John Travolta's wife Kelly Preston dies

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

On July 13, it became known that John Travolta's wife Kelly Preston had died. The message about the cause of death shocked the fans of the star couple.

Cause of death

The news of the death of Kelly Preston came as a surprise to everyone. Until the very moment of the death of the actress, no one imagined that she was struggling with a serious illness.

The favorite of millions, the 57-year-old actress, who was almost 10 years younger than her famous husband, always looked good. No one knew that she had been battling breast cancer for the past two years.

For example, at the 2018 premiere of The Gotti Code (Kelia's last film), in which Preston co-starred with John Travolta and her 16-year-old daughter Ella, no one suspected that the woman was sick. The actress looked great and was in good spirits.

On his Instagram page, 66-year-old John Travolta expressed gratitude to the doctors and nurses of the Oncology Clinic. Anderson, where his spouse received treatment, as well as other medical institutions that provided assistance in diagnosis and treatment.

The widower did not say when the funeral of the American actress will take place. Family officials asked journalists to be tactful and not to disturb family members in such a difficult situation for them.

Biography of Kelly Preston

Kelly was born on October 13, 1962 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Having a beautiful appearance, she built a successful career as a fashion model, and then began acting in films. In the 80s and 90s of the last century, Kelly Preston was considered one of the most beautiful Hollywood stars. She had affairs with such famous heartthrob actors as:

• George Clooney;
• Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen's youngest son;
• Kevin Gage, who became her first husband.

Kelly met John Travolta on the set of The Experts in 1987. By that time, the girl was already in a state of divorce from her first husband. In 1990, they began a romantic relationship, which ended in a wedding in 1991.

Many gossip journalists expected a lot of hot news from this couple, but surprisingly, the actors managed to create one of the most durable marriages in Hollywood. Their marriage lasted 28 years without scandals about infidelity and relationships on the side.

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It is known that both actors were adherents of Scientology and even the wedding was held according to the rites of this American teaching. The couple had three children:

• Jett;
• Ella;
• Benjamin.

Their first son, Jett, was diagnosed with Kawasaki Syndrome and autism, and in 2000 he died tragically, having received head injuries as a result of an epileptic seizure, incompatible with life. After the loss of her eldest son, Kelly at the age of 48 decided to have her third child.

The actress starred in a fairly large number of films that were successful at the box office:

• "Twins";
• "Servants of the Devil";
• "Tales from the Crypt";
• "From Dusk Till Dawn";
• “What the girl wants”;
• "Death Sentence".

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Her last work in cinema was a symbolic result of her creative career. The married couple Travolta and Preston were a kind of symbol of a happy and long marriage in Hollywood. Their joint appearance on the red carpet and family photos in the media have always aroused interest and respect from fans and colleagues.

It is known that Kelly in the last years of her life was surrounded by love and care of her family. She probably did not want to darken the remaining years of her life with public interest in her illness and wanted to keep her terrible diagnosis a secret.

It is not yet known when the funeral of Kelly Preston will take place. Her passing away was a heavy loss for the whole family. The widowed 66-year-old John Travolta intends to devote all his time to children.

Summarize

1. None of her colleagues and fans knew that Kelly Preston was fighting cancer.
2. The actress left two children: daughter Ella and youngest son Benjamin, whom she gave birth to 10 years ago.
3. Kelly and her husband have been married for 28 years.