Olivia Newton-John has revealed she is pain free as she battles breast cancer for a second time.
Camera IconOlivia Newton-John has revealed she is pain free as she battles breast cancer for a second time. Credit: AAP

Olivia Newton-John has revealed she is ‘pain free’ in her second battle against breast cancer

James MacSmithNews Corp Australia

OLIVIA Newton-John has revealed she has “no pain and life is wonderful” as she fights breast cancer for a second time.

Earlier this year the Australian star shocked the world with the news her breast cancer had returned.

In an interview on Channel 7’s Sunrise today Newton-John was very positive about the battle.

“I’m doing really well, thank you,” she told the program.

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Olivia Newton-John and Delta Goodrem arrive for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research in Melbourne in September.
Camera IconOlivia Newton-John and Delta Goodrem arrive for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research in Melbourne in September. Credit: AAP

“It was in June that I was diagnosed. I’d had sciatic, I thought, for a long time, and it turned out it was something else, but I’m doing great.

“I’m feeling well. In fact, I just finished a tour on the weekend, so I’ve been working again. And I have no pain and life is wonderful.”

The star of Grease said she would be returning to Australia to celebrate Christmas before easing her way into the new year.

“I’m going to take a couple of months off in the beginning of the year, and I have a few concerts planned for March,” she said.

“But after that, I’m not quite sure what I’m doing, but I’m kind of looking at it, but with a little bit more time off in between.”

Her joint Two Strong Hearts tour with John Farnham in 2015 spawned a No. 1 live album, her first chart topper since the 1998 Main Event live album, also with Farnham as well as Anthony Warlow.

Singer Olivia Newton-John in the Twist of Fate video from 1983.
Camera IconSinger Olivia Newton-John in the Twist of Fate video from 1983. Credit: Supplied

Last December she scored her second chart topper in two years when another collaboration with Farnham, festive album Friends For Christmas, reached No.1.

Last year she released an album called Liv On, full of positive ‘healing’ songs “for anyone facing a time of challenge in their life, whether it is grieving a loss or on the journey to health and recovery.”

After beating cancer first time around, Newton-John has released several “new age” albums.

2005’s Stronger Than Before was filled with songs specifically for women touched by cancer, another album, Grace and Gratitude, had all profits given to cancer charities.

Newton-John makes frequent trips back to Australia to promote her Cancer and Wellness Centre.

“I decided on my direction of therapies after consultation with my doctors and natural therapists and the medical team at my Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia,” Newton-John said in the statement announcing her diagnosis.

Originally published as Olivia’s joyful health news