Olivia Newton-John knows a thing or two about kicking cancer’s arse.
And as she faces the deadly disease for the second time, the adored singer has spoken to 60 Minutes in what’s being dubbed “the interview of the year.”
In a newly released teaser for the tell-all, which will air this Sunday evening, ONJ tells Karl Stefanovic, “Of course it’s scary, I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t scary but I intend to be healthy.”
In May, the 68-year-old’s world was turned upside down after she was diagnosed with breast cancer again – 25 years after her first battle.
For the star, the hardest moment was having to tell her 31-year-old daughter Chloe Lattanzi.
“That was, yeah that wasn’t easy,” Olivia, who is married to John Easterling, admits to Karl as she wells up.
“You’ve had so many battles,” Karl points out, alluding to the other major heartbreak in her life when her partner Patrick McDermott vanished in 2010.
“Of course it’s scary, I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t scary but I intend to be healthy.”
To which a defiant Olivia replies, “I’ve had and I’m having an amazing life, so… everyone goes through something. I’m doing OK.”
“‘Aren’t you? You’re doing great,” Karl agrees.
The interview will also reveal what Olivia’s prognosis will be.
Earlier this week, the Grease star revealed she was using medicinal marijuana to help combat her pain.
According to The Sunday Telegraph, the actress has undergone photon radiation therapy to treat the metastatic tumour found at the base of her spine, but is also using cannabis oil to treat her pain.
“I use medicinal cannabis, which is really important for pain and healing,” she said.
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The full interview will air this Sunday on Channel 9.
“It’s a plant that has been maligned for so long, and has so many abilities to heal.”
Not only that, but she plans to utilise her position in the public eye to urge the Australian government to make cannabis oil more accessible to those suffering from chronic pain in this country.
“I will do what I can to encourage it. It’s an important part of treatment, and it should be available,” she says.
“I use it for the pain and it’s also a medicinal thing to do – the research shows it’s really helpful.”
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