How Olivia Newton-John's Daughter Has Stood by Her Through Her Cancer Battle

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Photo credit: Marsaili Mcgrath

From Country Living

In 2017, music legend Olivia Newton-John announced she had cancer for the third time. The cancer, already at Stage 4, had metastasized to her sacrum, a bone at the base of her spine.

Olivia, now 70, turned to her family for support, including husband John Easterling and daughter Chloe Lattanzi.

Chloe, 33, is Olivia’s only child from her marriage to actor Matt Lattanzi. The two met in 1979 on the set of Xanadu, and Chloe credits legendary actor Gene Kelly for introducing Olivia and Matt. The couple married in 1984 but split in 1995, according to Marie Claire.

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Photo credit: Getty

Chloe considers her mom her “best friend” and she is often seen rallying at her side as she undergoes treatment. For Chloe, supporting her mother is a way to give back to the woman who always showed her love.

In an article she wrote for an Australian magazine, Chloe described how her mother helped her in 2013 as she faced addiction, anxiety, and an eating disorder. “My mum is my hero, always has been and always will be,” Chloe wrote.

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Photo credit: George Pimentel

Chloe still copes with anxiety and is open about her experiences in order to support others who are also struggling. “The whole point of being a public figure is to be of service and show your true self and vulnerability so you can connect with others,” Chloe posted to her Instagram, according to People.

In 2015, Chloe and Olivia had reason to celebrate. The pair released a rework of Olivia’s 1980 hit, “You Have to Believe.” The single hit number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs. Chloe and Olivia became the first mother-daughter duo to reach the top spot.

Chloe aspires to sign with a label and release her own music. She self-released an album in 2016 and hopes to record more in the future.

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Photo credit: Michael Caulfield Archive

Like her mother, she is an artist in a family of academics. Olivia’s maternal grandfather was a Noble prize-winning physicist, and her father was a linguistic expert and code cracker who helped break the Nazi’s encrypted messages during WWII.

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