Olivia Newton-John: “Every day I think about ‘Grease'”

He developed the early years of his career in England. After her duet partner Pat Carroll’s visa expired and she had to return to Australia, she followed a solo path with a couple of hits, eventually representing the country in Eurovision: she lost to Abba and the di she unbeatable Waterloo. He then traveled to the United States, where he carved out a niche in country music. and then he came Fatthe highest-grossing musical in Hollywood history.

-How many times a year do you think about “Grease”?

-Every day someone asks me, so I think about it every day. Fat. It was a gift, a huge joy to be in that movie.

But at first she wasn’t so sure about participating: in 1970 she had already shot a musical, tomorrow, the band I was part of at the time, and it was a flop. “It would have been the next big thing and it went wrong. It was a big disappointment. I wanted to focus on my career, which was going pretty well, instead of making another movie. I was also worried about being too old: my character, Sandy, was 17 and I was 29. But John Travolta I wanted it to be me, and we did a camera test and it was really cool. And so I accepted “.

-In that moment he became a super star. How did you deal with such sudden fame?

I was lucky to have my feet on the ground. I had been singing with some luck for about fifteen years before it happened, so it wasn’t hard for me to assimilate such a success. I have always had a very balanced life outside of my career, with my daughter, my pets, my friends, my family.

A change, a transformation

Newton-John would never have another success like his. Fat. But soon after, she adopted the same transformation that Sandy did in the movie, from good girl to slut, for her career. She ditched her innocent 1970s country look and became a sex symbol with highly erotic hits, such as Physicist. In 1992 she was diagnosed with breast cancer and this led her to pursue her medical efforts and her medical record Gaia, a new age record. She was also passionate about ecology, especially after her marriage in 2008 to John Easterling, an environmental tycoon. But let’s get back to Fat.

What do you remember most of the shooting?

-The camaraderie of the entire cast and how much fun we had. And after finally completing the last year of school: I never experienced what my character experienced, because I dropped out of school, but I also went to a school in uniform where boys and girls did not mix.

– Did you know how to dance before “Grease”?

–No, I have learned. The other day in Las Vegas I was honored by the Nevada Ballet Company, and I had to confess that I didn’t know how to dance when I was young. My older sister, Rona, was the family dancer. She was very cute. But I’ve been very tough. He couldn’t put one foot in front of the other. I had to learn to follow John.

Are you still in touch with Travolta?

-Yes, of course. We are friends. We recorded a Christmas album three years ago, and when we are together we feel connected, we laugh a lot.

Have you ever got tired of “You are what I want”?

-No, it’s a lot of fun! It’s a great song, the audience loves it and changes it every night: singing it every time is a different experience, and I take care that it is. This is how I stay alive.

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