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Olivia Newton-John Reveals the Real Reason She & John Travolta Never Dated
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Sep. 24 2018, Published 4:24 p.m. ET
Though Grease’s Sandy and Danny shared the perfect on-screen love affair, it seems that romance never quite translated between real life actors Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta. However, Olivia recently gave a definitive reason for why she and her leading man never actually hooked up.
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On a new podcast episode for No Filter, Olivia explained that the time was never quite right. “We were both with other people when we were filming and I think, respectfully, it just didn’t happen,” she said.
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She guessed that them not dating is what made their performances so great. “I think it was good, because I think it kept the tension there and the chemistry," she said.
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“It might have been a real disaster had we decided to date or we had a falling out or something. So I think it was just as well that it didn’t happen. But we’re still great friends,” she added.
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The English-Australian actress also dropped a huge bombshell during her interview. She admitted that she initially passed on her iconic role in Grease all together. At the time, she believed, "Sandy was someone else's role."
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Ultimately, it was John himself who insisted that the exact opposite was true. He apparently told her, "There was only one person on this planet I could see as Sandy, and that person was Olivia Newton-John. I told the producers."
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Are you surprised Olivia and John never dated? Let us know in the comments!