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Olivia Newton-John’s niece has opened up on her aunt’s final days after the famed actress and singer died earlier this week.The actress, who was best known for playing Sandy in hit musical Grease, died at the age of 73 on Monday 8 August, after battling breast cancer for 30 years.The star’s niece, Tottie Goldsmith, fought back tears as she shared her final moments with her aunt and revealed Olivia’s final wishes prior to her passing. Tottie shared how the star’s health had deteriorated in the final days before her death, but how she’d managed to say her goodbyes over video call after she was unable to travel to see her. Speaking on A Current Affair, the 59 year old said: “It's not a shock, we've known how sick she's been, especially in the last five days.” "I couldn't get to America in time and I wanted to say goodbye, so I asked [her husband John] if he could hold the phone up to her ear...

READ MORE: Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73 after 30-year battle with breast cancerTottie, whose mother Rona was Dame Olivia’s sister, has now revealed that her aunt’s death had been anticipated by the family, as she deteriorated over the past week.‘It’s not a shock, we’ve known how sick she’s been, especially the last five days,’ she told host Tracy Grimshaw.Explaining that Dame Olivia’s husband John Easterling had kept everyone ‘in the loop’, Totti then went on to reveal her heart-wrenching final moments with Olivia.‘I couldn’t get to America in time and I wanted to say goodbye, so I asked him if he could hold the phone up to her ear, but he got me on FaceTime so I managed to see her.‘I told her all the things I needed to say. She was leaving us… but I could feel like she got it.’Tottie went on to reflect on Olivia's decades-long battle with cancer.‘There was one day at the Olivia Newton-John Centre and she was really skinny and unwell and I said to her, "Are you afraid of dying", and she said, "Plonker, I'm not afraid.