Bindi Irwin pays tribute to Olivia Newton-John following her death at age 73 

Bindi Irwin paid a touching tribute to the late Olivia Newton-John on Tuesday. 

The Wildlife Warrior, 24, shared a photo of herself walking hand-in-hand with the beloved Grease actress as they participated in a charity run. 

‘One of the kindest and most wonderful souls the world has ever known,’ Bindi captioned the picture on Instagram. 

The photo showed the Aussie icons in high-spirits as they attended the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre’s ‘Wellness Walk and Research Run’ in Melbourne on September 11, 2016, along with Bindi’s husband Chandler Powell. 

Earlier that year, Olivia had paid a special tribute to Bindi’s father Steve Irwin when she arrived at his annual Gala Dinner, held in Los Angeles for the first time, wrapped in a khaki scarf. 

Bindi continued to support Olivia during her battle with breast cancer when the star was diagnosed for a third time in 2017. 

Earlier that year, Olivia had paid a special tribute to Bindi’s father Steve Irwin when she arrived at his annual Gala Dinner, held in Los Angeles for the first time, wrapped in a khaki scarf 

The conservationist attended Olivia’s Cancer Wellness & Research Centre Gala in Melbourne in September of that year just weeks before she wished her long-time friend a happy 69th birthday.  

Bindi shared a picture of herself and Chandler, 25, to Instagram with the caption: ‘I hope your birthday was beautiful [Olivia]. Love you so much. Your strength and grace inspires the world.’

The friendship between the two came as no surprise given Olivia’s strong love and connection to wildlife and sustainability. 

Bindi continued to support Olivia during her battle with breast cancer when the star was diagnosed for a third time in 2017. (Pictured with brother Robert Irwin, left, and mother Terry, middle left) 

She spoke with Women’s Weekly in 2021 about how nature has impacted and shaped her life, saying: ‘It’s very difficult these days to get away from the ugly and the bad, but nature balances you, I feel, because we are part of that. We are part of the natural kingdom.

‘As humans, we think we’re separate but we’re not. [My daughter] Chloe’s father [Matt Lattanzi] once said to me that nature was his church and I thought that was a beautiful description.’

Olivia grew up on the green and leafy University of Melbourne campus where her father Brinley Newton-John worked. 

The friendship between the two came as no surprise given Olivia’s strong love and connection to wildlife and sustainability. (Pictured alongside John Travolta in the iconic 1978 movie Grease which catapulted her career)

She spoke with Women’s Weekly in 2021 about how nature has impacted and shaped her life, saying: ‘It’s very difficult these days to get away from the ugly and the bad, but nature balances you, I feel, because we are part of that. We are part of the natural kingdom’

She went on to say her mother was always passionate about nature and sustainability, and so her love for wildlife traced back to her childhood. 

‘Nothing was wasted – we recycled and re-used everything. I heard this all my life and it is important to me. I really value nature – above just about everything,’ she said.  

Olivia died peacefully at the age of 73 in her home in Southern California on Monday morning, surrounded by family and friends. 

It came after a brave and extraordinarily public decades-long battle with cancer in which she was diagnosed three times in 1992, 2013 and, for a final time, in 2017.  

Olivia died peacefully at her home in Southern California on Monday morning, surrounded by family and friends. (Pictured just days before her death with husband John Easterling)

It came after a brave and extraordinarily public decades-long battle with cancer in which she was diagnosed three times in 1992, 2013 and, for a final time, in 2017. (Pictured: John announced her death on her Facebook page on Monday)

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