Olivia Newton-John’s widow sells California home she shares with singer: ‘Beautiful place’
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Olivia Newton-John’s widower, John Easterling, has decided to sell the house he lived in with his late wife.
In a recent interview with People, Easterling spoke about the difficult decision to part with the home she shared with Newton-John until she died of breast cancer in August 2022, telling the newspaper that she “couldn’t even think” of selling it in the first year of her death.
“I think I realized I wasn’t here much, and it was time to let someone else enjoy this place,” he said. “I mean, we had a great time here, but it was our place, and now I realize it’s time to let someone else enjoy that peace and quiet and beauty of what this place is.”
Easterling’s change of heart came after he started traveling, spending a lot of time in Florida, Peru and Australia.
The home has an open floor plan and has a two bedroom guest house. (Jim Bartsch; Getty Images/Fox News)
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Easterling is ready to part ways with the home she once shared with Newton-John. (Photos by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty/Getty)
The 4,450-square-foot home, which sits on 12 acres in Santa Ynes, was put on the market in June 2024, and was listed for $8.9 million. Easterling and Newton-John bought a house together in 2015, with Easterling saying he feels his wife’s “strong presence” at home.
“It’s a beautiful place,” he said. “I’m standing here now holding my own, but it’s very different now that it’s just me. I know people in the same situation will understand.”
The home is located on a 12 acre lot. (Jim Bartsch/Fox News)
The backyard has a patio with an outdoor kitchen and a pool. (Jim Bartsch/Fox News)
The home, with four bedrooms and four full bathrooms, is listed with Carey Kendall of Village Properties, and features an outdoor kitchen, complete with a built-in pizza oven, fireplace, grill, pool cabana and four-car garage. .
In addition, the home also boasted a barn, stable, yard and pasture, as well as a guest house with two additional bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.
The home also has stables and a riding area. (Jim Bartsch/Fox News)
Behind the house is a guest house with two additional bedrooms. (Jim Bartsch/Fox News)
“It would be a great place for someone with a couple of kids to run around and have fun,” he told People.
Other features that make it an ideal home for a couple with young children include an outdoor playground with a seesaw, sandbox, swing set and climbing net.
The home has an open floor plan, including a great room, kitchen and dining room. The white walls of the great room are accented with straight grain Douglas fir, and the ceiling is covered with wood planks. There are also exposed wooden beams and a skylight in the middle.
The great room has a blue piano, fireplace and dining room. (Jim Bartsch/Fox News)
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The living room has plenty of seating, including a sectional sofa and round table, as well as a fireplace and a blue grand piano. Just steps away from the piano is the dining area, with a large wooden table.
The kitchen has a center island, double sinks, double over and wine fridge. (Jim Bartsch/Fox News)
Also connected to the dining room is the Chef’s kitchen, with wooden cabinets, and large windows throughout the room that look out onto the great outdoors. It also has two central islands, one with a built-in dining area.
The kitchen has two sinks, a double oven with a five-burner gas burner, two dishwashers, a wine refrigerator and a large counter area.
Through a set of mahogany doors, guests can enter a small sunroom, which looks out onto the large lawn and backyard pool, with beautiful views of the surrounding hills.
The sunroom looks out onto the lawn and has views of the surrounding hills. (Jim Bartsch/Fox News)
The office space has shelves and plenty of space for multiple desks. (Jim Bartsch/Fox News)
Elsewhere in the home is a designated main office. The office has plenty of living and working space, as well as a door that leads to the back yard, built-in shelves that take up the entire back wall, and room for multiple sofas and armchairs.
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The spacious master bedroom has a distinctive mahogany floating wall, which acts as a natural divider between the sleeping and living areas of the room with wardrobe and dressing room.
The master bedroom has a separate room divider. (Jim Bartsch/Fox News)
The first bathroom consists of two vanities, a standing shower and a soaking tub. (Jim Bartsch/Fox News)
In addition, a large walk-in closet is located elsewhere in the bedroom, as well as a spacious ensuite bathroom. The bathroom boasts two vanities, a soaking tub and a standing shower.
Other highlights of the home include the garden and living area on the property, with six planter boxes and a chicken coop, perfect for anyone with a green thumb. The home also has access to the Santa Ynez River, as well as many hiking trails around the home.
Easterling and the “Grease” star met in the mid-2000s and briefly dated before marrying in 2008.
The home has a garden with a chicken coop. (Jim Bartsch/Fox News)
The house has access to the Santa Ynez River. (Jim Bartsch/Fox News)
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