Stockard Channing was one of many stars who paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John on Monday, after she passed away at 73, following a 30-year battle with breast cancer.The 78-year-old actress called her Grease co-star 'the essence of summer' in a touching statement to People. 'I don't know if I've known a lovelier human being.
Olivia was the essence of summer – her sunniness, her warmth and her grace are what always come to mind when I think of her,' she said, adding, 'I will miss her enormously.' Tribute: Stockard Channing was one of many stars who paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John on Monday, after she passed away at 73, following a 30-year battle with breast cancer; Pictured in 1998Channing played Pink Lady Betty Rizzo alongside Newton-John's goody two shoes teenager Sandy Olsen in the iconic 1978 musical Grease.
Fellow co-star John Travolta, 68, was among the first to pay tribute on Monday, writing: 'My dearest Olivia, you made all of our lives so much better.
Your impact was incredible. I love you so much.'He added: 'We will see you down the road and we will all be together again.
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