Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John, AO, OBEis an English-Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five number-one and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles, and two number-one Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singlesand fourteen of her albumshave been certified gold by the RIAA. She has sold an estimated 100 million records, making her one of the world's best-selling music artists of all time. She starred in Grease, which featured one of...
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth26 September 1948
CityCambridge, England
I feel alive, fit and active. I have no plans for retirement. My only concession to getting a little older is that I like to have a cat-nap in the afternoon. After that, I can push on through anything.
The 'Great Walk to Beijing' was a fundraiser for my cancer center. It was a three-week trek with fellow cancer 'thrivers,' including celebrities ranging from Joan Rivers to Leeza Gibbons and Olympians.
Genetically, I'm like my mum, and she looked great right up until her death in 1989.
I've been through cancer, divorce, loss and bereavement, but they are things most humans go through.
I'm so happy with 'Grease' and 'Xanadu,' particularly because of the music in both films.
My father was a headmaster in England and then the dean of a college in Australia. We moved there when I was about five, so my education was in Australia, and I always felt I was Australian even though my passport was British.
Professionally, when I did the Olympic games and sang for my country in Australia. It was a big moment, Sydney in 2000. It was just a brilliant moment in my life.
We women should remember that we are much more than just breasts.
For me I have learned to enjoy everything, especially performing live, so much more. I used to get horrible stage fright when I was younger and today and just love to sing for anyone who still turns up at my shows!
I do have high standards, but I don't expect anything from anyone that I don't expect from myself.
The only weights I lift are my dogs.
I love life and nothing intimidates me anymore.
I really love performing with an orchestra and am very excited to do so with the Kalamazoo Symphony.
To me luxury is to be at home with my daughter, and the occasional massage doesn't hurt.