Chloe Lattanzi reveals mum Olivia Newton-John's final words

Australia was heartbroken when Aussie legend Olivia Newton-John died in August 2022 at the age of 73. The Grease star, passed away peacefully at her ranch in California after battling breast cancer for decades.

Now, her daughter Chloe Lattanzi has shared the bittersweet words her mother uttered before she died. Chloe appeared on the US morning show Today alongside Olivia’s widower John Easterling to discuss intimate details of their life with the singer.

“The last words she could say to me was, ‘My sunshine’,” Chloe revealed. “And right before she lost her ability to speak, she was making jokes.”

While it has been six months since the Xanadu star passed, her widower admitted that he still finds himself speaking to her at home.

“I’ll just be walking around the house, or throwing the ball for the dogs and just speak to her out loud,” he said.

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He explained that he received some pivotal advice from a friend while he was coming to terms with losing his wife.

“A guy I was flying with said, ‘You know, John, when you’re lucky enough to have found your true soul mate, and you share a heart, when one passes, the other has the obligation to live life for both.’ And that was very empowering and very powerful for me, and, you know, and gave a way forward.”

The Aussie icon won four Grammys and had five number one hits and ten top ten hits throughout her long career and was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's 2020 New Year's honours.

Olivia’s generous move before death

This comes after Olivia’s incredible act before her death was uncovered. The star sold off much of her real estate portfolio in 2019, a year after being diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer, in order to help fund more research into the disease.

Sources close to the star told The New York Post that Olivia wanted her estate to help those who need it the most.

"Olivia loved helping people. She spent the last two decades of her life giving back," a source said. "She wanted to leave behind something that would last, and something that her daughter, too, could benefit from."

Olivia was known for advocating for cancer awareness and financed medical research through her Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund. She also created the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre in Melbourne, which is a public hospital that specialises in supporting patients' mental health as well as clinical care.

While she sold much of her portfolio, including a $4.6 million home in Dalwood, Australia, she kept the Californian ranch that she initially listed for sale, choosing to instead transfer ownership to her husband John Easterling. It was here that she lived her final days.

"She was in a lot of pain, but she was a fighter," the source explained. "The place was her heaven on Earth and it gave her many calming moments in her final days."

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