United Kingdom, May 13 -- Delta Goodrem "always looked up" to Dame Olivia Newton-John.

The 40-year-old singer endured a six-month cancer battle at the age of 18 and became friends with late 'Grease' legend Dame Olivia Newton-John - who died in 2022 more than 30 years after she was diagnosed with the disease - and recalled how they just "became kindreds" in that time.

Speaking on UK TV show 'Loose Women', she said: "I always looked up to her, loved her as an Australian icon, and when I was diagnosed with cancer, she came into my life and we became kindreds of anything. In her philanthropic way, how could she help, how could I help? We both came together as a team and she was always my mentor."

But that wasn't the first time Delta met th...