Meanwhile, former foreign minister Julie Bishop has paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John.
“She was a global superstar but she was so relatable and loveable,” she told Nine’s Today show.
Fans leaving flowers on Olivia Newton-John’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star. Credit:Getty
“Everybody wanted to be her friend. I remember as a teenager at school the first song or big hit If Not for You came out. Every girl wanted to be Olivia. It continued in Grease. She was gorgeous.”
The former Liberal frontbencher added that Newton-John wasn’t just an ambassador for the music industry, but an ambassador for Australia more generally.
“In 2018, we honoured Olivia at the G’Day USA awards. And she sang a few numbers from Grease. John Travolta was in the audience, he was at our table, I was sitting opposite him. His eyes never left her face. He was absolutely smitten. Throughout her singing, he was saying, ‘She is just so beautiful.’ She was. I was so proud to get to know her.”
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