Exclusive: ‘Olivia Newton-John gave me the strength to continue as a breast cancer thriver’

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Olivia Newton-John's passing, her husband John Easterling has given further details about some of her final moments before her death.MORE: Exclusive: Gayle King on why interviewing Olivia Newton-John is a career highlightThe singer passed away on 8 August after a lengthy battle against breast cancer, and her husband has continued to be a voice for her through his ongoing breast cancer advocacy.Now he has revealed just what his late wife's final wish was, and just how tied it was to her journey and advocacy with breast cancer.WATCH: Olivia Newton-John: Beautiful tributes for the star from family and friendsMORE: Exclusive: Sir Cliff Richard's emotional tribute to 'soulmate friend' Olivia Newton-John – 'My heart aches'Speaking with The Herald Sun, John explained how privileged Olivia felt to have the access she did to proper cancer treatment.It deeply impacted her final wish, which was for fellow cancer patients to have the same opportunities as her, through her Olivia Newton-John Wellness Centre.He said: "Her dream with the Olivia Newton-John Wellness Centre was to have Australians going through cancer have access to the similar types of treatments." John and Olivia always showed up when it came to advocating for breast cancer researchThe couple have always argued in favor of cannabis as an alternative or supplementary cancer treatment, and often lobbied to change medical cannabis regulations because of it.

Is Dolly Parton a secret philanthropist? The country superstar's fans seem to think so after it was revealed she was involved in a number of charities without making it known to the public. Some of her recent charitable actions include paying for the band uniforms of several Tennessee high schools over the years; purchasing a strip mall in Nashville using the royalties she earned from Whitney Houston’s version of "I Will Always Love You" to support the surrounding Black neighborhood in the late singer's honor; and donating $1 million to research dedicated to creating the Moderna vaccine.

HELLO! shines a light on the kindest acts from celebrities each week. At HELLO! we are passionate about the power of kindness and the impact it can have on the world around us. Small acts of kindness can go a long way.We are recognising the stars from all walks of showbiz who have gone to great lengths to help others... Michelle is continuing her kind mission to empower girls by giving them access to education with her latest Get Her There campaign.

Olivia Newton-John's niece Tottie Goldsmith has written a beautiful letter shared exclusively with HELLO! where she makes a heartfelt promise to her late aunt.EXCLUSIVE: Remembering Olivia Newton-John - Her family, Dolly Parton, Sir Cliff and more share memoriesHer family and close celebrity friends shared personal memories of Olivia exclusively with HELLO! for our Breast Cancer Awareness Month to celebrate the late star’s amazing legacy. Tottie captured some of Olivia’s magic in her touching letter, lovingly describing her as a "mesmerising person" and a "tornado of joy".The actress took us on an emotional journey with her lovely words, sharing their incredible bond and detailing the great love they had for each other.WATCH: Olivia Newton-John's best momentsRead Tottie's letter in full below…Olivia 'Liv', was my Aunt, my confidante and my guiding light.Liv is, and was, magic. She was a tornado of joy and action, a visionary, and a healer.

Olivia Newton-John's friends were able to say their touching goodbyes to the star two days before her death.EXCLUSIVE: Remembering Olivia Newton-John - Her family, Dolly Parton, Sir Cliff and more share memoriesLovingly, her husband 'Amazon' John Easterling reached out to her friends Amy Sky and Beth Nielson Chapman days before his wife passed away in August earlier this year so they could say goodbye. In our Breast Cancer Awareness special celebrating Olivia and her legacy, her singer friends spoke about the special moment.While Olivia was unable to speak on the call, her friends said it was "such a gift" to have closure.

Olivia Newton-John, Kylie Minogue, Rita Wilson, Maggie Smith and Jennifer Saunders have joined a whole galaxy of stars who have shared their own personal experiences with breast cancer.EXCLUSIVE: Remembering Olivia Newton-John - Her family, Dolly Parton, Sir Cliff and more share memoriesNot only does it raise awareness but celebrities who choose to speak out about their own diagnosis can also help remove the stigma associated with cancer. In our Breast Cancer Awareness Month special, HELLO! spoke to Cancer Research UK about why celebrities telling their stories can make a difference...Information nurse at Cancer Research UK, Julia Frater, said: "It can have a huge impact when celebrities diagnosed with cancer choose to speak about their experiences publicly.

