When John Travolta met Kelly Preston on the set of the movie "The Experts," Preston was already married to actor Kevin Gage, according to US Weekly. By 1990, the pair was engaged. They wed in 1991 and welcomed their first child, Jett, in 1992. Eight years later, a daughter, Ella, was born.
They seemed like the perfect Hollywood family until they experienced every parent's worst nightmare in 2009, when 16-year-old Jett suffered a seizure while the Travoltas were vacationing in the Bahamas. Jett hit his head on the bathtub and tragically drowned. The family was heartbroken, but joy entered their lives again a year later when Preston gave birth to a second son, Benjamin.
In 2020, tragedy struck Travolta and his family once again when Preston died after a battle with breast cancer at age 57. It was a shock to many, as Preston had been fighting cancer for two years before she succumbed. When she died on July 12, 2020, a representative for the family said the following:
"Choosing to keep her fight private, she had been undergoing medical treatment for some time, supported by her closest family and friends.She was a bright, beautiful and loving soul who cared deeply about others and who brought life to everything she touched. Her family asks for your understanding of their need for privacy at this time" (via People).
