WHO Issue 32, 2022

When I was 8, I was invited to a friend’s birthday party – we were treated to a screening of a new movie called Grease at a big-city cinema in Melbourne. I can still remember being transfixed by Olivia Newton-John as the gorgeous Sandy up on the huge screen, even if some of the more risqué lines in the film went way over my head. Plenty of lounge room concerts – where my friend and I would sing ‘You’re The One That I Want’, ‘Hopelessly Devoted To You’ and ‘Summer Nights’ into our hairbrushes – ensued, even though I always had to be the brunette John Travolta character, Danny Zuko, to my blonde friend’s Sandy – much to my annoyance! To learn that the incomparable ONJ had passed away, surrounded by…

Heading into 2022, Dame Olivia Newton-John was upbeat and, as usual, thinking of others. Posting a message on her Instagram to her legion of fans, she urged everyone to come together and thanked them for their unwavering support. “I know it’s been a very, very, very difficult time for everybody on the whole planet – so this is a time we can get together, celebrate each other and our families. I want to thank you for all of your support over the years and I wish you all the best, and send you love and light.” The light that radiated from the beloved singer and actress left the world on Monday, August 8, when Newton-John, aged 73, passed away peacefully at her ranch in Southern California surrounded by her family, including…

I focus on the positive side of things, no matter what the challenge,” Newton-John told WHO at the beginning of this year of her cancer battle. “There are always challenges in life. Everybody has them. You just need to give yourself a moment, pick yourself up and head in the direction you want to finish in.” Living daily with the reality of stage four cancer, the pop icon has no interest in grim statistics or time limits. “They’ll quote statistics, which is what you do not want to focus on,” she said. “People need to be positive and give you positive feedback, and not burst into tears. I think just being open to learning and growing through tough times is the way to evolve and become stronger – for yourself and…

Zara Tindall and her family are royally gorgeous! The Queen’s granddaughter and equestrian was cheered on by her hubby, Mike Tindall, and children, Mia, 8, Lena, 4, and Lucas, 1, on day three of the Magic Millions Festival of British Eventing in Gloucestershire this month. Looking fit and fabulous, the 41-year-old former Olympian was busy competing while her hilarious children were playing with their dad, an ex-England rugby star. While it was Mike on duty on August 7, parenting expert Lucy Shrimpton has described Zara as a “hands-on” mum. “Zara has made a conscious decision to raise her children as ordinarily as possible, just as her mother, Anne, the Princess Royal, has done,” Shrimpton told Express. During a 2021 chat on the The Good, The Bad & The Rugby podcast,…