Olivia Newton-John's niece says she'll keep star's legacy alive

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The film producer, 70, has opened up about his late wife Olivia Newton-John, who sadly died on August 8 after a battle with breast cancer. The Grease legend’s husband, John Easterling, spoke candidly in a new interview where he explained his late wife was “fortunate” enough to “have access to a broad variety of wellness treatments” and she wanted others to have the same privilege.

He explained the treatments, which included medicinal cannabis, “undoubtedly extended Olivia’s life and gave her quality of life”.

Speaking about the singer’s final days, John told The Herald Sun Olivia was “pain free”, because of the alternatiive treatments and she didn’t need “toxic chemicals or addictive painkillers” to manage her terminal illness.

He added Olivia was “cheerful and joyful” in her final moments.

Olivia often lobbied politicians to try to influence change within the law and make medicinal cannabis available to patients at Melbourne’s ONJ Cancer Wellness and Research Centre.

“Her dream with the Olivia Newton-John Wellness Centre was to have Australians going through cancer have access to the similar types of treatments,” John said.

The pop icon’s husband encouraged people to participate in Olivia’s Walk for Wellness at the Alexandra Gardens in Melbourne on October 9 to raise money for programs, treatments and equipment.

“Please donate generously to keep Olivia’s dream alive. Let’s keep this Wellness Centre thriving,” he said.

He continued: “Walk this walk, standing tall with confidence, with courage and with hope, the way Olivia walked her walk. I’ll see you soon in Australia, as a proud Aussie, honouring Olivia.”

Taking to Instagram last month, John shared a heartwarming photo of the couple to mark what would have been Olivia’s 74th birthday.

John shared a beautiful photo of the pair via her Instagram account and shared the story of their very first trip to The Bahamas.

He said it was their first trip as a couple to celebrate Olivia’s birthday.

Olivia died peacefully in her home in Southern California in August, surrounded by family and friends.

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At the time of her death, John paid a touching tribute as he described his other half as a “brave and courageous woman” and talked of finding the time to heal the “pain and holes in my heart”.

Using the Grease actress’s Instagram account, he began: “Olivia…

“Our love for each other transcends our understanding. Every day we expressed our gratitude for this love that could be so deep, so real, so natural. We never had to ‘work’ on it.

“We were in awe of this great mystery and accepted the experience of our love as past, present and forever.

“At Olivia’s deepest essence she was a healer using her mediums of song, of words, of touch. She was the most courageous woman I’ve ever known.

“Her bandwidth for genuinely caring for people, for nature and all creatures almost eclipses what is humanely possible. It is only the grace of God that has allowed me to share the depth and passion of her being for so long.

“In her most difficult times she always had the spirit, the humor, and the will power to move things into the light.

He added: “Even now as her soul soars, the pain and holes in my heart are healed with the joy of her love and the light that shines forward.”

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