Elizabeth Hurley has spoken from the heart about her "enormous sadness" over losing her grandmother to breast cancer.READ: Remembering Olivia Newton-John - Her family, Dolly Parton, Sir Cliff and more share emotional memoriesAs the Global Ambassador for The Estée Lauder Companies' Breast Cancer Campaign, the actress shared her expertise and knowledge with HELLO! for our Breast Cancer Awareness Month special. The mother-of-one revealed she is "so proud" of her campaigning efforts and hopes her grandmother would be too.Speaking openly about her own experiences with self-checking and mammograms, Elizabeth has an important message for women everywhere…Elizabeth: That my grandmother didn't talk about her diagnosis, is a source of enormous sadness to me – and I feel that if she'd been diagnosed today with what we know now, with the advances they've made in treatments, with diagnosis, with awareness, the way we talk about it, I feel it could just have been different for her.

Jane Seymour that her best friend Olivia Newton-John devoted her last months to helping others while she was "frail" herself.EXCLUSIVE: Remembering Olivia Newton-John - Her family, Dolly Parton, Sir Cliff and more share memoriesThe actress joins Dolly Parton and Sir Cliff among Olivia's friends who have shared special memories of the late star in our Breast Cancer Awareness Month digital issue. Olivia died aged 73 at her ranch in California, 30 years after her initial breast cancer diagnosis, sparking an outpouring of love from all corners of the world.Her story gave people hope and Olivia went to great lengths to help others, that is something her best friend Jane revealed she admired about her."That was magic to me. That Olivia was passing on her love and her wisdom and her compassion," she told HELLO! in memory of her friend.WATCH: Olivia Newton-John's best moments"I personally know that even at the end she went out of her way to help people that she knew who were going through cancer.

Kylie Minogue and Olivia Newton-John are among the stars who laid bare their hearts and souls when they were diagnosed with breast cancer.EXCLUSIVE: Remembering Olivia Newton-John - Her family, Dolly Parton, Sir Cliff and more share memoriesIn our Breast Cancer Awareness Month issue, HELLO! celebrates the legacy of Olivia Newton-John and her celebrity friends share their special memories of her exclusively with us. Here are five powerful quotes we love from celebrities who have a positive message for women who have breast cancer..."Having had cancer, one important thing to know is you're still the same person at the end."You're stripped down to near zero. But most people come out the other end feeling more like themselves than ever before."WATCH: Olivia Newton-John's best moments"My cancer scare changed my life.

Olivia Newton-John died.EXCLUSIVE: Remembering Olivia Newton-John - Her family, Dolly Parton, Sir Cliff and more share memoriesThe Grease star was surrounded by the people she loved when she passed away aged 73 at her ranch in California in early August. In HELLO!’s Breast Cancer Awareness special, Dionne joined Dolly Parton and Sir Cliff Richard in paying tribute to the late star.Speaking from the heart exclusively to HELLO!, the Grammy Award-winning singer got emotional as she detailed her grief following the sad news."Olivia was very, very special to me as is her family and I’m going to miss her an awful lot," she told HELLO! "It hit me pretty hard of course.

Dannii Minogue has revealed Olivia Newton-John was the kindest celebrity she has ever met.EXCLUSIVE: Remembering Olivia Newton-John - Her family, Dolly Parton, Sir Cliff and more share memoriesThe Australian singer joins Dolly Parton, Sir Cliff Richard and more of the Grease star’s celebrity friends in paying tribute to the late star, exclusively with HELLO! Olivia died aged 73 at her Californian ranch on August 8, 30 years after her initial breast cancer diagnosis. In HELLO!’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month digital issue, we celebrate the legacy she leaves behind and speak to her friends. Putting her top of her kind list, Dannii gushed Olivia was "glowing, radiating warmth and love".She told HELLO!: "Olivia Newton-John, who I have met quite a few times, would be at the top of my kind list. It is such a sad time at the moment to have lost her, and I know a lot of her family members, and there's no one else that will walk into a room like Olivia.WATCH: Olivia Newton-John's best moments"It's literally like there was a light inside and she was glowing just with this radiating warmth and love. She just wanted everyone to be happy and to be kind to people and I've never seen anything like it."Olivia had enlisted Dannii on a special task, she asked her to help raise money to build a hospital which would become her legacy – the Olivia Newton-John Cancer, Wellness & Research hospital.A post shared by danniiminogue (@danniiminogue)It was a project that was close to Olivia's heart.

Olivia Newton-John’s legacy lives on, immortalised in the hospital she built in Melbourne in Australia. The Grease star died aged 73 at her home in California, 30 years after her initial breast cancer diagnosis.EXCLUSIVE: Remembering Olivia Newton-John - Her family, Dolly Parton, Sir Cliff and more share memoriesMaking it a personal mission, her daughter Chloe has vowed to continue her mum’s dream to find kinder treatments for cancer and to give people hope.

