How Olivia Newton-John's family remember her
Seven months on from the passing of Olivia Newton-John, her family are still navigating their emotional journey of grief.
Her daughter Chloe Lattanzi and her husband John Easterling opened up about how they are remembering Olivia in all aspects of their life, as they believe she is still with them in spirit.
Chloe and John told A Current Affair's Ally Langdon that they regularly look back on the fond memories they shared as a family, and connect with her in a unique way.
"I talk to her every day," Lattanzi said while remembering her late mum in the emotional interview.
"She's always there and I wear her every day, so her energy is on my body," Lattanzi said as she touched a cross necklace around her throat.
"But I would love to hold her again."
John also looks back on their "15 extraordinary years together", saying "There was a little bit of magic."
Chloe admitted that when she had to get up and speak at her mother's state memorial on Sunday, her "heart was beating out of her chest".
"As soon as I stepped up there I felt my mum come inside of me, my body. I felt her energy … and it was supernatural. The love in the room carried me through that," she said.
Lattanzi said she talks to her mother every day when she meditates or is walking, saying "It might sound crazy to some but whenever I have a doubt or I have a question I speak to her."
Olivia Newton-John died in August 2022 after a long battle with cancer, which Chloe said her mother always handled in a positive way.
Lattanzi said her mum was always very positive and never considered her cancer diagnosis as a "war or battle".
"She wasn't in a battle or fighting cancer ... we were living life and living life well," Easterling added.
Her daughter said despite her positive attitude, her mother also shared moments of vulnerability with her, which she wanted people going through their own cancer journeys to know was normal.
"I don't want people who are going through cancer to think that it's not ok to break down and have a hard day, or cry, or be scared," Lattanzi said.
"I know my mum would want them to know that."
Chloe went on to say she believed her mum had comes to terms with dying, as she admitted, "I think she stayed for me and John."
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