John Travolta Honors Late Wife Kelly Preston on Her 62nd Birthday

On October 13, 2025, John Travolta remembered his late wife Kelly Preston on what would have been her 62nd birthday. The 71-year-old actor shared a special post on Instagram, honoring the mother of his three children. Travolta posted a snippet of a ballad he had recorded for Preston, signing the message along with their two youngest children, Ella, 25, and Ben, 14.

The couple's eldest son, Jett, had passed away in January 2009 at the age of 16 while on vacation with the family in the Bahamas. In his tribute, Travolta sang lyrics about loving Preston through any weather, saying he would be true to her if she let him.

Earlier this year, the couple's daughter Ella also paid tribute to her mother on Mother's Day, calling Preston the "strongest, most beautiful, loving, funny, smart woman" she knew. Ella has also recorded music in memory of her late mother.

Preston, an actress and former model, had appeared in over 60 films and television shows before her passing in July 2020 at the age of 57 after a two-year battle with breast cancer. Travolta had confirmed his wife's death, saying she "fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many."