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==Personal life== ===Relationships=== [[File:Olivia Newton-John and Matt Lattanzi (crop).jpg|thumb|right|Newton-John with her first husband [[Matt Lattanzi]] at the [[61st Academy Awards]] in 1989]] [[File:Olivia Newton-John and John Easterling at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest.JPG|thumb|Newton-John with her second husband John Easterling in 2010]] In the mid-1960s, Newton-John dated Australian actor and singer [[Ian Turpie]], her co-star in the 1965 musical film ''[[Funny Things Happen Down Under]]''.<ref name="ilovethatsong1" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Episode 64: Olivia Newton-John interview |url=https://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s1219832.htm |work=[[Enough Rope]] with [[Andrew Denton]] |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718084300/https://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s1219832.htm |archive-date=18 July 2016 |format=web.archive.org |date=18 October 2004}}</ref> They met in 1963 when Turpie attended the coffee shop where Newton-John's group Sol Four performed.<ref name="Murphy">"Ian Turpie My Love for Olivia!": * {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55190752 |title=Ian Turpie My love for Olivia! |first=Jim |last=Murphy |newspaper=[[Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=49 |issue=24 |date=18 November 1981 |access-date=9 August 2022 |page=177 |via=National Library of Australia}} * {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55190752 |title=Ian Turpie My love for Olivia! |first=Jim |last=Murphy |newspaper=Australian Women's Weekly |volume=49 |issue=24 |date=18 November 1981 |access-date=9 August 2022 |page=178 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The relationship continued until she returned to England in 1966.<ref name="Murphy"/> In 1968, Newton-John was engaged to but never married [[Bruce Welch]], one of her early producers and co-writer of her hit "[[Please Mr. Please]]".<ref name="Marie Claire Grease">{{cite web|url=https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/entertainment/people/olivia-newton-john-grease-540352|title=This is why Olivia Newton-John almost turned down her role in Grease|last=Claire|first=Marie|date=6 October 2017|website=Marie Claire|access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> In 1972, Newton-John ended her relationship with Welch, who subsequently attempted suicide.<ref name="Marie Claire Grease" /> In 1973, while vacationing on the [[French Riviera]], Newton-John met British businessman Lee Kramer, who became both her new boyfriend and manager.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/olivia-newton-john-battles-back-240738/|title=Olivia Newton-John Battles Back|last1=Fong-Torres|first1=Ben|date=27 July 1978|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref> Newton-John lived with Kramer on and off and they stayed a couple until 1979; she called their turbulent pairing "one long breakup".<ref name="PeoplePhysical" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ninjajournalist.com/entertainment/olivia-newton-john-fb/|title=What You Never Knew About Olivia Newton-John|last=Nantwich|first=Meagan|date=6 September 2017|website=NinjaJournalist|access-date=29 August 2019|archive-date=29 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829230910/http://ninjajournalist.com/entertainment/olivia-newton-john-fb/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kramer subsequently returned to England and married. He also managed vocalist [[Krishna Das (singer)|Krishna Das]]. Kramer died in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 August 2017 |title=In Memory of Lee Kramer: An Inspiration Behind triyoga |url=https://triyoga.co.uk/blog/yoga/memory-lee-kramer/ |access-date=12 July 2022 |website=triyoga}}</ref> Newton-John married her long-time, live-in partner, actor [[Matt Lattanzi]], in December 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-to-have-and-to-hold-vol-23-no-1/|title=To Have and to Hold|website=People|access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref> The pair had met in 1980 while filming ''[[Xanadu (film)|Xanadu]]''. They announced their separation in April 1995, and they divorced in 1996.<ref>{{Cite magazine |author=People Staff |title=Olivia's Breakup |url=https://people.com/archive/olivias-breakup-vol-43-no-19/ |access-date=28 June 2023 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en}}</ref> According to [[People magazine|''People'' magazine]], people close to the twosome cited the disparity between her spiritual interests and his more earthly ones as a key factor in the dissolution. The couple remained friends. Their daughter, [[Chloe Rose Lattanzi|Chloe Rose]], was born in January 1986.<ref name="PeopleCoverStory" /> Newton-John met [[gaffer (motion picture industry)|gaffer]]/[[camera operator|cameraman]] [[Patrick McDermott (cameraman)|Patrick McDermott]] soon after her divorce from Lattanzi. They dated on and off for nine years. McDermott vanished during a 2005 fishing trip off the Californian coast.<ref name="auto">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QqtinbjO0oEC&pg=PA172|title=1001 Australians You Should Know|access-date=13 August 2010|isbn=9781864033618|last1=Creswell|first1=Toby|last2=Trenoweth|first2=Samantha|date=1 January 2006|publisher=Pluto Press Australia }}</ref> Newton-John was in Australia at her Gaia Retreat & Spa at the time of McDermott's disappearance.