Olivia Newton-John

On Sunday, thousands paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John at a state memorial service in Melbourne. Discover how family and friends paid tribute to the star.

He wrote: "Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer. I love how she loved fully and completely." I loved making her tea and then making it five times again until I got it right. I loved the way she smelled. Speaking at the star-studded event, Olivia's daughter, Chloe, 37, said: "We loved watching our trashy TV shows together and immediately changed the channel when John walked in the room. One particularly moving segment featured throwback photos of Olivia with her daughter Chloe.

"She was the most courageous woman," Dame Olivia's husband said, as he remembered her at the Melbourne service.

The singer said the country mourns the loss of Dame Olivia and that she will forever "honour" singing with her several times. Speaking on her character he said she was a "wonderful force of nature," and that she was filled with much warmth, humour and talent. Easterling said that every day with Dame Olivia was "supernatural" and that the love they shared was "natural" between them. Described as a "healer" with her words and work, Easterling also remembered the late singer for her talents in the music industry. "Every day with Olivia was a bit of magic," her husband John Easterling said on Sunday, in a speech at the memorial. "She was the most courageous woman," Dame Olivia's husband said, as he remembered her at the Melbourne service.

Chloe, 37, was joined at the star-studded celebration of Olivia's life by the likes of Dannii Minogue.

Speaking about the moment he met his late wife, Olivia’s husband John Easterling said: ‘I met Olivia through my friends Jim and Nancy about 30 years ago. She didn’t tell dirty jokes but she laughed the hardest at them. We shared the same cackle. ‘She was my safe space, my guide, my biggest fan and the earth beneath my feet. I can hear her voice.’ [died in August at the age of 73](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/10/dame-olivia-newton-johns-daughter-shares-emotional-duet-after-stars-death-17157489/) in her adopted home of California after [ a long battle with cancer](https://metro.co.uk/2022/10/09/dame-olivia-newton-johns-daughter-breaks-down-in-tv-interview-17531073/).

There wasn't a dry eye in the house when Delta Goodrem took to the stage at a memorial for the late Olivia Newton-John on Sunday.

A force of nature. 'She was a force for good. Delta and Olivia are pictured together love and light YOU absolute superstar,' someone else said while another wrote, 'That was beautiful'. 'I think that is really what it is. 'I HONESTLY LOVE YOU.

Olivia Newton-John was honored Sunday with a state memorial service in Australia, where her husband, John Easterling, and daughter, Chloe Lattanzi, ...

"Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer," he wrote. I loved making her tea and then making it five times again until I got it right," she said. "I love how she loved fully and completely." And this is one of her mediums of healing." "My mom could find the beauty in everything. "You have to understand, I wasn't an Olivia fan, I didn't know any Olivia music, I'd never even seen Grease," he told those in attendance.

Olivia Newton-John's daughter Chloe Lattanzi delivered an emotional tribute to her mom as she spoke at the late icon's memorial service Sunday in Australia.

"She would want us all to laugh and reminisce together in joy and celebrate her life. "I stand here before you so desperately wanting to feel strong and confident and speak eloquently, but the truth is I feel like a little girl lost without her mother," she continued. "I love how she loved: fully and completely," Lattanzi said. "The other half is with my mama. "My heart is broken in two," Lattanzi, 37, said onstage at the memorial service, her husband James Driskill by her side for support. That's all you have to do.'"

A state memorial for Olivia Newton-John took place today in Melbourne, with family and friends paying tribute to the late singer and actor.

