Entertainment Music How Olivia Newton-John Found True Love at 59: 'You're Never Too Old' The LIV ON singer and iconic Grease star opens up about finding love and peace after her painful past By Janine Rubenstein Janine Rubenstein Janine Rubenstein is Editor-at-Large at PEOPLE and host of PEOPLE Every Day podcast, a daily dose of breaking news, pop culture and heartwarming human interest stories. Formerly Senior Editor of music content, she's also covered crime, human interest and television news throughout her many years with the brand. Prior to PEOPLE she's written for Essence, The Cape Times newspaper and Los Angeles Magazine among others. On-screen Rubenstein can be found featured on shows like Good Morning America and Entertainment Tonight and she routinely hosts PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly's star-studded Red Carpet Live specials. Follow the San Francisco native, Black Barbie collector and proud mom of two on Instagram and Twitter @janinerube People Editorial Guidelines Published on October 12, 2016 03:05PM EDT John Easterling and Olivia Newton-John. Photo: Robert Lynden Olivia Newton-John has that Sandy feeling. “He’s incredibly smart and compassionate. He says yes to everything, he says yes to life!” the iconic singer and Grease star, 68, gushes about businessman husband of eight years John Easterling, 64, in this week’s issue of PEOPLE. The pair, who fell in love during a trip to the yyazon and married in a private ceremony back in 2008, are closer than ever these days, thanks to his helping her through some extremely tough times over the past few years. “I dated a little bit, but I wasn’t expecting to fall in love with him and then bam!” she says of falling for Easterling a few years after her ex-partner Patrick McDermott mysteriously went missing during a boating trip in 2005. Years later some reports alleged McDermott had faked his death and was found to be living in Mexico. Though she says the entire ordeal has been “traumatic,” Easterling helped her move on. “One of the hardest things is not knowing,” says Newton-John of what actually happened to McDermott. “I’m very lucky I have a wonderful, beautiful husband who is just so loving and fantastic. I always tell my friends you’re never too old to find love. I found the love of my life at 59 going on 60! I’m grateful.” These days Newton-John is paying it forward, withnew music she’s created to help cancer patients and people going through life’s painful struggles. “For me, I’ve always dealt with loss with music,” says Newton-John, who herself battled breast cancer in 1992, lost her beloved sister Rona to brain cancer in 2013 and has helped her daughter Chloe Lattanzi through personal struggles. For more on Olivia Newton-John finding peace after her painful past, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday. Larsen & Talbert For her new album LIV ON, she’s teamed up with friends and fellow musicians Amy Sky and Beth Nielsen Chapman. “It’s opening a lot of doors for people to communicate, which is really important for healing,” says the singer. When it comes to her own healing, Newton-John’s in good hands. “His passion is botanicals and healing people with nature,” she says of her husband, whose nickname is ‘Amazon John.’ The star adds with a smile, “He’s just really great.”