<ref>{{cite news|title=Newton-John 'frantic'|agency=[[Australian Associated Press]]|work=Sydney Morning Herald|date=22 August 2005|url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/people/newtonjohn-frantic/2005/08/22/1124562799885.html?oneclick=true|access-date=1 February 2011}}</ref> A [[United States Coast Guard]] investigation, based on then-available evidence and released in 2008, "suggest[ed] McDermott was lost at sea",<ref>{{cite news|title=Tip line for clues on Newton John's ex|agency=[[Australian Associated Press]]|publisher=news.com.au|location=Australia|date=11 August 2009|url=http://www.news.com.au/world/tip-line-for-clues-on-newton-johns-ex/story-e6frfkyi-1225760234509|access-date=1 February 2011|archive-date=9 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409163522/http://www.news.com.au/world/tip-line-for-clues-on-newton-johns-ex/story-e6frfkyi-1225760234509|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=Coast Guard statement on Patrick McDermott case|publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]]|date=10 August 2009|url=http://www.uscglosangeles.com/go/doc/834/300051|access-date=1 February 2011|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110717175223/http://www.uscglosangeles.com/go/doc/834/300051/|archive-date=17 July 2011}}</ref> with a friend telling investigators McDermott had appeared sad though not despondent after their breakup.<ref>{{cite news|title=Newton-John's boyfriend probably drowned: report|agency=Australian Associated Press|location=Australia|work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|date=22 November 2008|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/22/2427100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206085208/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/22/2427100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 December 2008|access-date=1 February 2011}}</ref> In April 2010, a private investigator, hired by an American television program, claimed that McDermott is alive and had faked his death for a life insurance payout – but did not provide proof beyond their own statement that they were confident.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 April 2010 |title=Found! Olivia Newton-John's Missing Beau Really Did Fake Death |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/174944/found-olivia-newton-john-s-missing-beau-really-did-fake-death |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=E! Online}}</ref> Unsubstantiated claims have been made, particularly in Australian tabloids, that McDermott is living in Mexico.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Dana |date=26 November 2017 |title=Why Olivia Newton-John's 'Missing' Ex—and the Stories About Him—Just Won't Die |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-olivia-newton-johns-ex-patrick-mcdermott-and-the-stories-about-him-just-wont-die |access-date=10 July 2021}}</ref> In 1993, Newton-John met John Easterling, founder and president of the Amazon Herb Company, which he started in 1990 and sold to TriVita, Inc., in 2012.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Olivia Newton-John and John Easterling's Relationship: A Look Back |url=https://people.com/music/olivia-newton-john-and-john-easterling-relationship-timeline/ |access-date=7 March 2023 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 September 2012 |title=Amazon Herb Company Merges with TriVita, Inc. |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120914005103/en/Amazon-Herb-Company-Merges-with-TriVita-Inc. |access-date=7 March 2023 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}}</ref> Also known as "Amazon John", Easterling is an eco-entrepreneur who initially marketed rainforest botanicals and currently owns and operates Happy Tree Microbes, which offers natural plant performance products.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blumberg |first=Dorron |date=28 September 2019 |title="Amazon" John Easterling: Helping Patients Overcome Cancer Related Challenges with Home-Grown Cannabis |url=https://southfloridahospitalnews.com/amazon-john-easterling-helping-patients-overcome-cancer-related-challenges-with-home-grown-cannabis/ |access-date=7 March 2023 |website=Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report |language=en-US}}</ref> When Newton-John and Easterling first met, they were both married to other people. In 2007, they started dating and married in an [[Inca]]n spiritual ceremony in [[Peru]] on 21 June 2008, followed by a legal ceremony nine days later (30 June 2008) on [[Jupiter Island, Florida]].<!--30 June 2008--><ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/olivia-newton-john-marries-john-easterling-twice/|title=Olivia Newton-John Marries John Easterling – Twice!|work=People|first=Michelle|last= Tan|date=10 July 2008|access-date=10 November 2008}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> ===Residences and citizenship=== Although principally raised in Australia, Newton-John remained a British subject throughout her childhood. She initially pursued Australian citizenship in 1981 with an application that Prime Minister [[Malcolm Fraser]] was asked to expedite.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=OzKitsch |number= 1298874637695115266|date=27 August 2020 |title=@PhillipAdams_1 goes into bat for Olivia Newton-John in her quest for Australian citizenship, 1981|link=https://twitter.com/OzKitsch/status/1298874637695115266 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812143629/https://twitter.com/OzKitsch/status/1298874637695115266 |archive-date=12 August 2022}}</ref> However, she finally became an Australian citizen in 1994.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.onlyolivia.com/memorabilia/presscut/90s/94-09-05-au-womans_day-01.html|magazine=Women's Day|title=Olivia finally takes the plunge|issue=5 September 1994 |page=42 |access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref> In 1973, Newton-John purchased a modest one-bedroom flat in northwest London.