I looked up to her so much and when I got to meet her, she was just as nice as she was a star.” I considered her a great friend as well as a fellow entertainer. Throughout her career I have watched her grow and grow and grow to be the artist she became.” “Now, I had the honour of singing with her several times. I love how she loved fully and completely.” I loved the way she smelled. “As a country, you should be very proud and know that the whole world mourns with you,” said Dolly Parton. “I loved our snuggles. “As a little girl, I loved her so much. [Harry Styles](https://www.nme.com/news/music/harry-styles-hopelessly-devoted-to-you-cover-halloween-grease-olivia-newton-john-3340093) and [Pink](https://www.nme.com/news/music/pink-pays-tribute-to-olivia-newton-john-with-performance-of-hopelessly-devoted-to-you-3353100) performed covers of ‘Hopelessly Devoted To You’ in tribute while [Coldplay](https://www.nme.com/artists/coldplay) were joined by [Natalie Imbruglia](https://www.nme.com/artists/natalie-imbruglia) onstage at Wembley Stadium for [a rendition of ‘Summer Nights’](https://www.nme.com/news/music/natalie-imbruglia-coldplay-olivia-newton-john-summer-nights-wembley-stadium-3291581). I loved making her tea and then making it five times again until I got it right,” said Lattanzi. [Sir Elton John](https://www.nme.com/artists/elton-john) said her “bravery and optimism” would stay with him forever (via the [Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/26/thousands-pay-tribute-to-olivia-newton-john-at-australian-memorial-service)).

Six months after she passed away icons of stage and screen paid tribute to the Grease star in Melbourne. | ITV National News.

Every time we got together we laughed and laughed and laughed." Sir Elton John said: "She was funny, she was kind, she was warm and she was talented. Olivia Newton-John: Sir Elton John and Dolly Parton among famous faces at star's Melbourne memorial

Olivia Newton-John's daughter Chloe Lattanzi said she still feels like "a little girl lost" without the late "Grease" actress.

I loved making her tea and then making it five times again until I got it right,” she recalled. I love how she loved fully and completely.” [and 2017](https://pagesix.com/2017/05/30/olivia-newton-john-postpones-tour-due-to-breast-cancer-diagnosis/). I loved the way she smelled, nothing felt safer to me. “We loved watching our trashy TV shows together and immediately changed the channel when [husband] John [Easterling] walked in the room. That’s all you have to do.”

Sir Elton John and Dolly Parton pay tribute to Olivia Newton-John during the late star's state memorial in Melbourne, Australia.

We will see you down the road and we will all be together again.’ [John Travolta dances with daughter in heartwarming video for his 69th birthday in Las Vegas](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/22/john-travolta-dances-with-daughter-in-sweet-video-for-69th-birthday-18327677/?ico=more_text_links) [Chloe Lattanzi makes heartbreaking confession at memorial for mum Olivia Newton-John alongside Delta Goodrem](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/26/chloe-lattanzi-delivers-speech-at-memorial-for-mum-olivia-newton-john-18349629/?ico=more_text_links) [John Travolta made a heartfelt tribute](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/08/john-travolta-pens-tribute-to-dame-olivia-newton-john-following-death-17149584/). [singing with Dame Olivia ‘several times’](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/17/dame-olivia-newton-john-and-dolly-parton-recorded-duet-before-her-death-18304068/). I love you so much. [Lattanzi confessed that her heart was ‘broken in two’](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/26/chloe-lattanzi-delivers-speech-at-memorial-for-mum-olivia-newton-john-18349629/). [Metro.co.uk](https://metro.co.uk) entertainment team by emailing us [email protected], calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our [Submit Stuff](https://metro.co.uk/submit-stuff/) page – we’d love to hear from you. [died on August 8 2022](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/08/olivia-newton-john-dead-grease-star-dies-aged-73-17149492/) after a lengthy battle with breast [cancer](https://metro.co.uk/tag/cancer/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P3_LNK1). [ her widow John Easterling](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/04/olivia-newton-johns-widower-says-she-wasnt-in-pain-when-she-died-18222218/), 70, and her 37-year-old daughter Chloe Lattanzi. [Sir Elton](https://metro.co.uk/tag/elton-john/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P9_LNK1) remembered the Physical hitmaker as someone he ‘always looked forward to seeing’. [Dolly Parton](https://metro.co.uk/tag/dolly-parton/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P1_LNK1) and Sir Elton John were among stars to pay tribute to the late Dame Olivia Newton-John in a state memorial today in Melbourne, Australia.