John Travolta and Kelly Preston’s Completely satisfied Marriage

John Travolta and Kelly Preston had a love-filled marriage up till the day the actress died in July 2020.

The longtime couple met in 1987 whereas engaged on 1989’s The Consultants. “I see, no lie, coming throughout the corridor together with his two canine, this actually scorching man,” Preston recalled of their first encounter whereas talking to Us Weekly and different reporters in 2018. “Then he stops and says good day. And I used to be like, ‘Oh s–t. Kill me now.’ You understand, like, ‘Oh, my God.’”

Travolta was equally smitten with Preston. In 2018, he revealed to Us and different reporters that the duo had an “rapid chemistry” upon crossing paths. He additionally recalled what a “beautiful lady” Preston was.

Preston had been married to actor Kevin Gage when she met Travolta, however the former pair divorced in 1987. The Jerry Maguire actress then dated George Clooney in 1989 and was briefly engaged to Charlie Sheen in 1990.

Travolta and Preston received engaged on New Yr’s Eve in 1990 and tied the knot twice the next 12 months. They welcomed son Jett in 1992 and daughter Ella in 2000. Their youngest son, Benjamin, was born in 2010 — the 12 months after Jett died at 16 after experiencing a seizure.

“Definitely having little Ben has been a wonderful sort of glue for us to rebound after large loss,” the Grease actor mentioned on Good Morning America in September 2016.

Preston died in July 2020 after having secretly battled breast most cancers for 2 years. She was 57.

Within the wake of her passing, the Get Shorty actor posted a loving tribute in his spouse’s honor on Instagram. “It’s with a really heavy coronary heart that I inform you that my stunning spouse Kelly has misplaced her two-year battle with breast most cancers,” he wrote. “She fought a brave struggle with the love and help of so many.  My household and I’ll ceaselessly be grateful to her medical doctors and nurses at MD Anderson Most cancers Heart, all of the medical facilities which have helped, in addition to her many associates and family members who’ve been by her aspect.”

Travolta added, “Kelly’s love and life will all the time be remembered. I will probably be taking a while to be there for my kids who’ve misplaced their mom, so forgive me prematurely in the event you don’t hear from us for some time. However please know that I’ll really feel your outpouring of affection within the weeks and months forward as we heal.”

Scroll via the gallery under to see the twosome’s love all through the years.