John Easterling described the “magical” love he shared with his wife Olivia Newton-John during Sunday’s state memorial service for the late icon.
Heading to Melbourne’s Hamer Hall, the 70-year-old shared touching moments from their decade-long romance.
Speaking of the “supernatural” love the couple shared, he immediately recognized her incredible talent.
“You have to understand that I wasn’t an Olivia fan, I didn’t know any Olivia music, I hadn’t even seen ‘Grease’ and this was a small intimate theater in Miami and the lights went out and I was listening to Peruvian flutes and she started singing Pearls on a Chain,” he said.
“And there was healing in the audience, people around me were crying. I got it. It hit me like a laser beam in the chest that Olivia was a healer and this is one of her cures.’
John Easterling (pictured) described the “magical” love he shared with his wife Olivia Newton-John during the state memorial service for the late icon on Sunday
John explained that the couple spoke about how blessed they were to find each other during a trip to Prague, where they spent time at bohemian cafes.
“We talked about how lucky we were to have found each other. And how in love we were. And how lucky we were,” he said.
“We thought maybe we should feel guilty for being so happy, but we decided to feel gratitude and just go full throttle on happiness.”
The businessman got emotional as he recounted how Olivia proposed to him.
Speaking of the “supernatural” love the couple shared, he immediately recognized her incredible talent. Pictured together
“We landed in Scottsdale on Valentine’s Day and I started a charade over dinner and the secret phrase was ‘Will you marry me’? And she got “will” and she got “you” and I said rhymes with hairy. Then she said out of nowhere will you marry me? And I said yes,” he said.
“She looked stunned for a minute, then started laughing and said, ‘You rat bag.’ This is the story of how Olivia proposed to me.’
John also talked about where Oliva found the most peace.
“She has been honored by Prime Ministers and Presidents and the Queen and recognized with all sorts of prizes and awards for her talents.
“We thought maybe we should feel guilty for being so lucky, but we decided to feel gratitude and just go full throttle on happiness,” he said
“Every day with Olivia was supernatural. Every day with Olivia was a little bit of magic,” he continued
“What made her happiest was being out on the ranch, being with the horses, being with the chickens and the dogs and the cat, or sitting in the yard and just hearing the birdsong,” John explained during his emotional speech
“But what made her happiest was being out on the ranch, sitting with the horses, with the chickens and the dogs and the cat, or sitting in the yard and just listening to the birdsong,” he said.
“Every day with Olivia was supernatural. Every day with Olivia was a little bit of magic,” he continued.
“I carry and feel Olivia’s presence, her sense of humor and spirit of adventure, the common goals we shared and it gives me the strength to keep going until I find her in this ultimate space of love and light.
“In Olivia’s deepest essence, she was a healer using her medium of song, Words of Touch. She was the bravest woman I have ever met.
“I carry and feel Olivia’s presence, her sense of humor and spirit of adventure, the common goals we shared and it gives me the strength to keep going until I find her in this ultimate space of love and light,” concluded John . Pictured together in 2000
John, the founder and president of the Amazon Herb Company, met Newton-John in the mid ’90s
“During her most difficult times, she always had the spirit, the humor and the willpower to bring things to light. And as her spirit soars, the pain in my heart is healed by the joy of her love and that love that shines forward,” he concluded.
The service comes six months after Newton-John died in August at the age of 73 after a brave and decades-long battle with cancer.
John, the founder and president of the Amazon Herb Company, met Newton-John in the mid ’90s.
They wed in June 2008 in a spiritual Incan ceremony in Peru, followed nine days later by a legal ceremony on Jupiter Island in Florida.
They wed in June 2008 in a spiritual Incan ceremony in Peru, followed nine days later by a legal ceremony on Jupiter Island in Florida