The Hollywood film legend in the cover image is revered as an incredible actor who has built an illustrious career. Moreso than that, he is a doting dad to his children and has been a devoted husband.Concerning his personal life, the silver screen icon has experienced a great deal of loss. Three years ago, he tragically lost his beloved wife (the woman in the cover photo on the right), whom he was married to for over two decades.
The famous actor’s wife, who also had a successful career in the entertainment industry, sadly lost her life after a two-year battle with breast cancer. Of his significant loss, the devastated entertainer disclosed:
“…She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many. My family and I will forever be grateful to her doctors and nurses at MD Anderson Cancer Center, all the medical centers that have helped, as well as her many friends and loved ones who have been by her side…”
To add insult to injury, eleven years before losing his beloved wife, the couple lost their eldest son. The young boy was only 16 years old when he suffered a seizure and hit his head while in the bathtub during a family vacation. He was then declared dead by the hospital he was taken to.An article published by a news outlet reported that the boy had a history of seizures. This was also confirmed by his late mother, who previously did an interview where she spoke about the fact that the little boy started experiencing symptoms and became very ill at age two before doctors diagnosed him with Kawasaki disease.
The bereaved parents referred to here are none other than the famous late actress Kelly Preston and iconic actor John Travolta. Years prior to the loss of their son and Travolta marrying and losing Preston, the “Pulp Fiction” star endured the loss of his first love to the same illness Preston died of.
43 Years before Losing Kelly Preston, John Travolta Lost His First Love to the Same Illness
At just 23 years old and at the height of his career, having finished playing a prominent role in the hugely successful franchise film “Saturday Night Fever,” Travolta faced great sorrow. He watched his first love, Diana Hyland, pass away from breast cancer at 41.The highly accomplished actress, famously known for her matriarch role in “Eight Is Enough,” had undergone a mastectomy two years before she died, and according to her then-partner, she had no inclination she was going to die until two weeks before her life was taken. In fact, the “Grease” talent divulged:
“…when I first knew her…there was a possibility it would never happen.”
When this was still their perspective on Hyland’s health status, Travolta traveled to film “Saturday Night Fever” while she went ahead and filmed the first four episodes of her show, and the two would talk for hours over the phone each night. However, when Hyland’s death drew closer, Travolta returned to be with her…CONTINUE READING