Olivia Newton-John's publicist claims late actress would have loved Taylor Swift in 'Grease' role

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: According to Olivia Newton-John's representative, the late singer was a Swiftie and would have enjoyed the old-school Taylor Swift pictures from 'Grease'.

In an interview with TMZ on Friday, February 2, Michael Caprio—who has been the late star's agent for more than 25 years—stated that Olivia would have been "tickled" to see Taylor Swift's retrieved 'Grease' images from 2000.

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Photos of Taylor as a little girl, never before seen, were released this week, where the 'Bad Blood' singer plays Sandy from the 1978 movie 'Grease', a role made famous by Olivia.

Olivia Newton-John 'was a fan of Taylor Swift's talent', claims publicist

Olivia's longtime publicist Michael Caprio asserted that Taylor's revelation would have thrilled Olivia—who died in 2022 following a long battle with breast cancer—saying she "had the greatest respect for Taylor as an artist and she was a fan of her talent."

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He continued by saying that in 2010, the 'Physical' hitmaker took a group of her pals to see Taylor perform in Miami. As Caprio remembers, Olivia told him she felt "Taylor was such a sweet, talented and smart girl" and she couldn't stop praising the show.

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Taylor Swift fans excited after seeing her as 'Grease's Sandy

Taylor Swift fans went wild after never-before-seen childhood photographs of the actress playing Sandy in the musical 'Grease' were unveiled earlier this week by actor Tobin Mitnick.

The singer, 34, who is currently the most famous popstar in the world, looked adorable in the role made famous by Olivia when she was 10 years old and costarred with Mitnick, who played Danny Zuko in the classic 1978 movie.

In the photos, the pop star performed 'You're The One That I Want' during the last scene of her school's rendition of the popular musical while sporting a blonde wig and a black top.

Mitnick wrote in the caption of the post: "Thank you mom for digging these pics of @taylorswift and I harmonizing like buttah on summer nights twenty five years ago out of storage. Also trav the note is an f-sharp if youre interested. June 2000"

Internet split over Taylor Swift's resurfaced images as Sandy from 'Grease'

Swifties went berserk after the pop star's 'Grease' images resurfaced, with many taking to X (formerly Twitter) to express how Taylor would "slay that role."

One such fan wrote, "I never knew I needed to see Taylor Swift as Sandy in Grease until now."

Another fan added, "If there’s ever a grease remake. cast taylor as sandy, she’ll slay that role."

"Gorgeous," said one, while another wrote, "So beautiful."

Several others took to Facebook to exclaim how tired they were of hearing about Taylor Swift now and then, with one saying, "Im over hearing about her."

Another one echoed a similar sentiment and said, "What’s that pay? To rep a dead person ?"

"Enough alreadyyyyyy," said another one, while one more chimed in, "Thousands of Reps go to Taylor’s concerts."

Another one wrote on X, "Cant wait until her time is out so fucking tiered of her"

"This is Taylor Swift diarrhea everywhere," seethed one more.

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