They were great friends in the iconic film and in real life. Now Didi Conn, who played Sandy’s friend Frenchy in Grease, has paid a tearful tribute to Olivia Newton-John.
Her voice faltering with emotion, Didi, 71, said: “It’s so hard to talk about Olivia’s death - it’s so fresh. We knew it was coming but we didn’t want to believe it. I spoke with Olivia just a few weeks ago and we’d been in touch a lot.
“My husband called me and when I was at a doctor’s appointment and when I saw the phone ringing repeatedly I thought, uh oh. And I got scared. When I answered he asked me to sit down and told me.
