Olivia Newton-John plays Sandy in the 1978 film Grease
Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson remain one of the greatest romantic musical movie pairs and you can watch them in action on Film4.
From the pups’ innocent love at the beach all the way to their skin-encrusted treats at the end, their chemistry not only gave us chills, but it was exciting. And apparently the two stars themselves felt the same way.
Travolta and Newton John talked about how they were not only hot for each other on screen but in real life as well.
“Yeah, we really liked each other and there was an attraction,” she also said in her autobiography Don’t Stop Believing.
Their long-deleted end scene kiss and then passionate kissing at the movie’s premiere afterparty fueled the rumors even more.
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Olivia Newton-John and co-star John Travolta kiss after the premiere of Grease 1978. (Image: GETTY)
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta attend the premiere of Grease (Image: GETTY)
Travolta was a driving force behind his co-star’s acting, saying at the time, “There’s only one person who should play this role and that’s Olivia Newton-John… She’s every man’s dream.”
Newton-John, who died in August last year, recalled convincing her to take the role despite her concerns about her age and past film missteps: “I walked out to be greeted by those piercing blue eyes and the warmest smile on the planet. Personally, John Travolta radiates pure joy and love.” .That day, he greeted me with a big hug as if we were really friends for life. How can you say no to John Travolta?”
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Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta in 2018 (Image: GETTY)
In 2019, Travolta was asked directly if there was sexual tension between the two, and as well as confirming it, he said you could see him flirting during one iconic number. Watch the Q&A below – the sexual tension question comes at 8.10.
He said, “I think you saw that in You’re the One I Want. There’s almost a solution to that tension there.”
The song reveals Sandy in her new incarnation as a confident and sexy man-eater after make-up from the Pink Ladies. When I asked, “Tell me about it, Stud,” Danny and most of the audience, understandably, gushed for the stunning new look.
But what really happened behind the scenes? what about that Kiss Filmed at Paramount Studios After Party? And what appears on camera in 2018?
What fans didn’t know at the time was that there was actually a rather passionate kiss on camera. Director Randall Kleiser filmed a slightly different version of the ending that he wasn’t able to use but it was finally revealed in 2018. In this movie, as they fly away, Sandy and Danny are embracing.
Co-star Dead Conn, who played Frenchie, revealed that the kiss was very real and not scripted: “You see for a moment that she’s surprised and then you respond. It’s sexy and sweet. They weren’t acting in that moment, it was like he had the chance and he was going to take it. It was For real, it really was.”
Watch and accept the alternate ending below:
Sweet kisses on screen and at parties aside, both stars have always denied anything beyond mutual attraction and developed into the deep friendship they maintain to this day. Newton-John opened up about her work in 2018 and explained why she’s glad they never acted on their passion: “We were together with other people when we were filming and I think, respectfully, that didn’t happen.”
Still with her manager boyfriend, Lee Kramer, she was in a turbulent relationship that would end by 1979. Travolta was with actress Diana Hyland, who was battling breast cancer and would die in March 1977.
Added Newton-John: “I think it was good because I think it kept the tension there and the chemistry. It might have been a real disaster if we had decided to date or had a falling out or something. So I think it was just a plus that it didn’t happen. But we didn’t. We are still great friends.
“The truth is, she never got over friendship with John despite the fact that fans wanted us to become a couple in real life. We left that up to Sandy and Danny, but the deep sense of brotherly love I have for John continues to this day.”
In her autobiography Don’t Stop Believing, Newton-John explained: “We would never date because we were involved with other people at the time, and we both have a deep loyalty streak.”
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