Friends rally around Newton-John

OLIVIA Newton-John’s famous friends are convinced the singer will beat her second battle with breast cancer.

Newton-John announced yesterday what she believed was sciatica was sadly breast cancer that metastasised to the sacrum, the triangular spine bone between the two halves of the pelvis. The 68-year-old will undergo a mix of radiation therapy and natural therapies.

Tina Arena joined the legion shocked by the news.

“Olivia has been a dear, dear friend for a long time,” she said. “She’s given so much to the fibre of this country and also to the world. She is a fighter. Australia will rally behind Olivia, the world will rally behind her.”

Delta Goodrem, who plays Olivia Newton-John in an upcoming Channel 7 miniseries, called the singer her hero.