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'I had to be stitched into them': Olivia Newton-John's skintight Grease outfit goes to auction

The actor is selling more than 500 items, including memorabilia from the hit film, to raise funds for her cancer treatment centre

Olivia Newton-John’s black leather jacket and tight black pants from the 1978 musical film Grease – complete with a broken zipper – will be auctioned this week as the top item in a sale to help raise money for Newton-John’s cancer treatment centre in Australia.

The outfit that marks the character’s transition from demure high-schooler to sexy Sandy Olson in her final duet with John Travolta, You’re the One That I Want, is expected to fetch up to $200,000, Julien’s Auctions said.

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