'It's a very strange feeling to read that you're dead': Olivia Newton-John, 70, slams vicious rumours about her health and says she's 'doing great' as she battles cancer for a third time
Olivia Newton-John, 70, was forced to address vicious rumours about her health back in January.
And on Monday, the Grease star said that in hindsight, it was rather 'strange' to read reports that she was dying.
Speaking on the Today show, the Hollywood icon, who is in the midst of treating stage 4 breast cancer, said she's doing 'great' and is optimistic about her recovery.
'I'm still here and doing great': Olivia Newton-John (pictured on the Today show on Monday), 70, has revealed it was 'strange' to read vicious rumours that she was dead in January
'It's a very strange feeling to read that you're dead,' she said of the rumours, which were started by Radar Online.
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'...So I thought well I've got to make light of this because this is just going to continue on and get worse and worse so that's when I did the video saying the reports of my death were greatly exaggerated... I'm still here and doing great.
'I'm doing really well. In fact I just had some tests done and I'm doing great thank you... My dream is that we'll see an end to cancer in my lifetime.'
'It's a very strange feeling to read that you're dead': In January, Radar Online claimed the Grease star was clinging to life as she battles cancer for a third time. However, the report was completely false. Pictured in 2018
Earlier this year, Olivia shut down bizarre claims that she was on her deathbed.
'I just want to say that the rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated!' she said in a Facebook video.
'I am doing great! I want to wish you all the happiest and healthiest 2019 that is possible. Thank you all for your incredible love and support.'
Fake news: Earlier this year, Olivia shut down bizarre claims that she was on her deathbed. 'I just want to say that the rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated!' she said in a Facebook video
In May 2017, Olivia was diagnosed with breast cancer for a third time, more than 20 years after her first diagnosis.
She also secretly battled breast cancer for a second time back in 2013.
Olivia announced her devastating cancer diagnosis in 2017 after she was forced to postpone her tour dates in Canada and the U.S.
Support: Olivia is pictured with her husband John Easterling at the Rome Film Festival in 2011
After believing her back pain was due to sciatica, doctors later confirmed that her breast cancer had metastasized to her sacrum as a tumour was found at the base of her spine.
Olivia was first treated for breast cancer in 1992, at the age of 43. She underwent a partial mastectomy, chemotherapy and breast reconstruction.
In 2013, the same year she secretly battled cancer for a second time, she tragically lost her sister Rona Newton-John to brain cancer.
Close bond: Olivia is pictured with her daughter Chloe Lattanzi, whose father is U.S. actor Matthew Lattanzi, on April 1, 2016 in Los Angeles
Olivia has previously spoken of the importance of medical marijuana in her cancer treatment and has campaigned for Australia to relax its drug laws.
'It's an important part of treatment, and it should be available,' she told The Sunday Telegraph in 2017.
Olivia's daughter Chloe Lattanzi grows marijuana legally on a farm in Oregon, USA.
Her husband-of-11-years, businessman and environmentalist John Easterling, has also been growing the plant to support his wife's recovery.
Icon: Olivia is best known for her lead role as Sandy in the classic film, Grease
