak felt around the world as the Australian bushfires continue to ravage the nation, many are banding together to raise money for bushfire relief. Some of the biggest names in music have teamed up for the Fire Fight Australia concert, which also includes Olivia Newton-John. She shared the post on Instagram, saying that she was “proud to announce” that she will be performing. "Australia, I'm proud to announce I'll be performing at #FireFightAustralia alongside an incredible line-up of artists to raise money for national bushfire relief," ONJ captioned her post that she published on Monday morning AEST. "Tickets go on sale TODAY at 12noon AEDT from www.firefightaustralia.com. I hope you can join us for this special day to raise much needed funds for bushfire relief. #FireFightAustralia," she added. <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Owp_eHnOD/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Owp_eHnOD/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">Australia, I’m proud to announce I’ll be performing at #FireFightAustralia alongside an incredible line-up of artists to raise money for national bushfire relief. Tickets go on sale TODAY at 12noon AEDT from www.firefightaustralia.com I hope you can join us for this special day to raise much needed funds for bushfire relief. #FireFightAustralia</a> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/therealonj/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Olivia Newton-john</a> (@therealonj) on Jan 12, 2020 at 11:03am PST </div> </blockquote> Earlier in the week, ONJ said that she was heartbroken about the devastation that’s impacting the country. "It breaks my heart to see what is happening in my beloved Australia," she captioned her post. Rock band Queen announced that they would be performing at the concert as well. "Australia, we're proud to announce we're performing at #FireFightAustralia alongside an incredible line-up of artists to raise money for national bushfire relief." Other impressive acts at the concert include Delta Goodrem, Guy Sebastian, Tina Arena and Jessica Mauboy.

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"That is the most incredibly generous thing to do for me": Olivia Newton-John blown away by fan's gesture

Olivia Newton-John has been left stunned after the leather jacket that she wore in Grease was purchased at an auction and returned to her. The jacket was bought at auction for $243,000 and the anonymous buyer has now handed it back. He said: "It should not sit in a billionaire's closet for country-club bragging rights." "The odds of beating a recurring cancer using the newest emerging therapies is a thousandfold greater than someone appearing out of the blue, buying your most famous and cherished icon, and returning it to you." A tearful Newton-John, 71, was in shock once she realised what was in the bright pink gift wrapped box "Are you serious?" she said before giving the man a huge hug. "That is the sweetest thing." "That is the most incredibly generous thing to do for me. I'm so grateful and I'm just blown away." <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FJuliensAuctions%2Fvideos%2F810667592737412%2F&show_text=0&width=560" width="560" height="308" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> The buyer of the jacket wanted to remain anonymous, but Julien’s Auction House said that he is a doctor and a medical technology entrepreneur. The black leather jacket was worn in the final scenes of the 1978 film where she and John Travolta perform, You’re the One That I Want and We Go Together. The skin-tight pants from the outfit were sold separately for more than double their estimate and together, the jacket and pants raised $405,700 for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research and Wellness Centre in Australia. "You're the best, you're the best! I'm so grateful," Newton-John said, while hugging the jacket and then the buyer. "This is the most beautiful present, but mainly it's your heart that I'm grateful for." The anonymous man asked if she would put the jacket on display in the cancer centre. "Yes, it was always my dream to do that, so yes!" Newton-John said, according to <a rel="noopener" href="https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/olivia-newton-john-grease-jacket-gift-trnd/index.html" target="_blank">CNN</a>. The auction sold off more than 500 items from John’s career, including costumes, awards, jewellery and other iconic outfits. The sale raised a total of $2.4 million, according to the <a rel="noopener" href="http://www.juliensauctions.com/about-auction?id=294" target="_blank">auction house</a>. Scroll through the gallery to see what was sold in the auction.

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The touching reason Olivia Newton-John is selling her iconic Grease costume

Grease star Olivia Newton-John is auctioning off the iconic skin-tight pants and leather jacket she wore in the movie. Newton-John initially wanted to part with the items last year to coincide with the film’s 40th anniversary, but she was forced to postpone the sale due to a fractured pelvis. "I've been wanting to auction them off for many years, and now is the perfect time," the actress told Fox 5 news in Las Vegas. "We were going to do it on the 40th anniversary but I spent most of that in hospital, so now it's the following year and that's fine." A portion of the money raised from the sale through Julien’s Auctions will go towards the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre in her hometown of Melbourne. Newton-John told <a rel="noopener" href="https://style.nine.com.au/latest/olivia-newton-john-auctions-iconic-grease-costumes/bc7996c6-3372-4392-9c16-31724f67f67f" target="_blank">Nine Style:</a> "We hope to raise a lot of money with the jacket and the pants as they're iconic pieces from the movie and I'm really excited," Newton-John said. "I hope some billionaire somewhere wants to buy them for his daughter or granddaughter.” The skin-tight pants are made out of sharkskin and the lovely pink outfit was worn to the film’s premiere at The Mann’s Chinese Theatre in LA. There is also a custom “Pink Ladies” jacket that was presented to her by the crew at the end of filming. Scroll through the gallery to see some of the iconic Grease outfits that are for sale. Photo credits: Getty and <a rel="noopener" href="https://pagesix.com/2019/07/09/olivia-newton-john-to-auction-off-grease-looks-for-cancer-research/" target="_blank">Page Six</a>

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