Olivia Newton-John’s family talk about their final moments with the late icon

Before her death, singer and actress Olivia Newton-John had a farewell message for her family: “Show love to the people you love,” recalled her husband John Easterling. interview Friday. The late actor’s family spoke about their fond memories and last moments with the icon, who was also a mother and wife.

“I love my mom more than anything and she is my mom,” said her daughter Chloe Lattanzi Hode Kotbu of The Today Show.

“She’s not Olivia Newton-John to me, but I’m so glad she was Olivia Newton-John to so many people.”

The Grease star and talented singer battled breast cancer for decades before she died last August at the age of 73. According to Lattanzi, her mother fought the disease with one of the most powerful tools in her arsenal: humor.

“Right before she lost her ability to speak, she was joking,” Lattanzi Kotbu said, describing her mother’s attitude toward the end of her fight. “The last words she could say to me were: “My sunshine.”

Easterling says Newton-John’s 30-year battle with the disease has been an inspiration not only to cancer patients and fans around the world, but also to her own daughter and husband.

“It’s a long road, but she had the willpower – even in the most difficult times – to really bring light and love,” Easterling told The Today Show. “And she was who she was all along the way.”

The interview also took place on the same day that Newton-John duet with her dear friend Dolly Parton was released.

Easterling said his wife’s duet with Parton, which she recorded during her illness, is another example of her ability to share her gift with the world – even after her death.

“They are a great duo and Dolly is a wonderful person, she was a good friend of Olivia,” Easterling said. “She, like me, feels that everyone has a unique and special gift. For her, it was her voice … she understood that it was a gift, and she gave it very generously.

According to Lattanzi, Newton-John fans helped carry her message of love and light.

“It was actually a life raft,” Lattanzi said of the outpouring of support from her mother’s fans. “It was like a big hug from the Universe and I am very grateful to all the people who reached out to us and gave their heart and their connection.”

Easterling said words of encouragement from someone he crossed paths helped him find “a way forward” after Newton-John’s passing.

“The guy I was flying with said, ‘You know, John, when you’re lucky enough to find your true soul mate and you share a heart, when one dies, the other has to live life for both.’ Easterling said. “And that was very inspiring and very powerful for me.”

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