Olivia Newton-John biopic starring Delta Goodrem is set to air on Lifetime in America - a year after the Grease star said she was 'horrified' by the film By Andrew Court For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:49 GMT, 14 February 2019 | Updated: 00:09 GMT, 15 February 2019 Viewcomments Last year's Olivia Newton-John biopic, starring Australian pop star Delta Goodrem, is set to premiere on U.S. television. Hopelessly Devoted to You will screen this coming Saturday on Lifetime, with a projected viewing audience in the millions. It comes less than a year after the telemovie was met with poor reviews and a mortified response from Olivia herself when it aired in Australia on Channel Seven. Going global! Delta Goodrem's Olivia Newton-John biopic set to air on American television this weekend... a year after the Grease icon revealed she was 'horrified' by the film. Delta is pictured playing Olivia in the film In Hopelessly Devoted to You, Delta portrays Olivia across several decades as she rises to international fame and grapples with a series of personal dramas. Ahead of the film's Australian release last May, 70-year-old Olivia revealed she was 'horrified' by the project, despite being close friends with Delta in real life. She told The Australian Women's Weekly: 'I probably won't watch it. When they told me they were doing it, I was horrified.' 'I think she's a really good actress and a great singer': Despite her doubts about the project, Olivia spoke warmly about her friendship with Delta. The pair are pictured together in 2017 Olivia also admitted she was worried about people in her personal life being dramatised on-screen. 'It's not their fault they were married to me or were my boyfriend, so I didn't want it to happen,' she said. However, she spoke warmly of Delta, saying: 'I think she's a really good actress and a great singer so that made it okay, because we're friends'. Icon: Olivia admitted she was worried about the consequences for other people in her personal life being dramatised on-screen. She is pictured with John Travolta in 1978's Grease TV biopic: Delta (pictured) plays Olivia across the span of several decades as she gains international fame and grapples with a series of personal struggles The following month, the iconic singer revealed she had 'made peace' with the idea of the biopic. Speaking with The Herald Sun, she stated: 'I made a decision. In life, if you're fighting something, or resisting something, it just causes stress inside you'. Hopelessly Devoted To You received mixed reviews from Australian viewers, with one Twitter user describing it as 'disgraceful' and a 'trainwreck'. However, others claimed they were pleasantly surprised by Delta's abilities to effectively transform into Olivia. Close friends: The iconic singer later revealed she had 'made peace' with the idea of the biopic. She is pictured with Delta (left) in 2018 Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility