Besides the fact that her native land is now in the world’s spotlight, Olivia Newton-John also had a secret reason to celebrate when she appeared at the event’s opening ceremony — she secretly got engaged.
John, 52, has been dating cameraman Patrick McDermott, 44, for the past four years, and he unexpectedly asked her to marry him as she was preparing to leave for Australia. So far, she has only shown her closest friends the three-carat diamond-and-platinum ring that McDermott gave her. She’s tentatively planning to marry him next summer.
Olivia and her first husband, Matt Lattanzi, divorced in 1996 after 11 years. They have a daughter, Chloe, 14.
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