Kelly Preston, the late husband of John Travolta, passed away two years ago. Preston battled breast cancer for a long time before passing away.
On the other hand, Travolta has spoken up about his recovery process and has started to create new businesses.
The relationship between Kelly Preston and John Travolta started in 1989 at a screen test for their sitcom “The Experts.”
Travolta has always maintained that their relationship was a case of love at first sight, but when talk show host Andy Cohen questioned Preston about it on “Watch What Happens Live,” she said, “Kinda.” Despite divorcing Kevin Cage two years prior, Preston was still wed to him.
After her divorce, she married George Clooney, but the union was annulled in 1989. Preston wed Charly Sheen a year later, in 1990. Travolta wasted no time in claiming Preston as his own while he was unmarried.
A secret wedding ceremony was held on September 5, 1991, at the Hotel de Crillon in Paris as the pair instantly fell in love. Travolta wed Preston while she was eight months along with their son Jett.
Kelly Preston and John Travolta were on the set of “Addicted to Love” in 1997. | Photo courtesy of Getty Images
For 28 years, Preston and Travolta have been wed. Still deeply in love, the pair was grateful to have each other for support during their relationship’s ups and downs. In 2005, Travolta said that counseling was the only solution that could have kept his marriage intact.
Since his mother’s passing, Travolta said his son has expressed his terror of dying.
According to the actor, the performer and his wife Preston attended treatment sessions every six months for a period of twelve years. The couple gave birth to three children throughout their relationship: Jett, who passed away at the age of 16, Ella Bleu, now 22, and Benjamin, now 11.
JOHN TRAVOLTA’S REACTION TO KELLY PRESTON’S DEATH
After going two years without being diagnosed, Preston lost her battle with breast cancer at the age of 57. Her husband Travolta announced her passing on Instagram.
The actor requested time alone to mourn the loss of his wife and took a break from performing to focus on the healing of both himself and his two children. Travolta wrote:
I must break the sad news to you that my beautiful wife Kelly lost her two-year battle with breast cancer. I apologize in advance if we don’t communicate with you for a while. I’ll set aside some time to support my children after their mother passed away.
HOW DID JOHN TRAVOLTA’S CHILDREN RECOGNIZE THE DEATH OF THEIR MOTHER?
When Benjamin Travolta’s mother passed away, he was only nine years old. On Kevin Hart’s talk show “Heart to Hart,” the “Pulp Fiction” actor talked openly about having an honest conversation with his 10-year-old kid about mortality.
Travolta asserted that his son had spoken of his fear of passing away since his mother’s passing. Benjamin told his father, “I’m worried you’re going to die because mom passed away.”
Travolta candidly discussed how sudden death may be because he had lost his own kid. I told him, ‘Well, it’s a very different situation,’ the actor said to his kid. I also thought about the contrast between my long life and her short one.
The father of three said, “Ben, you have always valued the truth, and I’m going to tell you the truth about life, in an effort to ease your anxieties. Nobody has a set time when they will go or arrive.
The actor’s daughter Ella Travolta gave her father a loving and heartfelt tribute on the first father’s day following the death of his wife. Ella has already shared the stage with legendary performers like Morgen Freeman, following in the footsteps of her parents.
In the caption of her Father’s Day photo, the actress wrote:
Happy Father’s Day to the wisest, nicest, and most generous man I know. “Just by being yourself, you have taught me the most important lessons in life. I appreciate everything you do and being my friend. You are loved, Papa.
JOHN TRAVOLTA’S LIFE AFTER KELLY PRESTON’S DEATH
Two years after the death of actress Preston, Travolta is selling their holiday home in Maine. Rumor has it that the actor gave the 20-bedroom mansion they had recently wed in 1991 its name.
The couple frequently spent quality time with their family and each other at the 10,830-square-foot coastal mansion. However, Travolta is making an effort to move on and begin living his new normal.
In 2021, Travolta was candid about his feelings of sadness. According to the “Grease” star, at first he felt as though he was drowning in everyone’s grief and that’s why he needed to find a place where he could be sad and heal his anguish without being disturbed.
Travolta emphasized that every individual’s journey through the healing process and “crying for someone’s” death is different and will have a different effect. The performer also offered some advice to anyone who could be experiencing a serious loss. Travolta, John
The most critical thing you can do to help them is to let them experience their pain without interfering with your own.
The star from “Pulp Fiction” moved into his Florida home. The house is a pilot’s dream and is situated in the residential airpark Jumbolair Aviation Estate. There are two pavilions for storing airplanes on its 9.5 acres.
The Florida home boasts five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a pool, and an interior cabana. Travolta and Preston, his late wife, were among the first Hollywood couples to purchase a home with an aviation hangar when they bought it in 2001.
The star from “Pulp Fiction” moved into his Florida home. The house is a pilot’s dream and is situated in the residential airpark Jumbolair Aviation Estate. There are two pavilions for storing airplanes on its 9.5 acres.
The Florida home boasts five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a pool, and an interior cabana. Travolta and Preston, his late wife, were among the first Hollywood couples to purchase a home with an aviation hangar when they bought it in 2001.
The Golden Globe winner has started work on a new movie that will be filmed mostly in Columbus, Georgia. Travolta will work with director Randall Emmett, albeit the title of the movie is still a secret. The actor’s schedule has filled up just as his wife’s second death anniversary is approaching on July 12.
