The Olivia Newton-John Only Her Daughter Knew: Chloe Lattanzi Remembers the Late 'Grease' Star
Olivia Newton-John is gone but her beloved daughter, Chloe Lattanzi, has been convinced the Grease legend is photo-bombing her cell phone snapshots in the form of a bright blue orb!
Shortly after Newton-John died of cancer at age 73 two years ago, Lattanzi has felt — and seen — her presence!
“I was walking around the property and my phone just took a picture and then my hair stood up,” Lattanzi confided. There in the photo was a “bright blue light,” and as she scrolled through the frames, she saw an orb circle around her dog, Jelly, who seemed to see it too!
“Since then, a blue orb has turned up in my photos about 20 times,” Lattanzi continued. “I taught my mother about orbs, and she said, ‘If I can show up for you in a way that you’ll recognize me, I will.’”
Now a singer and producer, Lattanzi, 38, said music helps her feel close to her mom. "I was making up songs when I was two years old,” she revealed. “I would say, ‘Now you sing it back, Mom.’”
Newton-John urged her to find her own path as she grew older. “She said, ‘You’re very talented, but if you find that this industry is not making you happy, you don’t have to stay in it,’” Lattanzi said. “She wanted me to go to school actually. She said that the most important thing to her in the world was that I found happiness and peace.”
Lattanzi put out her new single “Phoenix” on what would have been Newton-John’s 75th birthday, explaining, “I wanted to write a song to make a promise to her that I would be happy.” She also misses snuggling in bed and watching TV and movies with her mother.
“We both loved The Real Housewives,” she said. “If we wanted to be naughty, we would get in bed and watch that. Oh, and Bridgerton. One thing Lattanzi is doing to honor her mom’s memory is to promote Australia’s Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre that the star founded in 2012.
“My dream would be that every hospital would include a wellness center with acupuncture, herbs and therapy,” Lattanzi said. “I’m looking forward to the crowd and seeing the joy on their faces. I see my mom in that joy.”