Olivia Netwon-John’s husband John Easterling has honoured her in an emotional tribute on what would have been the late star’s 74th birthday.
Sharing a previously unheard anecdote from their relationship, John recalled how “every day with Olivia there was a hint of magic” – even during a dangerous boating experience.
Taking to Olivia’s old Instagram profile with a rare shot of the couple together, John shared what sounded like a near-death experience that turned into something beautiful with her fans.
Olivia Netwon-John’s husband John Easterling has honoured her on what would have been her 74th birthday.
(Image: Instagram)“I remember the first birthday when we were together and I took Olivia on a week-long adventure in the Out Islands of the Bahamas surrounded by beautiful, peaceful, spectacular turquoise water,” he wrote.
“I rented a house on an island with no roads so we got a boat to go with your house and we would take our supplies over to the house which had a generator.”
He described how they could boat across to another one of the many beautiful islands if they wanted to eat at a restaurant or explore, “just the two of us”.
“It was private, it was wonderful,” John recalled, but the weather turned one day when they took their little boat up to Great Guana Cay and the trip home was treacherous.
“The wind was howling and the boat was rolling and slamming into the waves, rain was stinging like someone throwing thumbtacks in your face,” he wrote.
“Olivia got behind me holding on tight as I was navigating this 23-foot runabout with a centre console.”
With low visibility and nothing but a magnetic compass to guide them, John and Olivia feared the worst until suddenly the storm disappeared and the seas turned calm again.
The mist cleared and a rainbow broke through the clouds as dolphins started jumping around their boat, guiding them towards the rainbow.
John lost his soulmate earlier this year when Olivia died after a long battle with cancer.
(Image: Instagram)It was a moment that has stuck with John ever since and he reminisced on how “Olivia looked at me like I was a superhero”.
“We both recognized the fingerprints of the supernatural were all over this – and that’s the way we lived our life,” John added, signing off with “Happy birthday honey – I love you!”
John lost his soulmate earlier this year when Olivia died at their Southern California home on August 8, following a long battle with cancer. She was 73.
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