Olivia Newton-John's love life from missing ex-boyfriend to finding love at 59

Olivia Newton-John died "peacefully" on her ranch in Southern California at the age of 73.

The Grease star's death was announced by her husband John Easterling in a statement shared on the actress's official Facebook page. Olivia died Monday, August 8, surrounded by family and friends on her ranch in Southern California.

She leaves her husband John, 70, and her daughter Chloe, 36. Her cause of death has not been confirmed. Olivia is known around the world for her portrayal of Sandy Olson, who became a popular culture icon in the musical film Grease, which catapulted her to stardom.

This musical romantic comedy is based on the 1971 Broadway musical and follows the lives of Danny Zuko and Australian student Sandy, who fall in love over the summer. where Olivia's character reunited when he entered the same high school as Zuko. But how did her love life really compare to the lovestruck teenager she played in the 1978 hit film?

Not much about her early relationships. What's unknown is that in 1968, ten years before her iconic role in Grease, she was engaged to music producer Bruce Welch. Welch originally wrote the song for himself and released it in 1974, but it was not successful.

Please - the second single from her fifth studio album Have You Never Been Mellow - reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, spending 12 weeks in the top 40. . Newton-John and Welch ended their engagement and relationship three years before her single became a commercial success.

In 1973, she met British businessman Lee Kramer while vacationing on the French Riviera, and eventually she saw the two become an item. Kramer also became her manager, but the businessman's return to the UK ended their on-off relationship after six years. 58}