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KELLY PRESTON 1962 – 2020 'SHE MADE LIFE SO BEAUTIFUL'
Woman's Day Australia
|July 27, 2020
Kelly and husband John Travolta experienced the highest of highs – and the lowest of – during their magical 28-year marriage
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It was love at first sight for John Travolta when he met his dazzlingly beautiful wife Kelly Preston at a screen test in 1987 for the comedy film The Experts. But it took three more years before the Grease star managed to sweep the actress, best known for her roles in Jerry Maguire and Twins, off her feet with a romantic proposal on New Year’s Eve inside the Palace Hotel in Gstaad, Switzerland in 1990, before later marrying her twice – once in Paris and a second time at Daytona Beach in Florida in 1991.
Heartbreakingly last week, John, 66, revealed he was mourning the loss of his “beautiful wife”, after a private two-year battle with cancer. She was just 57.
“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,” John bravely shared on Instagram, before thanking everyone for their support. “Kelly’s love and life will always be remembered.”
This story is from the July 27, 2020 edition of Woman's Day Australia.
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