With the loss of Preston, Travolta may be in the place that reportedly terrified him - facing life without her. Their daughter, Ella Bleu, has followed her parents into Scientology and has become an up-and-comer in the church, according to The Underground Bunker, a blog run by journalist Tony Ortega, that covers Scientology.
“It sounds simple, but they all contribute to your well-being.” “I practice Scientology, and we do very simple things to get ourselves in better shape: take care of yourself, get good sleep, be better parents, be productive, be motivated,” Travolta told the audience. “Our kids are the center of our universe,” Preston said.Īt Cannes, Travolta credited Scientology for filling him with the enduring confidence to mount personal challenges and career comebacks, reports said.
Preston credited the people at her church with helping her get through difficult times, while also revealing that she had become focused on staying sober so that she would be a better mother. Also, it helps rid the mind of painful experience completely.” “In Scientology, we have what’s called ‘auditing,’ and that helps you to address things in your life and to strip them away,” Preston said. In 2012 interview for the Lifetime talk show “The Conversation,” Preston talked openly about how the Scientology process of “auditing” had helped her, the Business Insider reported. “Because of Preston, he’d never leave Scientology,” Augustine said. He also said that Travolta may have “a dark side” but that the actor loved his family. “Kelly is a true believer,” added de la Carriere’s husband, Jeffrey Augustine. De la Carriere also said Scientology doctrine trains its members to ignore or to discount unpleasant news about themselves or the organization. Karen de la Carriere, another former high-ranking Scientology executive, told the Daily Beast that Travolta was “a bad boy” in his personal behavior, while Preston either didn’t hear or chose to ignore his alleged indiscretions. Why John Travolta really needs Kelly Preston - and Scientology But she also took some time off from acting over the years to focus on raising her children. Preston had a lengthy career in movies and TV, including 1980s teen comedies, “Jerry Maguire” in 1996, and “For the Love of the Game” in 1999. Travolta and Preston met while filming 1988’s “The Experts.” They married in Paris in 1991 and became parents to Jett in 1992, a daughter, Ella Bleu, in 2000 and a son, Benjamin, in 2010. Travolta also thanked Preston’s nurses and doctors at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for her care. She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many.” Travolta announced his wife’s death via Instagram late Sunday night, saying, “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. If all those challenges were not enough, the couple had to weather the very bad movies Travolta made - or that they made together, including the box-office bomb “Battlefield Earth” in 2000 and “Gotti,” the 2018 John Gotti biopic that was critically panned. What made the marriage even more remarkable is that it endured pretty daunting challenges: The 2009 death of their 16-year-old son, Jett, from a seizure ongoing questions about the couple’s devotion to the Church of Scientology and the gay rumors and accusations over the years that Travolta sexually harassed or assaulted men working for him. The overriding message of the RIP tweets conforms to the view that Preston was the beautiful, vivacious and steely anchor at the heart of a celebrity marriage that, yes, by Hollywood standards, was pretty remarkable. John Travolta, Kelly Preston and their daughter Ella Bleu Travolta arrive at the premiere of Walt Disney Pictures’ “Old Dogs” at the El Capitan Theater on Novemin Los Angeles, California. “My heart breaks for John and the kids,” Shania Twain tweeted, while Russell Crowe called Preston a “sparkly-eyed gem.” Piers Morgan praised her and Travolta for having “one of the most enduring Hollywood marriages.” Morgan also said he was “gutted” for Travolta. Condolences from celebrities and many others poured in for John Travolta and his two children, following news that Kelly Preston, his wife of 28 years, had died of breast cancer at age 57.Īrnold Schwarzenegger, Preston’s co-star on the 1988 film “Twins,” tweeted that she was “extraordinary,” with “talent off the charts.” The former California governor also said she had “a big heart” and was “such a wonderful wife and mother.”