John Travolta celebrates his role as father to Ella, 21, and son Benjamin, 10, as the family celebrated their first Father’s Day without the Fat the star’s late wife, Kelly Preston. The 67-year-old actor shared an adorable selfie with his two children for the occasion, captioning the photo: “Happy Father’s Day everyone! It’s a privilege to be the father of these two beautiful children – thank you for the honor and my love and respect to all fathers. “

Travolta’s family mourn the loss of Preston after his death in July 2020 at just 57 after a two-year battle with breast cancer. “It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly lost her two-year battle with breast cancer,” he added. Saturday night fever the star announced on July 13. “She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many.” He continued that Preston’s “love and life” will be remembered forever, informing fans that he will be stepping back from public life for a bit as he “takes time to be there for my lost children. mother”. He concluded, “But know that I will be feeling your outpouring of love in the weeks and months to come as we heal.”

On Mother’s Day, Travolta honored Preston with family photos shared on Instagram, including one with her late son Jett, who died in 2009 at the age of 16. “Dear Kelly, you have brought into my life three of the most wonderful children I have ever known,” the actor wrote in the caption. “You love us and miss you. Happy Mothers Day.”

In April, he confided in an interview with Squire Spain about her grieving process. “I learned that mourning someone, dealing with mourning is something very personal”, pulp Fiction the actor told the magazine. “Grieving is individual and living your own journey is what can bring you to heal. Your grief is different from another person’s journey.”

“The most important thing you can do to help another person when they are grieving is to allow them to go through it and not complicate it with yours,” he continued. “While it’s great to have company, sometimes you help them out instead of working through your loss and grief.”