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UPDATE: Olivia Newton-John Issues Video Statement - 'I'm Doing Great'

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Management have also shut the rumours down.

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UPDATE:

Olivia Newton-John has responded to reports she only has weeks to live in a video statement posted to Facebook today.

"The rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated... I'm doing great," she said. 

Watch the full video below.

Happy New Year!! Here’s to a wonderful 2019!!! Love & light, Olivia

Posted by Olivia Newton-John on Wednesday, January 2, 2019


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Olivia Newton-John's niece, Tottie Goldsmith, has dismissed a report which claims the singer has only weeks to live amidst her battle with cancer. 

The report claims that the 70-year-old artist, who revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer for a third time last year, has been struggling and that her body is "shutting down".

However, Goldsmith has hit back at the report telling Channel 7, "You can rest assured [Newton-John] is going nowhere and in really good health. A sick rumour."

She also took to Instagram to address the report, writing, "Just giving you the heads up that Livvy is in good health, so let’s leave that distressing rumor where it belongs".

Newton-John's American rep, Michael Caprio, called the rumours "hilarious", telling news.com.au, "You might want to get better sources versus reading tabloids".

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Most recently, the English-born-Australian-raised songwriter participated in a series of 'In Conversation' shows throughout the country last September in support of her autobiography, Don't Stop Believin'.

Her 2016-released Christmas album with fellow Aussie legend John Farnham, Friends For Christmas, returned to the top ten of the ARIA Albums chart durig the holiday period a few weeks ago.