‘Your Danny, your John’
John Travolta has paid tribute to his Grease co-star Olivia Newton-John following the news of her death.
On Monday evening, Newton-John’s family announced that the actor and multi-platinum selling singer had passed away peacefully at the age of 73.
Although she had a successful singing career in the early 1970s, her big break came in 1978 when she starred opposite Travolta in the smash hit musical, Grease.
In a heartfelt post on Instagram, the actor wrote: “My dearest Olivia, you made all of our lives so much better. Your impact was incredible. I love you so much.
“We will see you down the road and we will all be together again. Yours from the moment I saw you and forever!
“Your Danny, your John!
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The film was a box-office and commercial hit, with its soundtrack has sold more than 25 million copies worldwide.
This included songs such as “Hopelessly Devoted To You,” “You’re the One that I Want,” “Summer Nights,” with the last two both reaching number one in the UK chart.
In the film, Newton-John plays Sandy whilst Travolta plays the role of greaser Danny Zuko.
The film became the highest-grossing musical film ever and the soundtrack was the second-best-selling album of the year in the US.
“Hopelessly Devoted To You” also garnered a nomination at the 1978 Oscars for Best Original Song.
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