Chloe Lattanzi and Olivia Newton-John.Photo: Bryan Steffy/WireImage
Chloe Lattanzi is thinking of her late motherOlivia Newton-John.
Two weeks after theGreasestar died, her 36-year-old daughter shared a moving quote onInstagramabout life and loss.
“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love,” the quote from Jamie Anderson began. “It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat and in that hollow part of your chest.
“Grief is just love with no place to go,” it concluded. Lattanzi captioned the quote, posted on a floral background, with a simple red heart emoji.
Newton-John died on Aug. 8 atage 73, five years after she announced thatshe was diagnosed with breast cancerwhich had metastasized to the sacrum.
One of the first stars to publicly share their health crises, the four-time Grammy Award winnerrevealed in 1992her first diagnosis with breast cancer. Her journey — which included a partial mastectomy, chemotherapy and breast reconstruction — ultimately lead to the creation of theOlivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centrein Melbourne. In the decades since, Newton-John became an advocate for cancer awareness and research.
This is not the first time that Chloe, whom Newton-John shares with ex-husband Matt Lattanzi, has opened up on social media about her mother.
The day after Newton-John died, the actress and singer’s only child shared footage onInstagramof her and her mom recording their duet “Window in the Wall,” which theyreleased as a singlein January 2021.
The footage shows theclose bondthe mother and daughter shared, with the two almost always shown standing or sitting right next to each other while on camera.
“I love you forever my life giver, my teacher, my mama,” she added.
Hours after Newton-John’s death was announced, Lattanzi posted aseries of sweet photos with herself and the “Physical” singerthrough the years.
The carousel began with a throwback of Lattanzi, as a little girl, adorably grabbing her mother’s face for a kiss, and ends with more recent photos of the pair.
In May 2017, Newton-John shared that she wasdiagnosed with metastatic breast cancerthat had spread to her back.
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“I’m so lucky to still be doing all these things,” Newton-John told PEOPLE of attending Lattanzi’s wedding and releasing “Window in the Wall” at the time. “I don’t think I imagined living this long! I feel very blessed.”
Though they always shared a tight bond, Newton-John and Lattanzi became even closer as they quarantined together in California during thecoronavirus pandemic. Lattanzi eventually moved to Portland, Oregon, butrevealed in late Julythat she had moved back to be near Newton-John.
source: people.com
