GREASER perms, roller-skates and those fuzzy leg-warmers – Delta Goodrem dives into all of Olivia Newton-John's iconic looks in Seven's upcoming biopic.
Channel Seven released a sneak-peek at the two-part mini-series Olivia, which stars Goodrem as Newton-John and covers her more than five decades in the spotlight.
The trailer touches on Newton-John's teen stardom days (played by actress Morgan Griffin), through to her 1974 Eurovision stint, her star turn as Sandy in musical Grease, and hit singles Xanadu (1980) and Physical (1981).
Goodrem - in her first major acting role since 2005's Hating Alison Ashley (she had an extended cameo on Ten's House Husbands last year) - called Newton-John one of her earliest influences.
"I grew up with Olivia's energy and beautiful voice in my world through her music, and then from an early age I was truly blessed to find friendship and mentorship from Olivia. I am deeply humbled to play my idol and friend," she said in a statement.
The cast also includes Kate Jenkinson as Newton-John's friend and former singing partner Pat Carroll, Richard Brancatisano as ex-husband Matt Lattanzi, and Gyton Grantley as manager Roger Davies.
The series, produced by Seven and Fremantle Media and filmed in Victoria, is Seven's latest jab at a contemporary biopic, following TV films on INXS and Molly Meldrum.
The network will be hoping for a better response than it received to last year’s Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story, which earned disastrous reviews and poor ratings.
Olivia - or its mouthier title Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted To You - is set to air after Seven's coverage of the Commonwealth Games ends in mid-April.
