Olivia Newton-John got the iconic leather jacket back which she wore in 1978 film Grease.
The buyer, (who wishes to remain anonymous) purchased the iconic leather jacket in an auction to raise money for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Center in November. But, recently returned it to the 71-year-old actress and donated his $243,000 winning bid to her cancer treatment center in Australia.
‘The odds of beating recurring cancer using the newest emerging therapies is 1,000-fold greater than someone appearing out of the blue, buying your most famous and cherished icon, and returning it to you,’ he said.
The man continues: “This jacket belongs to you and the collective soul of those who loves you. Those for whom you are the soundtrack of their lives. It should not sit in a billionaire’s closet for country club bragging rights.”
Olivia wore the jacket and the figure-hugging black pants for her ‘You’re the One That I Want’ duet with John Travolta in Grease. The jacket and pants were sold to separate buyers at a Beverly Hills auction last month, it was sold to more than double the expected price.
40 years have passed after the classic teen rom-com was released, but the jacket is still remembered as one of the most iconic film fashion pieces of all time.
The actress revealed earlier this year that she was battling breast cancer for the third time.
The buyer calls himself as Olivia’s ‘No. 1 fan’ and wished her ‘God speed for a quick recovery.’
Olivia said she plans to put the jacket on display at her Melbourne cancer center.
‘That is the most incredibly generous thing to do for me,’ she told the anonymous bidder. ‘I am so grateful, and I am just blown away.’
In an interview with Gayle King on CBS Sunday Morning, the actress talks about her health and said, she doesn’t like to dwell on the statistics of the disease.
“In my opinion, if they give you a percentage, or you know, ‘These many women get this and they live this long,’ you can create that and make it happen,” Newton-John said.
She added: “It’s almost like, I think I know what the statistics are. But I put them away. But I’m gonna live longer than that. I’ve made that decision. And I don’t buy into the statistics ‘cause I think they can make you nervous.”
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