Dolly Parton has revealed her close friend Olivia Newton-John will always have a place in her heart, saying: "You left a spot that no one else will ever fill."EXCLUSIVE: Olivia Newton-John’s niece Tottie Goldsmith makes special promise to her in moving letterOlivia sadly died aged 73 in August this year at her beautiful Californian ranch, surrounded by the love of her family and friends – 30 years after her initial breast cancer diagnosis. In HELLO!'s Breast Cancer Awareness Month digital issue, we celebrate how the late star's legacy will live on after she touched the lives of people all over the world.Dolly joins Olivia's fellow celebrity friends – including Sir Cliff Richard, Jane Seymour and Dionne Warwick - in sharing special memories of the late star exclusively with HELLO!Musicians Olivia and Dolly were close friends, bonding over their shared love of country music over the years and performing together.WATCH: Olivia Newton-John's best momentsFondly looking back, the 9 to 5 hitmaker spoke from the heart about the duo singing together for the very last time...READ: Sir Cliff Richard's emotional tribute to 'soulmate' Olivia Newton-John – 'My heart aches'MORE: Dionne Warwick details grief following Olivia Newton-John' death – ' It hit me pretty hard'Dolly Parton said: "My first memory of Olivia was when her song "Let Me Be There" was a hit. I have loved her ever since."We had many occasions that we got to share together, either backstage or performing on the same shows, and I loved every moment that I ever got to spend with her.

Sir Cliff Richard has revealed his heartache after the death of his close friend Olivia Newton-John, saying: "My heart breaks I can’t phone Livvy anymore."EXCLUSIVE: Remembering Olivia Newton-John - Her family, Dolly Parton, Sir Cliff and more share memoriesThe world was devastated when Olivia died aged 73 at her California ranch, surrounded by people she loved. She leaves behind an amazing legacy and in HELLO!’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month digital issue, her friends pay tribute to her with personal memories.Sir Cliff has shared a kind message for his close friend Olivia, alongside her fellow celebrity friends – including Dolly Parton, Jane Seymour and Dionne Warwick.Hitting it off instantly, Sir Cliff and Olivia became friends for life sharing a love of music. In her loving memory, the singer said the late star will always have a place in his heart as he looks back on their time together.Sir Cliff said: "Olivia was an incredibly special person.

Gayle King has hailed chatting to Olivia Newton-John as one of the highlights of her successful TV broadcast career.EXCLUSIVE: Remembering Olivia Newton-John - Her family, Dolly Parton, Sir Cliff and more share memoriesWell-loved CBS News anchor joins Dolly Parton, Sir Cliff Richard and more celebrities who exclusively with HELLO! pay tribute to the late Grease actress. In our Breast Cancer Awareness Month special, Gayle revealed the emotional reason why she will always treasure her meeting with Olivia.She told HELLO!: "Olivia proceeded to use her life to help others. That was Olivia Newton-John, even when she was fighting the fight, she wanted to help others too.

Olivia Newton-John's family and friends exclusively share personal memories of the late star with HELLO! in our Breast Cancer Awareness Month special.READ: Elizabeth Hurley reveals enormous sadness over grandmother's breast cancer battleHer niece Tottie Goldsmith, Dolly Parton and Sir Cliff Richard join Jane Seymour and Dionne Warwick, among others, in celebrating her amazing legacy with touching tributes. When the news was announced of Olivia's sad passing earlier this year, there was an outpouring of grief from both her fans and her legion of celebrity friends.While her death was undoubtedly a tragedy, Olivia's story is anything but.

EastEnders star Samantha Womack has shared a health update with fans after her breast cancer diagnosis.The 49-year-old actress, who played Ronnie Mitchell in the BBC soap, logged into her Instagram on Thursday (October 6) to thank her 87,000 followers for their support.She announced her news to the world in August as she shared a touching tribute to late Grease star Olivia Newton-John, who passed away from breast cancer.READ MORE: EastEnders' Samantha Womack reveals she has cancer as she pays tribute to late starChatting to the camera, Samatha explained: "Hey, I just want to say thank you to everyone who has been sending me love after I shared my story about battling breast cancer."So, just to tell you, I’ve had my operation, I had a lumpectomy and lymph node removal and I am now going to start my first session of chemotherapy tomorrow."She concluded: "I have read all your stories and messages, they’ve blown me away, genuinely. "I just wanted to say thank you, I am very humbled by the fact that everyone has reached out and yea so, I’ll keep you posted."Just a huge thank you, sending you all lots of love."In addition to her fans, Samantha's famous friends rushed to the comments to extend their support.Ex-EastEnders actress Tamzin Outhwaite wrote: "Oh darling.