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} After relocating from England to the United States in late 1974, Newton-John set up residence in [[Malibu, California]], where for 35 years she owned various real estate, including a horse ranch and several beachfront properties.<ref>{{cite web|date=8 February 2016|title=Olivia Newton-John's Former House in Malibu Is for Sale for $7.5 Million|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/olivia-newton-john-sally-field-ranch-style-home|access-date=13 December 2021|website=Architectural Digest|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=9 December 1989|title=Olivia Newton-John Makes Waves With Dirt From Beach Home Work : Coastline: The singer is an honorary ambassador for the environment, but neighbors say debris is muddying the ocean.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-12-09-me-416-story.html|access-date=13 December 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> In June 2009, Newton-John and her second husband, John Easterling, purchased a new $4.1 million home in [[Jupiter Inlet Colony|Jupiter Inlet, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/jun/18/olivia-newton-john-and-hubby-buy-home-jupiter-inle|title=Olivia Newton-John and hubby buy home in Jupiter Inlet Colony|publisher=TCPalm.com|access-date=13 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090623054851/http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/jun/18/olivia-newton-john-and-hubby-buy-home-jupiter-inle/|archive-date=23 June 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, while renovations were being done on the property and the couple was not there, a contractor named Christopher Pariseleti committed suicide on the estate, which at the time was up for sale.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/19/showbiz/olivia-newton-john-shooting/index.html|title=Police: Contractor kills self at Olivia Newton-John's home|first=Alan|last=Duke|publisher=CNN|date=19 August 2013|access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> Following the death on the premises, Newton-John and Easterling bought a nearby condo;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cameron |first=Christopher |date=12 June 2014 |title=Olivia Newton-John Jupiter Island {{!}} Olivia Newton-John SF |url=https://therealdeal.com/miami/2014/06/12/olivia-newton-john-picks-up-jupiter-island-condo/ |access-date=26 May 2023 |website=The Real Deal |language=en}}</ref> their larger home lingered on and off the market for two years but was eventually sold in 2015 to a Swedish advertising executive for $5.1 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lonny.com/Olivia+Newton-John%27s+Waterfront+Estate|title=Olivia Newton-John's Waterfront Estate|website=Lonny|access-date=11 August 2022|archive-date=11 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811135834/https://www.lonny.com/Olivia+Newton-John%27s+Waterfront+Estate|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2015, the couple purchased a $5.3 million, 12-acre horse ranch in the [[Santa Ynez Valley]] outside [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-olivia-newton-john-horse-ranch-20190502-story.html|title=Olivia Newton-John offers Santa Ynez horse ranch for $5.4 million|date=2 May 2019|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 May 2019 |title=Olivia Newton-John's horse ranch is the perfect place for summer nights |url=https://www.today.com/home/olivia-newton-john-s-california-horse-ranch-sale-t154154 |access-date=26 May 2023 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, Newton-John sold her 187-acre Australian farm, which she had owned for nearly 40 years and is located near [[Byron Bay]] in New South Wales.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/olivia-newton-john-selling-187-acre-australian-farm-123005|title=Olivia Newton-John Selling 187-Acre Australian Farm|website=[[Mansion Global]]|first=Beckie|last=Strum|date=28 February 2019}}</ref> The Dalwood estate sold for $4.6 million; in 1980, Newton-John had paid $622,000 for the property, which had additional land adjoined in both 1983 and in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/forward-planning/advice-and-hot-topics/title-tattle/102260-olivia-newton-john-scores-4-6-million-dalwood-sale.html|title=Olivia Newton-John scores $4.6 million Dalwood sale|website=propertyobserver.com.au|date=28 August 2019|access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref> Newton-John was also partial owner of Byron Bay's Gaia Retreat & Spa, which was founded in 2005 and sold in 2021 for $30 million to the investment firm of Tattarang. When asked in 2017 whether she considered herself to be a British, Australian or American citizen, she said, "I am still Australian."<ref>{{cite news | last =Fuzek | first = John| title =Music: Olivia Newton John Interview | newspaper =Motif | date =5 April 2017| url =https://motifri.com/onj2017/ | accessdate =9 August 2022 }}</ref> In December 2019, upon being given the title of Dame, she expressed her thanks by stating: "As a girl born in Cambridge [England], I am very proud of my British ancestry and so appreciative to be recognised in this way by the United Kingdom."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewest.com.au/news/queen-elizabeth-ii/grease-star-olivia-newton-john-made-a-dame-ng-b881420822z|title=Grease star Olivia Newton-John made a dame |author=Mapstone, Lucy |website=[[The West Australian]] |date=28 December 2019 |access-date=6 November 2023}}</ref>
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