They had been the topic of persistent romance rumors after they steamed up screens in 1978’s “Grease.”
However Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta by no means received bodily whereas filming the film musical, and as an alternative went on to share a 44-year friendship that remained strictly platonic.
In her 2018 autobiography “Don’t Cease Believin,’ “ Newton-John — who died Monday following an extended battle with most cancers — revealed the rationale she by no means connected together with her hunky co-star, regardless of their “simple attraction” towards each other.
“Sure, we actually appreciated one another and there was an attraction, however we might by no means date as a result of we had been each concerned with different individuals on the time,” the bubbly blond divulged within the tome.
“Each of us have a loyalty streak that runs deep,” she added, insisting she would by no means cheat on a companion.
Nonetheless, the pair loved a powerful flirtation, with Newton-John occurring to recall her amorous audition alongside Travolta.
“John got here out to fulfill me. Our eyes met. Once we walked contained in the room collectively, it was magic, and everybody noticed it,” she cooed. “They couldn’t deny this type of chemistry.”
Their fondness for each other solely intensified over the course of the two-month shoot, with the Australian magnificence changing into enamored by her co-star’s kindness.
Newton-John divulged that Travolta purposely tousled a scene in order that they might shoot it once more as a result of he believed that she may “do higher.”
“He mentioned: ‘Sorry I tousled. Liv, I did that on objective as a result of I don’t need them to make use of that take. I do know you are able to do higher,’ ” she recalled within the memoir. “I had nice love and assist from him and the sensation was mutual. I might be without end grateful for his concern.”
Newton-John additionally wrote about filming the ultimate scene of “Grease,” the place her character, Sandy, reveals off her attractive makeover in leather-based pants and a good tank high.
“There have been gasps, catcalls and quite a lot of whistling,” she penned, earlier than detailing Travolta’s response to her eye-catching ensemble.
“John was filming the music ‘Sandy’ and I strutted on set. He stopped singing mid-note, as his head jerked up and his eyes popped. ‘Inform me extra, inform me extra,’ he shouted. We laughed so laborious. It was precisely the response I needed,” Newton-John wistfully wrote.
In the meantime, the famous person claimed that Travolta instructed her on set: “Liv, it’s each man’s dream to have you ever as his girlfriend.”
In her e book, Newton-John wrote that Travolta later instructed her: “It nearly occurred between us a couple of instances, but it surely didn’t. Generally life simply gives you the improper timing. We needed to go away it as expensive pals.”
Certainly, the pair loved a friendship for the ages, steadily showing collectively on pink carpets and reuniting for “Grease” anniversaries.
In 2018, Travolta instructed Individuals journal that the large success of their flick had helped them keep linked.
“If you share that form of meteoric success — and nothing has been capable of exceed it— you share a bond,” he acknowledged. “I’ve been by means of her having a toddler, getting divorced, shedding her sister. She’s been by means of my getting married, having kids. It’s fantastic and stuffed with shared reminiscences.”
Following Newton-John’s loss of life, Travolta was the primary A-lister to pay tribute to his beloved pal.
“My dearest Olivia,” he emotionally wrote on Instagram. “You made all of our lives so significantly better. Your affect was unbelievable. I really like you a lot.
“We are going to see you down the street and we'll all be collectively once more. Yours from the primary second I noticed you and without end! Your Danny, your John.”
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