Olivia: Why I'll Never Watch This Awful Telemovie!

Olivia Newton-John was ‘horrified’ by the miniseries about her inspirational life starring Delta

- Georgina Bisval

Olivia Newton-John is so appalled by the “made-up” miniseries about her life, starring fellow cancer survivor and singer Delta Goodrem, she has vowed never to watch it.

Her anger comes as scenes were aired where Delta depicts Olivia’s first traumatic diagnosis with breast cancer in 1992 – just as the legendary singer is once again fighting the killer disease.

“Finding out a TV miniseries is being made about you without your consent, participation or knowledge is bad enough,” Olivia’s daughter Chloe Lattanzi reveals in an exclusive interview with Woman’s Day.

“But poor Mum had to deal with it right in the middle of battling cancer. It made me so angry that additional stress was being put on her at a time when all she really needed to be doing was concentrating all her energy on getting better.”

Chloe says she was furious at how her 69-year-old mum was left reeling when the Olivia: Hopelessly Devoted To You miniseries got the green light despite Olivia’s opposition, at a time when her focus should have been her health.

“What’s upsetting is the way it’s been done. Not one part of it has come directly from our family, it is completely unauthorised. Nobody asked us to take part or consulted us about accuracy.