American actress Kelly Preston, best known for her roles on the big and small screen in Twins, Mischief, Jerry Maguire, For the Love of the Game , died this Sunday, July 12, announced her husband of 30 years, John Travolta in a post published on his Instagram account this Monday, July 13.
“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 brave fight with the love and support of so many. My family and I will be forever grateful to her doctors and nurses at MD Anderson Cancer Center, all the medical centers that helped her, and her many friends and loved ones who stood by her side. began the 66-year-old actor.
And to continue:“Kelly’s love and life will always be remembered. I'm going to take some time off to be there for my kids who have lost their mothers, so forgive me in advance if you don't hear from us for a while. But know that I will feel your outpouring of love in the weeks and months to come as we heal. All my love .
Kelly Preston had acted in more than 45 films. Married to actor Kevin Gage between 1985 and 1987, she met John Travolta on the set of the film CSI , in 1987. The couple married in 1991 in Paris. Together, they had three children:Ella Bleue (20), Benjamin aged 9 and Jett, who died in 2009 at the age of 16; the latter, autistic, suffered from Kawasaki disease.