Kelly Preston died at the age of 57 on Sunday, following a two-year battle with breast cancer.
John Travolta, her husband of 28 years, broke the news on Instagram early Monday morning:
“It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer. She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many. My family and I will forever be grateful to her doctors and nurses at MD Anderson Cancer Center, all the medical centers that have helped, as well as her many friends and loved ones who have been by her side. Kelly’s love and life will always be remembered. I will be taking some time to be there for my children who have lost their mother, so forgive me in advance if you don’t hear from us for a while. But please know that I will feel your outpouring of love in the weeks and months ahead as we heal. All my love, JT”
Preston and Travolta were married at a midnight ceremony in Paris in 1991 while the couple was expecting their first son, Jett.
In January 2009, Jett, 16, died after a seizure at the family’s vacation home in the Bahamas, according to the Associated Press.
They had two other children, daughter Ella Bleu in 2000 and son Benjamin in 2010. Ella wrote on Instagram Sunday: “I have never met anyone as courageous, strong, beautiful and loving as you. Anyone who is lucky enough to have known you or to have ever been in your presence will agree that you have a glow and a light that never ceases to shine and that makes anyone around you feel instantly happy.”
Preston starred in both comic and dramatic films, from “Twins” with Arnold Schwarzenegger, to “Jerry Maguire” with Tom Cruise.
(Photo credit: Georges Biard)
