The outfit that marked the singer's transition
from demure high schooler to sexy Sandy Olson for the "You're
the One That I Want" duet with John Travolta in the 1978 movie
musical is expected to fetch up to $200,000, Julien's Auctions
said.
"The pants have a broken zip and I had to be stitched into them
because they were made in the '50s," Newton-John, 71, told
Reuters Television ahead of the sale.
The British-born, Australian-raised actress, who is battling
breast cancer for a third time, is selling more than 500 items.
They include her original script from the film, estimated at up
to $4,000, the pink gown she wore to the "Grease" premiere in
Los Angeles, estimated at $3,000-$5,000, and a custom Pink
Ladies jacket given to her by the "Grease" cast and crew.
Although it took a long time to sort through her career
memorabilia for the auction, making the decision to sell was
easy.
"I've realized over the years, especially when you go through
stuff, that stuff isn't what's important," she said.
"It took quite a few months to weed through boxes and storage
containers. But it was a fun venture. It just took a lot of time
and sorting and it started out really that I was just going to
auction off the 'Grease’ jacket and pants for my cancer wellness
center in Australia. And then it kind of grew out of that,” she
said.
Newton-John said earlier this year that she was battling breast
cancer for a third time since after first being diagnosed in
1992.
She helped set up the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and
Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia, which aims to support
the mind as well as the body.
The auction will take place at Julien's Auctions in Beverly
Hills on Saturday and a portion of the proceeds will go to the
Wellness and Research Centre.
(Reporting by Alicia Powell; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall)
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