Olivia Newton-John said she and John Travolta had ‘undeniable attraction’
11.08.2022 - 22:03
/ nypost.com
“Don’t Stop Believin,’ “ Newton-John — who died Monday following a long battle with cancer — revealed the reason she never hooked up with her hunky co-star, despite their “undeniable attraction” toward one another. “Yes, we really liked each other and there was an attraction, but we would never date because we were both involved with other people at the time,” the bubbly blond divulged in the tome. “Both of us have a loyalty streak that runs deep,” she added, insisting she would never cheat on a partner.
Still, the pair enjoyed a strong flirtation, with Newton-John going on to recall her amorous audition alongside Travolta. “John came out to meet me. Our eyes met.
When we walked inside the room together, it was magic, and everyone saw it,” she cooed. “They couldn’t deny this kind of chemistry.”Their fondness for one another only intensified over the course of the two-month shoot, with the Australian beauty becoming enamored by her co-star’s kindness. Newton-John divulged that Travolta purposely messed up a scene so that they could shoot it again because he believed that she could “do better.”“He said: ‘Sorry I messed up.
Liv, I did that on purpose because I don’t want them to use that take. I know you can do better,’ ” she recalled in the memoir. “I had great love and support from him and the feeling was mutual.
I would be forever grateful for his concern.”Newton-John also wrote about filming the final scene of “Grease,” where her character, Sandy, shows off her sexy makeover in leather pants and a tight tank top. “There were gasps, catcalls and a lot of whistling,” she penned, before detailing Travolta’s reaction to her eye-catching ensemble.“John was filming the song ‘Sandy’ and I strutted on set. He stopped singing
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