Was Olivia Newton-John Married to Elton John?

Are Olivia Newton-John and Elton John Related?

It does seem like a match made in musical heaven: Olivia Newton-John and Elton John, both huge superstars who shined in the ‘70s and was able to carry that into the ‘80s and beyond. But were Olivia Newton-John and Elton John ever a couple?

While the answer is obvious to us Gen-Xers, we respectfully understand other generations not aware that this is a big NO. Olivia Newton-John and Elton John are not related.

Elton John, born in 1947, was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in England. He was married in 1984 to Renate Blauel, for four years. In 2014 he married David Furnish.

Olivia-Newton John was born in 1948 to a father with the last name Newton-John. So Newton-John is her maiden name, she never married a John. She has been married twice: once to Matt Lattanzi (from 1984 - 1995), who she met on “Xanadu,” and currently to John Easterling, founder of an herb company (married in 2008).

Olivia’s personal life was in the news in 2005 when her ex-boyfriend went missing on a fishing trip, and again was in the news when he was thought to be alive in Mexico.

Gen-Xers might remember Olivia’s sister Rona Newton-John (them having the same last name was a bit of a clue that Elton wasn’t involved, though in all fairness Rona isn’t well known) who for a short time was married to Taxi’s (and later Celebrity Rehab’s) Jeff Conaway, Olivia’s co-star in “Grease” (AKA one of the best movies ev-ah).

Interesting tidbit I got from Wikipedia (the source of all these deets): Olivia is related to an Elton, comedian Ben Elton (never heard of him).