Olivia Newton-John’s daughterChloe Lattanziis remembering her mom.
Lattanzi, 37, made an emotional appearance at the Newton-John’sstate memorial service in Australiaon Sunday, where she paid tribute to her mother’s loving nature and spoke candidly about how she is doing since her death.
“I stand here before you so desperately, wanting to feel strong and confident and speak eloquently, but the truth is I feel like a little girl lost without her mother,” she continued. “She was my safe space, my guide, my biggest fan and the earth beneath my feet.”
Added Lattanzi: “I know she’s here, standing beside me and within me. I can hear her voice, [saying], ‘You’re safe, my darling. Don’t be afraid. You’re so much stronger than you think. Speak from your heart. That’s all you have to do.’ "
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Chloe Lattanzi and Olivia Newton-John.Bryan Steffy/WireImage
Then sharing “some of my favorite memories of mama” with those before her, Lattanzi said, “I loved laughing with my mom, we shared the same cackle.”
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Lattanzi then said that Newton-John “could find the beauty in everything,” noting, “My favorite thing to do was watch her watching the birds and the flowers, smelling her roses and the joy it brought to her face was a thing of beauty. I loved making her tea and then making it five times again until I got it right.”
“I loved our snuggles. I would crawl into bed with her late at night, even until I was 20 years old. I loved the way she smelled, nothing felt safer to me. I loved writing music and singing with her and how she would always notice if I was slightly off-key,” Lattanzi added with a laugh. “I love how she loved fully and completely.”
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Alongside Lattanzi, the memorial — which waslive streamed and is now available to watch until March 5, saw Newton-John’s husband Easterling, 70, also pay tribute to the star with a moving speech.
Delta Goodrem — who collaborated with Newton-John and played her in the 2018 Australian biopic miniseries:Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You— spoke at the event as well, and video tributes also poured in from various famous friends, includingElton John,Hugh Jackman,Dolly Parton,Pink,Barry GibbandMariah Carey.
The event itself had been in the works since August, per CNN, when Daniel Andrews, Premier for the State of Victoria, tweeted aboutwanting to do something special to celebrate Newton-John’s life— and her family agreed.
Chloe Lattanzi and Olivia Newton-John.Sam Tabone/WireImage
The service came months after the four-time Grammy winnerdied at age 73following a 30-year journey with breast cancer. Easterling announced on theGreasestar’s death on her social media channels on Aug. 8.
“Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer,” he wrote at the time. “Her healing inspiration and pioneering experience with plant medicine continues with the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund, dedicated to researching plant medicine and cancer. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that any donations be made in her memory to the@onjfoundation.”
Other friends also made the trip from Australia for the service.
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Lattanziremembered her mother earlier this monthin aTODAYshow interview alongside Easterling, in which she discussed her grief and revealed the icon’s last words to her before she died.
“The last words she could say to me was, ‘My sunshine,’ " said Lattanzi, whom Newton-John shared with ex-husband Matt Lattanzi. “And right before she lost her ability to speak, she was making jokes.”
“I love my mom more than anything,” she continued. “She’s my mama, you know? She’s not Olivia Newton-John to me, but I’m so glad that she was Olivia Newton-John for so many people.”
Lattanzi, who held Easterling’s hand during the interview, also talked about how much fans' love and support has helped her deal with her grief.
“It actually has been a life raft,” she said. “It has felt like a big hug from the universe. And I’m very grateful for all of the people who reached out to us and extended their heart and their connection.”
source: people.com
