Hugh Sheridan pays tribute to legendary Australian singer Olivia Newton-John
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Hugh Sheridan pays tribute to Olivia Newton-John and says her death has hit their family hard: ‘She brought the Australian accent across the globe’
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Actor Hugh Sheridan paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John on Tuesday by sharing their memories of meeting the legendary singer in person.
The non-binary 37-year-old was a guest on 2Day FM’s Hughesy Ed and Erin breakfast show and shared their memories of Newton-John with the hosts.
They praised her for being ‘the first Australian to crack it worldwide with an Australian accent.’
Non-binary actor Hugh Sheridan (pictured) paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John on Tuesday by sharing their memories of meeting the legend in person
‘She just brought the Australian accent across the globe,’ they said.
The Back to the Rafters star went on to say they were ‘massively fangirling’ the first time they met her in a Los Angeles recording studio.
They added one of their favourite memories was sharing a flight with her which was piloted by her Grease co-star John Travolta.
Hugh said one of their favourite memories was sharing a flight with Olivia which was piloted by her Grease co-star John Travolta (pictured together in Grease)
Hugh said Olivia’s death had hit the Sheridan family hard as their sister, radio presenter Zoe Sheridan, ‘was crying more than when our dad died’ last year.
The actress and singer, 73, passed away peacefully at her home in Southern Californian on Monday, surrounded by family and friends.
She was survived by husband John Easterling and daughter Chloe Lattanzi, who posted a heartwarming photo with her mum as a little girl.
Olivia Newton-John (pictured), 73, passed away peacefully at her home in Southern Californian on Monday, surrounded by family and friends
Hugh is currently rehearsing their Solitary Man concert tour, where they will be performing their favourite Neil Diamond songs across Australia later this year.
They made headlines in June when they publicly commented of his heartache at having their own ‘coming out’ mocked by the gossip columnist who tried to out Rebel Wilson.
Sheridan told Daily Mail Australia how they were left devastated after Andrew Hornery accused them in a Sydney Morning Herald column of ‘selling’ themself as a heterosexual sex symbol’ prior to coming in 2020.
Newton-John was survived by husband John Easterling and daughter Chloe Lattanzi, who posted a heartwarming photo with her mum as a little girl on Instagram (pictured)