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John Travolta and Kelly Preston's Happy Marriage
USINFO | 2013-08-26 14:21
In Hollywood, it’s rare that relationships last for more than a few months, let alone years — but John Travolta and Kelly Preston have defied the odds.
At an event for the Children Mending Hearts Foundation, Kelly tells Life & Style how they’ve kept their marriage alive for 21 years.
“You have to keep creating it!” she tells Life & Style. “It can be effortless, but you have to keep creating it as well.”
So what are their secrets? “Communication is huge! Keep checking in and keep growing and changing,” shares the actress. “Keep it romantic. Keep doing things just the two of you. Family also gives you such a great purpose. The kids make it fun. Playing and laughing is also big. Laughter helps solve a lot of things!”
Speaking of their brood, when asked about Father's Day plans, Kelly told the mag that it will be quite a day for her hubby.
“I made [John] something, but I can’t say what it is because he’ll find out,” she said. “And the kids have made him several things. We’ve been married for a long, long time, so it’s fun to make things.”
Kelly, 50, and John, 59, met during the filming of their movie The Experts in 1987. They were married in 1991 and have a daughter, Ella, 13, and son Benjamin, 2. Their son Jett passed away from a seizure at the age of 16 in 2009.
"I've had enormous loss," Kelly’s said about Jett's death. "Nobody should have to lose a child. It's unfathomable. But I'm here to say that you can get through it. You can live again. You can want to live again."
Timeline
January 1, 1991
Preston met Travolta (seen here at the opening of the Church of Scientology Museum in L.A.) in 1987 while filming The Experts; the couple wed in 1991. Prior to dating the Saturday Night Fever star, Preston was wed to actor Kevin Gage from 1985 to 1987, and dated George Clooney.
September 8, 1991
The head-over-heels duo, who tied the knot in Paris on September 5, shared a sweet smooch at the Deauville Film Festival in Deauville, France a few days after their nuptials.
At an event for the Children Mending Hearts Foundation, Kelly tells Life & Style how they’ve kept their marriage alive for 21 years.
“You have to keep creating it!” she tells Life & Style. “It can be effortless, but you have to keep creating it as well.”
So what are their secrets? “Communication is huge! Keep checking in and keep growing and changing,” shares the actress. “Keep it romantic. Keep doing things just the two of you. Family also gives you such a great purpose. The kids make it fun. Playing and laughing is also big. Laughter helps solve a lot of things!”
Speaking of their brood, when asked about Father's Day plans, Kelly told the mag that it will be quite a day for her hubby.
“I made [John] something, but I can’t say what it is because he’ll find out,” she said. “And the kids have made him several things. We’ve been married for a long, long time, so it’s fun to make things.”
Kelly, 50, and John, 59, met during the filming of their movie The Experts in 1987. They were married in 1991 and have a daughter, Ella, 13, and son Benjamin, 2. Their son Jett passed away from a seizure at the age of 16 in 2009.
"I've had enormous loss," Kelly’s said about Jett's death. "Nobody should have to lose a child. It's unfathomable. But I'm here to say that you can get through it. You can live again. You can want to live again."
Timeline
January 1, 1991
Preston met Travolta (seen here at the opening of the Church of Scientology Museum in L.A.) in 1987 while filming The Experts; the couple wed in 1991. Prior to dating the Saturday Night Fever star, Preston was wed to actor Kevin Gage from 1985 to 1987, and dated George Clooney.
September 8, 1991
The head-over-heels duo, who tied the knot in Paris on September 5, shared a sweet smooch at the Deauville Film Festival in Deauville, France a few days after their nuptials.
February 15, 1992
An expectant Preston -- then pregnant with the couple's first child, son Jett -- was by her husband's side for the Grease Original Theatre Production's 20th Anniversary in Universal City, Calif. (She gave birth just two months later, on April 13).
October 1, 2000
The Hawaiian-born beauty and Travolta (seen here at the Santa Monica Airport) added daughter Ella Bleu to their brood on April 3, 2000.
June 24, 2002
Travolta, who has been a pilot for over 40 years, was named a goodwill ambassador for Aussie-based airline Qantas. In the summer of 2002, the actor flew his family (including Jett and Ella) on a Boeing 707 to Bora Bora.
October 10, 2002
Birthday surprise! At a benefit concert for the Children's Health Environmental Coalition, Travolta brought in a cake for his wife, who turned 40 that year.
January 2, 2009
Jett (seen here in a family portrait with his mom, dad, and sister Ella) died tragically at the age of 16 after suffering a seizure during a family vacation. In an interview two years later, Preston described the "unfathomable" loss of their son: "I felt at times I was drowning. It felt like a sea of wet blankets. And I just peeled them off, layer by layer . . . I can now [say], 'I love life. My life is beautiful and amazing.'"
November 9, 2009
After Jett's tragic passing, the Jerry Maguire actress and the Pulp Fiction standout did their best to move forward. The couple brought Ella to the Old Dogs World Premiere in Hollywood later that year.
June 23, 2011
Preston and Travolta (seen here in Paris) welcomed a son, Benjamin, in 2010, after reportedly trying hard to conceive another baby together. "There's nothing like the love of a child and the love with your husband and what you feel for [him]," Preston explained of her decision to expand their family. "It's the greatest thing ever."
